Utah visits No. 7 Houston following Roberts' 21-point game
Utah Utes (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (14-3, 6-0 Big 12)
Houston; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST
Cougars -17.5; over/under is 133.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Houston hosts Utah after J'wan Roberts scored 21 points in Houston's 69-68 win against the UCF Knights.
The Cougars have gone 10-0 in home games. Houston is 14-3 against opponents over .500.
The Utes are 3-3 in conference matchups. Utah is fifth in the Big 12 scoring 80.2 points per game and is shooting 46.8%.
Houston's average of 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Utah allows. Utah has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 11.2 percentage points greater than the 35.6% shooting opponents of Houston have averaged.
The Cougars and Utes square off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: LJ Cryer averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc.
Gabe Madsen averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Utes, scoring 15.8 points while shooting 32.7% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 10-0, averaging 74.3 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 52.0 points per game.
Utes: 5-5, averaging 73.0 points, 33.9 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 6-0 | - | 14-3 |
Iowa State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
Arizona | 5-1 | 1 | 11-6 |
West Virginia | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
Kansas | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
Texas Tech | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
UCF | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
Baylor | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
Utah | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
TCU | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
BYU | 2-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
Oklahoma State | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
Arizona State | 1-5 | 5 | 10-7 |
Kansas State | 1-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
Colorado | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |