Rutgers comes off an impressive win over Clemson, even while shooting only 39.7%, which is far below its season average of 44.9%, and we now have a deflated posted total for this game. Geo Baker hit the decisive layup with 10 seconds left and scored 13 points for the Scarlet Knights. Houston has gone OVER six of its past eight games, including the last three, and the Cougars soared OVER by 8.5 points in their 87-56 win over Cleveland State. This will be a much tougher matchup for Houston as the Scarlet Knights come from what some considered the best conference in the country in the Big Ten. Rutgers is 6-3 ATS its past nine games and brimming with confidence after winning its first NCAA Tournament game since 1983. The Scarlet Knights also figure to shoot better, and the Cougars have gone OVER six of their last seven after a win by at least 20 points. Take Rutgers and the OVER.
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Houston Cougars on the -7.5 ATS. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 72.0 to 63.7 with Houston winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Rutgers vs. Houston
7:10 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Rutgers Scarlet Knights on the -3 ATS. 65% of the public money was on Rutgers Scarlet Knights to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Rutgers would win by a score of 69.1 to 66.8 with Rutgers winning on the moneyline, Houston winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Houston Cougars on the -4 ATS. 53% of the public money was on Houston Cougars to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 70.0 to 66.1 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Rutgers winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Rutgers at Houston
1:00 PM Eastern
Houston is home and hungry for a win, dropping two in a row, including a 91-52 decision at No. 14 Louisville on Thursday. The game before, they were a +6 dog to Cincinnati and lost just 61-60, and before that won 67-58 at South Florida as a +5.5 dog. This is an overachieving team on a 3-2 SU/ATS run, winning twice straight up as a dog. Despite Thursday's loss, the Cougars were boosted by the return of sophomore guards L.J. Rose and Danuel House. House missed nine games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in early December, while Rose was sidelined for five games with a foot injury. Rutgers has lost six of the last 10 games and is one of the worst teams defensively in the AAC, 10th in points allowed (74.8 point per game), and ninth in field goal shooting defense. Play Houston on the Money-Line.
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