The No. 5 Houston Cougars (18-4, 10-1 Big 12) are heavily favored (by 14 points) to extend a five-game road winning streak when they visit the Colorado Buffaloes (9-13, 0-11 Big 12) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 128.

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Houston vs. Colorado betting lines

• Houston moneyline odds to win: -1449
• Colorado moneyline odds to win: +832
• Spread: Houston (-14)
• Total: 128

Houston statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Houston has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered eight times in 13 games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in five games on the road.
• When playing at home, the Cougars go over the over/under 30.8% of the time (four of 13 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, exceeding the total in 40% of games (two of five).
• Houston has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite at home, going 11-1 (.917). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 4-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• The Cougars’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 75.5 points a contest compared to the 76.0 they’ve averaged this year.
• The past 10 games have seen Houston concede 2.7 more points per game (59.6) than its season-long average (56.9).
• The Cougars are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.7 threes per game and shooting 37.6% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.2 makes and 39.3% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Houston betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-10-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 4-1-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 14+: 7-5-0 (As Favorite: 11-10-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
• O-U-P: 9-13-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 2-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-4 (Home: 11-1; Away: 4-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)

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Colorado statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This season, Colorado is 5-8-0 at home against the spread (.385 winning percentage). On the road, it is 1-5-0 ATS (.167).
• In terms of the over/under, Buffaloes games have finished over more often at home (six of 13, 46.2%) than on the road (one of six, 16.7%).
• The Buffaloes’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-3) and away (0-6).

Recent trends

• While the Buffaloes are posting 71.2 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their previous 10 games, amassing 65.4 points per contest.
• Colorado is surrendering 75.6 points per contest over its previous 10 games, which is 3.5 more points than it is allowing for the season (72.1).
• The Buffaloes are draining 5.6 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 1.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.8). In addition, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (29.6%) compared to their season average from three-point land (33.7%).

Colorado betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-15-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 1-5-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 14+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 2-10-0)
• O-U-P: 9-12-1 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 1-4-1)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 8-2; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-6)