Ohio State vs Houston 3/24/19 - College Basketball Betting Picks & Odds
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Houston Cougars
CBB: 8:40 PM EST
Mar. 24, 2019
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : HOU -5.5 Total 131.5
Ohio State has to be surprised to reach the round of 32. However, after pulling off the upset against the Iowa State club by 3 points, the Buckeyes are going to be looking decent heading into this game here. However, the Buckeyes will have a stiffer challenge with the Cougars in this game who have been able to play decent on the year so far and carried it over into this game here.
During the regular season the Buckeyes were able to score a total of 69.4 points a game, but the defense for the Buckeyes gave up a total of 66 points a game. The Buckeyes ended up getting 14.2 assist a game, but have been able to get a total of 34.9 boards a game.
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Houston was able to take care of Georgia State rather easily in their opening round game. The Cougars who did play decent almost all season long was able to play well enough to get the victory in the first round by 29 points. What is even better for the Cougars is the fact that the team was not really challenge that much in the regular season by teams that were playing at the caliber of the Buckeyes.
On the regular season the Cougars were able to score a total of 76.4 points a game on the year. The defense for the Cougars had given up only 60.8 points a game on the regular season. The Cougars managed to get a total of 15.3 assist a game, but have ended up pulling down a decent 41.4 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Buckeyes are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 NCAA Tournament games
Cougars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games.
Over is 7-3 in Buckeyes last 10 games following a straight up win.
Under is 3-0-1 in Cougars last 4 overall.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Cougars -5.5
The Cougars are going to be able to dominate this game rather easily and that is going to make a difference in this game here as the Cougars will be able to pull off a win in this game rather easily as the Buckeyes are going to have some problems slowing down the Cougars offense. Final Score, Houston Cougars win and cover ATS 85-70.