The Tennessee Volunteers and the Houston Cougars meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston vs Tennessee Prediction.
Tennessee Volunteers Recap
The Tennessee Volunteers come into this game looking to add on to their 85-60 win over Rutgers last time out to sit at 6-0 this season.
Volunteers Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Going into Monday’s game, Nate Ament leads the Vols in scoring and rebounding with 18.8 PPG and 8.4 RPG along with 3.2 APG and 2.2 SPG. Meanwhile, Ja’Kobi Gillespie has 16.6 PPG with 2.6 RPG and a team-high 6 APG to lead the Vols in the assist department. J.P. Estrella has 14 PPG with 6.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the year. Felix Okpara has 8.8 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 90 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 77.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Tennessee Volunteers will win
- Tennessee has won 21 of its last 22 games against non-Conference opponents.
Houston Cougars Recap
The Houston Cougars will be out to build on their 78-74 win over Syracuse last time out to sit at 6-0 this season.
Cougars Win 6 Straight After OT Win
Entering Monday, Kingston Flemings leads Houston in scoring and assists with 17.4 PPG and 5.2 APG along with 2.8 RPG while Emanuel Sharp has 16 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.4 APG. Chris Cenac Jr. has 11 PPG with 7.4 RPG to lead Houston in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Joseph Tugler has 9.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG and Milos Uzan has 9 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 4.4 APG this season. As a team, Houston is averaging 76.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 79.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Houston Cougars will win
- Houston has won each of its last 11 day games.
- Tennessee has lost five of its last six games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Tennessee’s last six games have produced a total of 137+ points.
- Five of Houston’s last six day games against the Southeastern Conference have produced a total of 136+ points.
Houston vs Tennessee Prediction
I’m siding with Tennessee here. I like this Houston team, but the Vols can bang with Houston defensively, and the Vols looked a lot better against Rutgers while Houston needed OT to sneak by Syracuse. Furthermore, I think that Tennessee is live to win this game. Give me the Vols here.