The No. 10 Houston Cougars (13-3, 5-0 Big 12) are big, 13.5-point favorites as they try to extend a nine-game winning streak when they visit the UCF Knights (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Addition Financial Arena. The game airs at 12:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup’s point total is set at 137.5.

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Houston vs. UCF betting lines

• Houston moneyline odds to win: -1149
• UCF moneyline odds to win: +717
• Spread: Houston (-13.5)
• Total: 137.5

Houston statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread last season, Houston played better when playing at home, covering 11 times in 17 home games, and two times in 10 road games.
• The Cougars exceeded the total less often at home last year, hitting the over in six of 17 home matchups (35.3%). In road games, they hit the over in five of 10 games (50%).
• Houston won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 12-0 (1.000). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 7-3 (.700).

Recent trends

• The Cougars have seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 74.4 points per game in their last 10 contests, 2.2 points fewer than the 76.6 they’ve scored this year.
• Houston has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 52.5 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 54.2 it has conceded per game this season.
• The Cougars’ 9.4 made three-pointers per-game average during their last 10 games are more than the 9.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 41.4% compared to their season-long percentage of 41.5% from deep.

Houston betting records this season

• ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-7-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
• O-U-P: 6-10-0 (Home: 2-8-0; Away: 1-1-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)

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UCF statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• In 2023-24 against the spread, UCF had a better winning percentage at home (.611, 11-6-1 record) than away (.600, 6-4-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Knights games finished over less often at home (seven of 18, 38.9%) than on the road (six of 10, 60%) last season.
• As moneyline underdogs, the Knights won the same percentage of games (.333) at home (2-4) and on the road (3-6) last season.

Recent trends

• The Knights have fared worse offensively over their previous 10 games, generating 78.3 points per contest, 1.3 fewer points their than season average of 79.6.
• UCF has played better defensively over its past 10 games, ceding 76 points per contest, 1.9 fewer points than its season average of 77.9 allowed.
• The Knights are draining 9.3 threes per contest with a 36.2% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.6 and 33.8%.

UCF betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 3-0-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
• O-U-P: 10-5-1 (Home: 4-5-1; Away: 3-0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-1)