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Houston vs SIU Edwardsville Preview & Picks – Cougars To Cruise Into 2nd Round Of March Madness
- Houston vs SIU Edwardsville picks for Thursday, March 20
- March Madness 1st Round game is taking place at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita
- Preview, predictions, stats & form
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- Houston vs SIU Edwardsville Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- Houston Form
- SIU Edwardsville Form
Houston vs SIU Edwardsville Preview & Picks
Houston vs SIU Edwardsville Preview & Picks
Houston are tipped to cover a large spread as they ease through the first round.
The Cougars lead the nation in points allowed per game and that is a big reason why they have been a reliable spread bet when the number has been set high.
- Houston are on a 13-game win streak
- Houston are 3-1-0 ATS when favored by 28.5 points or more
- The Under has cashed in 6 of Houston’s previous 8 games
Head To Head
- This is the first ever meeting between the two schools
Houston Form
Houston go into the national tournament riding a 13-game win streak and as one of the favorites to lift the trophy next month.
The Cougars have not tasted defeat since February 1, when they suffered an 82-81 overtime defeat at the hands of Texas Tech.
They hit back immediately though, and closed out the regular season by winning 10 straight games, knocking off three ranked teams and avenging that loss to the Red Raiders along the way.
Houston then marched into the final of the Big 12 tournament by beating Colorado 77-68 and BYU 74-54.
The Cougars then claimed the conference crown as they downed Arizona 72-64 in the final.
SIU Edwardsville Form
SIU Edwardsville enter the national tournament having won eight of their previous 11 games.
The Cougars began February with a three-game winning run, and then rebounded from a 76-71 defeat to Tennessee-Martin with back-to-back wins.
They beat Tennessee State 84-72 and Morehead State 80-62, only to then lose back-to-back games as they fell 82-68 to Southern Indiana and 83-68 to Southeast Missouri State.
SIU Edwardsville rebounded in their regular season finale though, beating Little Rock 73-65.
The Cougars then claimed the OVC tournament crown as they beat Tennessee State 71-69 and Southeast Missouri State 69-48.
Verdict
Houston are rightly a leading contender to go all the way and we are not expecting an early hiccup.
We are backing the Cougars to power past SIU Edwardsville, covering the spread as they win the game.
We are backing the Cougars to power past SIU Edwardsville, covering the spread as they win the game.
Houston -29.0
Spread
@-111.11 - 4 Units
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Under 126.5
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@-111.11 - 2 Units
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