The Virginia Cavaliers will take on the No. 15 Houston Cougars at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Fertitta Center. The Cougars are 2-0 while Virginia is 1-1. These teams haven’t played since 1989 in which the Cavaliers won by 18 points.
The Cougars are favored by five points in the latest Houston vs. Virginia odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 119.5. Before entering any Virginia vs. Houston picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,100 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Houston vs. Virginia. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Virginia vs. Houston:
- Houston vs. Virginia spread: Houston -5
- Houston vs. Virginia over-under: 119.5 points
Featured Game | Houston Cougars vs. Virginia Cavaliers
What you need to know about Houston
Houston simply couldn’t be stopped this past Friday, as it easily beat the Rice Owls at home 79-46. The Cougars jumped out to a 44-15 first half lead and never looked back. Houston can attribute much of its success to guard Marcus Sasser, who shot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and finished with 26 points and five assists.
Sasser is averaging 25.5 points per game this season and is one of two Cougars putting up double-figures. The other is Kyler Edwards at 14.0 PPG after he transferred to Houston following three years at Texas Tech. Leading the defensive effort for the Cougars is J’Wan Roberts whose 12.0 rebounds per game leads the AAC and ranks 14th in the NCAA.
What you need to know about Virginia
Meanwhile, Virginia made easy work of the Radford Highlanders this past Friday and carried off a 73-52 win. Virginia relied on the efforts of guard Armaan Franklin, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and finished with 21 points, and forward Jayden Gardner, who had 18 points along with seven rebounds.
The Cavaliers lost their top three scorers from last season’s team which lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Gardner is a transfer from East Carolina where he was a conference opponent of Houston for three years. In four career games vs. the Cougars, Gardner has averaged 18.0 points per game.
How to make Virginia vs. Houston picks
The model has simulated Houston vs. Virginia 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Virginia vs. Houston? And which side of the spread hits over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that has returned more than $2,100 on its college basketball picks the last five years, and find out.
