The No. 7 Houston Cougars (14-3) will try to extend their 10-game winning streak when they host the Utah Utes (11-6) on Wednesday night. Houston won the first nine games of its hot streak by double digits before sneaking past UCF in a 69-68 final on Saturday. The Cougars need a last-second layup to escape as 13.5-point favorites. Utah has won three straight games, including an overtime win against BYU on Saturday.
Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Fertitta Center. Houston is favored by 19.5 points in the latest Houston vs. Utah odds, while the over/under is 135 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Utah vs. Houston picks, you’ll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 12 of the 2024-25 season on an 199-138 betting roll (+2692) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Utah-Houston. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
- Houston vs. Utah spread: Houston -19.5
- Houston vs. Utah over/under: 135 points
- Houston vs. Utah money line: Houston: -2941, Utah: +1288
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Why Houston can cover
Houston erased a double-digit deficit and pushed its winning streak to 10 games when forward J’Wan Roberts scored a game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds remaining against UCF. The Cougars are riding a 32-game home winning streak, which is the longest of any team in the country. They outscored opponents by an average of 24.7 points per game during the first nine games of the current hot stretch.
Senior guard L.J. Cryer leads Houston with 13.8 points per game, while junior guard Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.8 points. Their balanced lineup has three other players scoring more than eight points per game, and Sharp leads the team in rebounding (6.6 rpg). The Cougars have covered the spread in five of their last seven games, while the Utes are just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games. See which team to pick here.
Why Utah can cover
Utah is playing its best basketball of the season, moving up to seventh place in the Big 12 standings with a three-game winning streak. The Utes crushed Oklahoma State on Jan. 11 as 7.5-point favorites, powered by a 21-point outing from junior forward Ezra Ausar. They added an upset win at TCU last Wednesday, notching a 73-65 win as 4-point underdogs.
Senior guard Gabe Madsen scored a team-high 17 points, while sophomore forward Keanu Dawes chipped in 16 points and six rebounds off the bench. Utah extended its hot streak with an overtime win against BYU on Saturday, despite closing as an underdog in that game as well. Ausar poured in a career-high 26 points on an efficient 11 of 15 shooting performance. See which team to pick here.
How to make Houston vs. Utah picks
The model has simulated Utah vs. Houston 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Houston vs. Utah, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Utah vs. Houston spread you need to jump on, all from the model on an 199-138 roll on top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.
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