Houston vs SMU Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 16 (Cougars Capitalize on Strong First-Half Performance)

Houston vs SMU Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 2 Houston (23-2, 11-1 AAC) vs. SMU (9-17, 4-9 AAC)
• Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Moody Coliseum — Dallas, Texas
• Coverage: ESPN2

Thursday, Feb. 16's NCAA college basketball schedule features some AAC action as the No. 2 Houston Cougars get set to take on the SMU Mustangs at 7 p.m. ET.

Houston has been piling up the wins as of late, most recently defeating Tulsa 80-42 to pick up its fifth consecutive victory. Meanwhile, SMU has been heading in the opposite direction. The Mustangs dropped to 1-3 in their last four games with Sunday's 91-89 double-overtime loss to Wichita State.

Can Houston beat up the Mustangs for the second time this season? Or will SMU dig down deep enough to pull off the upset?

Houston vs SMU Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: HOU: (-1700) | SMU: (+890)
• Spread: HOU: -15.5 (-102) | SMU: +15.5 (-120)
• Total: 138.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Houston enters this contest as the clear road favo rite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 138.5 points with both sides sitting at -110 odds.

Houston vs SMU Betting Trends

• Houston has 16 wins in 25 games against the spread this season.
• The Cougars' ATS record as 16.5-point favorites or more is 10-4.
• This season, 12 of Houston's 25 games have gone over the point total.
• SMU has 10 wins in 25 games against the spread this year.
• The Mustangs have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 16.5-point underdog or more this season.
• Out of SMU's 25 games so far this year , 17 have hit the over.

  
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