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SMU Mustangs vs Houston Cougars Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Fertitta Center — Houston, TX

Article updated Jan 4, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

SMU is on the road playing Houston at the Fertitta Center stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Houston -20.75 was the opening favorite and current line is Houston

Game outlook

SMU is on the road playing Houston at the Fertitta Center stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Houston -20.75 was the opening favorite and current line is Houston -20.

SMU Highlights

With a power ranking of 159, SMU is ranked #276 in offense (scoring an average of 68.23 per game), #228 in defense (allowing an average of 70.31 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-8 (6-7-1 ATS) this season.

Houston Highlights

Houston Cougars has a power ranking of 10 and are #133 for offense (scoring an average of 75.00 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 70.31 points per game) and 14-1 (10-5 ATS) overall. SMU went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Houston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SMU 85.75, HOUST 45.75. The SportsJaw community predicts SMU Mustangs to cover (58%) OddsShark predicts Houston will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Mustangs 59 to Cougars 94.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Mustangs 59 to Cougars 94.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Mustangs vs Cougars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Mustangs vs Cougars matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · SMU Mustangs+2,000 → +1,350Moved
  • Moneyline · Houston Cougars-6,994 → -3,100Moved
  • Spread · SMU Mustangs+20.75 (-110) → +20 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Houston Cougars-20.75 (-110) → -20 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over130.5 (-110) → 131.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under130.5 (-110) → 131.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

SMU Mustangs
20-13 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Houston Cougars
30-7 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:14:52.781Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-27SMU Mustangs 61 · Houston Cougars 75
  • 2022-02-09Houston Cougars 83 · SMU Mustangs 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Houston Cougars defeated SMU Mustangs 87-53

Houston Cougars defeated SMU Mustangs 87-53 on January 5, 2023, a 34-point decision in the series. Houston Cougars' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 49-23. Against SportsJaw's recorded SMU Mustangs +20 (-110) spread, Houston Cougars covered, while the 140 combined points finished over the recorded total of 131.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Houston Cougars -20 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 130.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Houston Cougars -20 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 130.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · SMU Mustangs +20 (-110)Loss
  • BabybillyTotal · Over 130.5 (-110)Win
  • BabybillySpread · SMU Mustangs +20 (-110)Loss