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Houston was expected to be a -11 favorite versus North Texas in this 2022 NCAA Men's College Basketball tournament matchup.
North Texas had a bit of a setback as Louisiana Tech held the Mean Green to just 36 points on 24.1 percent shooting en route to a 42-36 win.
Both teams set season lows for scoring during the game. Thomas Bell had 10 points for the Mean Green (24-6). Abou Ousmane added 11 rebounds.
North Texas has had some really good success versus ranked opponents Against The Spread, though the results pool is low at 7. They are 6-1 ATS.
After Sunday's loss to Memphis, it's hard to see Houston living up to its predictive metrics. The Cougars entered the day with a top-five ranking in the NET, KenPom, BPI and Sagarin, and remained in the top five of KenPom even after losing. But they have just one Quadrant 1 win, and it was a neutral-court win over Oklahoma State. The Cougars haven't beaten an NCAA tournament team all season - ESPN.
In non-conference games Houston is 58-10 Straight Up since 2017 for an 85.3% win percentage and 93-26 SU since 2013 for a 78.2% win percentage.
In NCAA Tournament games Houston is 7-3 Straight Up since 2017.
Since 2017:
As a favorite: 122-18-0 87.1%
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
