Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/21/2021

The Cincinnati Bearcats (7-7) will try to build on a four-game winning streak when they visit the No. 6 Houston Cougars (17-3) on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Fertitta Center as big, 13-point underdogs. The contest airs at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup's point total is set at 135.5.

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ATS Records for Houston and Cincinnati

Houston Leaders

• Quentin Grimes leads the Cougars in scoring, putting up 16.7 points per game.
• Houston is led in rebounding by Justin Gorham's 9.8 rebounds per game and assisting by DeJon Jarreau's 4.2 assists per game .
• The 2.9 three-pointers Marcus Sasser knocks down per game are a team-high mark for the Cougars.
• Houston's steals leader is Sasser, who averages 1.5 per game. Brison Gresham leads the team averaging 1.6 blocks an outing.

Cincinnati Leaders

• Keith Williams outpaced his teammates on the Bearcats scoring front by putting up 14.7 points per game. He adds 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season.
• When it comes to Cincinnati leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Tari Eason with 5.5 rebounds per game and David Dejulius with 4.7 assists per game.
• The Bearcats are led by Jeremiah Davenport from beyond the arc -- he hits 1.6 shots from downtown per game.
• Cincinnati's Williams has the top spot on the team's steals leaderboard with 1.1 per game and Chris Vogt is first in blocks with 1.1 per game.

Houston vs Cincinnati: Last 4 Meetings

Houston has a 3-1 record in the last four matchups with Cincinnati. In those games against the Bearcats, the Cougars have a 1-0 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The Cougars average 75.8 points per game, 5.7 more points than the 70.1 the Bearcats allow.
• When Houston scores more than 70.1 points, it is 9-0 against the spread and 11-1 overall.
• Cincinnati is 0-2 against the spread and 0-3 overall when allowing more than 75.8 points.
• The Bearcats score 11.1 more points per game (68.9) than the Cougars give up (57.8).
• Cincinnati has put together a 4-0-1 ATS record and a 7-6 overall record in games it scores more than 57.8 points.
• Houston has an ATS record of 0-1 and a 0-1 record overall when its opponents score more than 68.9 points.
• The Cougars have totaled 359 more points than their opponents this season (18 per game on average), while the Bearcats have been out-scored by 17 total points (1.2 per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Cougars average 39.8 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Bearcats by 5.4 boards per contest.
• When Houston earns the rebounding advantage they are 12-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Cincinnati is 1-3-1.
• The Cougars collect 14 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Bearcats by 4.3 rebounds per game.
• The Cougars are 12-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bearcats are 1-2-1 when they trail in offensive rebounding.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. The Cougars record an average rebounding margin of +9.9 rebounds per game, and the Bearcats average a margin of +1.2 rebounds.