TCU vs. Houston Betting Preview January 6, 2025

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5 January, 2025

The TCU vs. Houston betting line for Monday's January 6 game was coming in at Houston -17.5 with live odds available from BetUS here. Player prop bets will be released during the morning hours Monday.

Head to Head

Date	Home	Result	ATS	O/U
Mar 14, '24	HOU	HOU 60 - 45	HOU -11.5	u137.5
Jan 13, '24	TCU	TCU 68 - 67	TCU 3.0	u137.5
Dec 04, '12	TCU	HOU 54 - 48	HOU 3.5	P
Nov 26, '11	HOU	TCU 81 - 80	TCU 5.0	o145.0
Nov 27, '10	TCU	TCU 79 - 63	TCU -5.5	o139.5
Dec 23, '09	HOU	HOU 105 - 81	HOU -10.5	o154.0

Last Games

Noah Reynolds scored 18 points and made the go-ahead basket during TCU's game-ending 7-0 run to defeat Kansas State 63-62 on Saturday.

A 3-pointer from Max Jones gave the Wildcats a 62-56 lead near the 3-minute mark of the second half but the Wildcats did not score again. A tip-in by Vasean Allette and a 3 from Brendan Wenzel made it 62-61 with 1:17 left.

Coleman Hawkins missed in the paint for Kansas State, then blocked a layup at the other end. David N’Guessan rebounded, was fouled and missed the front end of the one-and-one with 24 seconds left. Reynolds then put the Horned Frogs ahead and K-State's Dug McDaniel was unable to finish a contested layup before time ran out during the battle for the rebound.

Allette and Trazarien White each scored 14 points for TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) and Ernest Udeh Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds.

TCU has won three of their last four games and is 8-5 coming into the matchup versus Houston.

Emanuel Sharp had 18 points, Terrance Arceneaux scored 15 and No. 14 Houston beat BYU 86-55 on Saturday for its sixth straight win.

Mylik Wilson had 12 points as Houston (10-3, 2-0 Big 12) shot 49% overall and 47% on 3-pointers. The Cougars have won 30 straight home games.

Know Before You Bet

The Wildcats are led by a group of four double-digit scores. Veteran Big 12 forward David N’Guessan leads the way for Jerome Tang’s group with 13.6 PPG, followed by three-point specialist Brendan Hausen (13.0), Dug McDaniel (10.3), and Coleman Hawkins (10.1). - Source: Heartland College Sports.
Houston averages 77.2 points, 11.5 more per game than the 65.7 TCU gives up. TCU averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Houston gives up.
LJ Cryer is averaging 14.6 points for the Cougars.
Brendan Wenzel is shooting 45.8% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Horned Frogs, while averaging 8.8 points.
TCU outscores opponents by 7.2 points per game (scoring 73.2 per game to rank 244th in college basketball while giving up 66.0 per contest to rank 63rd in college basketball) and has a +86 scoring differential overall. Source: Bleacher Nation
Top Houston point guard Jamal Shead has been replaced by Milos Uzan, who is playing well. He averages around 8.8 points and 5.1 assists per game.
The Cougars rank No. 3 in defensive efficiency, force turnovers on 20% of possessions and hold teams to 38% on 2s. Source: Action Sports Network.
Houston has beaten five of their last six opponents by more than the current 18.5 spread featured in this game but lost two of three previous games while a third was within the current spread.

By Dan Shapiro

Dan is a long time sports reporter for the Gambling911.com website. It is his first gig. His articles appear throughout the day time hours (Eastern Standard Time). Dan is based out of our Miami Beach bureau.