Miami vs Houston NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 odds, tips and betting trends
The No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (27-7) head into a Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 1 Houston Cougars (33-3) on Friday at 7:15 PM as the NCAA Tournament continues live from T-Mobile Center and airing on CBS.
The Cougars are a 7.5-point favorite against the Hurricanes when the Cougars and the Hurricanes square off. The matchup features an over/under of 139.5.
Houston has compiled a 19-16-1 record against the spread this season, while Miami (FL) is 20-14-0. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Cougars are 16-19-1 and the Hurricanes are 15-18-1. The two teams score an average of 154 points per game, 14.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Houston is 3-6-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall over its last 10 contests, while Miami (FL) has gone 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall.
Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know before Friday’s college hoops action.
How to watch Houston vs. Miami (FL)
- Game Day: Friday, March 24, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS
Find out how to watch for free with fuboTV.
Miami (FL) at Houston odds, spread and lines
- Spread: Houston -7.5
- Total: 139.5
- Moneyline: Houston -357, Miami (FL) +286
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Houston vs. Miami (FL) prediction
Houston 75, Miami (FL) 66
Moneyline
- Houston has a 28-3 record in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 90.3% of those games).
- The Cougars have a 24-2 record (winning 92.3% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -357 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives Houston a 78.1% chance to win.
- This season, Miami (FL) has been the underdog nine times and won five of those games.
- The Hurricanes have played as an underdog of +286 or more once this season and won that game.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 25.9% chance of a victory for Miami (FL).
Against the spread
- Houston is 19-16-1 ATS this season.
- Miami (FL) has put together a 20-14-0 ATS record so far this season.
- The 74.9 points per game the Cougars record are only 3.3 more points than the Hurricanes allow (71.6).
- Houston is 15-6-1 against the spread and 22-0 overall when scoring more than 71.6 points.
- When Miami (FL) allows fewer than 74.9 points, it is 15-4 against the spread and 17-2 overall.
- The Hurricanes’ 79.1 points per game are 22.5 more points than the 56.6 the Cougars give up.
- When it scores more than 56.6 points, Miami (FL) is 18-12 against the spread and 24-6 overall.
- Houston’s record is 17-13-1 against the spread and 29-2 overall when it allows fewer than 79.1 points.
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Over/Under
- The Cougars’ average implied point total this season is 1.4 more points than their implied total in Friday’s game (75.4 implied points on average compared to 74 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Houston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (74) 21 times.
- The 77.1-point average implied total on the season for the Hurricanes is 11.1 more points than the team’s 66-point implied total in this matchup.
- So far this season, Miami (FL) has scored more than 66 points in a game 33 times.
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