Houston Cougars NCAA Basketball Betting
For the Houston Cougars, it was a phenomenal opening weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with wins over Longwood and a strong Texas A&M team in the second round. Head coach Kelvin Sampson and his Cougars must now face a Dangerous Duke Blue Devils team coming off wins over Vermont and James Madison. So far in March Madness, both teams are providing gamblers with good value. The Duke vs. Houston matchup is among the best of the Sweet 16 round.
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2024 Houston Cougars Sweet 16 Lines
Duke Blue Devils +4
Houston Cougars -4
Total: 134.5
Money Line: Duke +155, Houston -180
Houston Cougars Next Matchup
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference will face the Houston Cougars of the Big 12 Conference at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Tipoff Time is 9:39 p.m. ET, with television coverage on CBS.
Duke Blue Devils Team Overview
Overall, the Duke Blue Devils are 24-7 straight up, 18-13 against the spread, and 13-18 over/under the total. Duke has national metrics of 44th for scoring offense, 23rd for field goal percentage, 13th for 3-point field goal percentage, 152nd for free throw percentage, and 109th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Duke is 53rd for scoring defense, 143rd for field goal percentage permitted, 104th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 43rd for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Duke has covered 10 of its previous 13 games. Duke has gone under the total in six of its last seven outings. First among Duke scorers is C Kyle Filipowski, with 17.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. G Jeremy Roach averages 14.0 points per game. G Jaren McCain brings 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per matchup. And then F Mark Mitchell averages 12.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
Houston Cougars Team Overview
Overall, the Houston Cougars are 28-3 straight up, 14-15-2 against the spread, and 13-18 over/under the total. Houston has national metrics of 165th for scoring offense, 240th for field goal percentage, 135th for 3-point field goal percentage, 298th for free throw percentage, and 58th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Houston is 1st for scoring defense, 2nd for field goal percentage permitted, 17th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 37th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Houston has covered four of its previous six games. Houston has gone under the total in two of its last five outings. First among Houston scorers is G LJ Cryer, with 15.3 points per game. G Jamal Shead averages 13.1 points and 6.2 assists per contest. And then G Emanuel Sharp brings 12.2 points per game.
What looked like a victory in hand turned into an overtime thriller in two minutes. Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put Houston ahead to stay as the top-seeded Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16 back in Texas by topping No. 9 seed Texas A&M 100-95 on Sunday night.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson credited playing this debut season in the Big 12, filled with lots of close games, with having his Cougars ready for this game.
The Aggies forced overtime with a furious rally, outscoring Houston 17-5 in the final two minutes of regulation. Andersson Garcia beat the buzzer with his ninth 3-pointer of the season and then was mobbed by his teammates.
Sharp fouled out after his 3, finishing with 30 points. His teammates outscored Texas A&M 7-1 to start the extra session and close it out.
The win by Houston means all eight teams seeded 1 and 2 advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time since the NCAA tourney started seeding in 1979. The top eight seeds also advanced in 2019, 2009, 1995, and 1989.
Houston is playing in part for Reggie Chaney, a forward who was part of Houston’s Final Four team in 2021 and who died in August at the age of 23. Chaney's No. 32 is on a patch on Houston jerseys.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2023 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Miami FL 75–89 |
| 2022 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (2) Villanova, 44–50 |
| 2021 |
Lost Final Four vs. (1) Baylor, 59–78 |
| 2019 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (2) Kentucky, 58–62 |
| 2018 |
Lost Second Round vs. (3) Michigan, 63–64 |
| 2010 |
Lost First Round vs. (4) Maryland, 77–89 |
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