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Houston had moved from a -1.5 road favorite to -2 at Texas Tech Monday in what was the most wagered on college basketball game of the day early on.
JT Toppin is averaging 17.4 points for Texas Tech and had a total Over/Under of 16.5.
LJ Cryer scored 28 points in Houston's 68-59 victory against the Iowa State Cyclones and was coming in with a total Over/Under of 16.5.
Cryer logged 28 points (11-17 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 35 minutes during Saturday's 68-59 win over Iowa State.
Cryer logged 28 points (11-17 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 35 minutes during Saturday's 68-59 win over Iowa State.
From Rotowire:
"Cryer connected on five shots from downtown en route to a big 28-point effort in the Cougars top-10 win over Iowa State. It's the second-consecutive season that the senior guard has led Houston in scoring, averaging an even 15.0 points through 27 contests. However, that number has risen to 18.4 points over the last eight games as the Cougars have gone 7-1 over that stretch."
Other top performers include Chance McMillian, who is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Houston vs. Texas Tech Game Preview
The Red Raiders have gone 14-2 in home games. Texas Tech ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by JT Toppin averaging 6.1.
The Cougars have gone 15-1 against Big 12 opponents. Houston is seventh in the Big 12 with 33.2 rebounds per game led by J'wan Roberts averaging 6.3.
Texas Tech makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.9 percentage points higher than Houston has allowed to its opponents (38.3%). Houston has shot at a 46.2% clip from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points higher than the 41.7% shooting opponents of Texas Tech have averaged.
Other top performers include Chance McMillian is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Cryer is shooting 41.2% and averaging 15.0 points for the Cougars. Milos Uzan is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Last 10 Games
Red Raiders: 8-2, averaging 78.7 points, 32.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points per game.
Cougars: 9-1, averaging 73.3 points, 31.2 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.2 points.
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