Houston vs Miami March Madness Preview

The No. 5-seed Miami Hurricanes (27-7) are ready for a Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 1 Houston Cougars (33-3) on Friday at 7:15 PM as the NCAA Tournament continues at T-Mobile Center airing on CBS.

The Cougars take the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Hurricanes. The matchup's point total is set at 138.

Houston vs. Miami Odds

Caesars Sportsbook
Spread Favorite: Houston (-7.5)
Moneyline: Houston (-341), Miami (+269)
Total: 138 points

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Houston vs. Miami Betting Trends

Houston and its opponent have broken the 138-point mark 13 times this year.
Miami's games have gone over 138 points on 26 occasions this season.
These teams score 154 points per game combined, higher than the over/under for this matchup by 16.
These teams surrender a combined 128.2 points per game, 9.8 fewer points than this matchup's total.
The over/under for this game is 138 points, 6.6 more than the average point total for Houston's games this season.
The average total for Miami's games is 150.6 points, 12.6 more than this game's over/under.

Basketball

Miami vs Houston GamePick

Houston & Miami Recent Performance

Team Betting Trends - Houston

The Cougars have won 28 of the 31 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (90.3%).
The Cougars are 24-2 (winning 92.3% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline favorite of -341 or shorter.
Houston is 19-16-1 against the spread this year.
Houston is 16-14-1 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
Houston has seen 16 of its 36 games hit the over.
The Cougars have gone 9-1 over their last 10 contests, with a 3-6-1 record against the spread during that span.

Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total	Houston Moneyline	Opponent Moneyline	Over/Under
3/18/2023	Auburn	81-64	-5.5	132	-250	202	Over
3/16/2023	Northern Kentucky	63-52	-19	121.5	-4038	1450	Under
3/12/2023	Memphis	75-65	-5	135.5	-249	204	Over
3/11/2023	Cincinnati	69-48	-9.5	135.5	-540	396	Under
3/10/2023	East Carolina	60-46	-23	133.5	-7564	1710	Under

Cougars Last Five Games

Team Betting Trends - Miami

The Hurricanes have been underdogs in nine games this season and won five (55.6%) of those contests.
The Hurricanes have played as an underdog of +269 or more once this season and won that game.
Miami has covered the spread 20 times in 34 games.
Out of Miami's 34 games so far this year, 15 have gone over the total.
The Hurricanes are 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall in their past 10 games.

Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total	Miami Moneyline	Opp. Moneyline	Over/Under
3/19/2023	Indiana	85-69	+1.5	145	107	-128	Over
3/17/2023	Drake	63-56	-2.5	145.5	-147	125	Under
3/10/2023	Duke	85-78	+2.5	145	124	-147	Over
3/9/2023	Wake Forest	74-72	-7	157.5	-313	253	Under
3/4/2023	Pittsburgh	78-76	-7.5	154.5	-316	253	Under

Player Stats - Houston

Marcus Sasser leads the Cougars in scoring, tallying 16.9 points per game to go with 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
J'wan Roberts is Houston's leading rebounder, grabbing 7.8 per game, while Jamal Shead is its best passer, distributing 5.4 assists in each contest.
The Cougars get the most three-point shooting production out of Sasser, who makes 2.7 threes per game.

Player Stats - Miami

Isaiah Wong collects 16.1 points and adds 3.3 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Hurricanes' leaderboards in those statistics.
Norchad Omier grabs 10.1 rebounds per game (he also scores 13.4 points per game and adds 1.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Miami rebounding leaderboard.
Nijel Pack is reliable from three-point range and leads the Hurricanes with 2.4 made threes per game.

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