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Houston vs Cincinnati Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 76-54
32-20 44-34
Position#18
Record18-2
FormWWWLW
Points / game79.0
Allowed / game62.0
vs
Position#161
Record11-10
FormWWLLW
Points / game72.3
Allowed / game67.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Houston v Cincinnati
31 Jan 2026
HOUS76
CINC54
01 Mar 2025
HOUS73
CINC64
27 Feb 2024
HOUS67
CINC59
11 Mar 2023
HOUS69
CINC48
28 Jan 2023
HOUS75
CINC69
11 Mar 2022
HOUS69
CINC56
01 Mar 2022
HOUS71
CINC53
14 Mar 2021
HOUS91
CINC54
21 Feb 2021
HOUS90
CINC52
23 Jan 2021
HOUS v CINC
upcoming
01 Mar 2020
HOUS68
CINC55
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Cincinnati winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
99-57
99
57
+42
H13/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
W
94-85
94
85
+9
A20/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
69-60
69
60
+9
H30/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
67-60
67
60
+7
A03/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
69-65
69
65
+4
H07/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
77-55
77
55
+22
A10/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
W
77-48
77
48
+29
H14/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
103-73
103
73
+30
H18/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
86-90
86
90
-4
A24/01
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
79-70
79
70
+9
A29/01
NCAA
1H
2H
44-23
55-34
49-41
45-44
33-28
36-32
28-33
39-27
31-31
38-34
33-26
44-29
33-18
44-30
56-29
47-44
49-55
37-35
43-30
36-40
148.3Avg total
82.0Scored
66.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)79.062.0141.1+17.090%
Season at home (14)78.957.8136.7+21.193%
Season away (6)79.372.0151.3+7.383%
Last 10 (10)82.066.3148.3+15.790%
Last 5 (5)84.467.2151.6+17.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)70.067.0137.0+3.0100%
vs Similar (2)72.070.5142.5+1.550%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)77.060.7137.6+16.393%
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Clemson
#56
L
65-68
65
68
-3
A21/12
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
W
89-62
89
62
+27
H30/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
L
60-67
60
67
-7
H03/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
L
60-62
60
62
-2
A07/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
L
72-73
72
73
-1
A11/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
77-68
77
68
+9
H15/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
79-70
79
70
+9
H17/01
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
51-77
51
77
-26
A22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
68-82
68
82
-14
A25/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
67-57
67
57
+10
H28/01
NCAA
1H
2H
18-38
47-30
44-24
45-38
33-28
27-39
28-31
32-31
32-33
40-40
43-25
34-43
35-31
44-39
27-33
24-44
33-37
35-45
35-28
32-29
137.4Avg total
68.8Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)72.367.0139.3+5.352%
Season at home (14)76.063.0139.0+13.079%
Season away (7)65.075.0140.0-10.00%
Last 10 (10)68.868.6137.4+0.240%
Last 5 (5)68.470.8139.2-2.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)63.675.2138.9-11.612%
vs Similar (9)67.163.0130.1+4.144%
vs Weaker (13)77.166.2143.2+10.969%
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +8.5+8.51st half: +2.0+2.02nd half2nd half: +7.2+7.22nd half: -1.8-1.8
-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +8.5+8.51st half: +2.0+2.02nd half2nd half: +7.2+7.22nd half: -1.8-1.8
HoustonCincinnati
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New Orleans
#226
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H13/12
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
W
49-41
49
41
+8
A20/12
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#179
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H30/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A03/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H07/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
33-26
33
26
+7
A10/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
W
33-18
33
18
+15
H14/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
W
56-29
56
29
+27
H18/01
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
L
49-55
49
55
-6
A24/01
NCAA
TCU
#77
W
43-30
43
30
+13
A29/01
NCAA
71.3Avg total
39.9Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.028.666.5+9.477%-
Last 30 at home (22)38.426.164.5+12.386%-
Last 30 away (8)36.935.472.2+1.550%-
Last 10 (10)39.931.471.3+8.570%-
Last 5 (5)42.831.674.4+11.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)28.034.062.0-6.00%-
vs Similar (2)33.027.560.5+5.5100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)38.728.467.1+10.378%-
This opponent (Cincinnati) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CincinnatiLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Clemson
#56
L
18-38
18
38
-20
A21/12
NCAA
Lipscomb
#121
W
44-24
44
24
+20
H30/12
NCAA
Houston
#18
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H03/01
NCAA
West Virginia
#147
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A07/01
NCAA
UCF Knights
#92
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A11/01
NCAA
Colorado
#183
W
43-25
43
25
+18
H15/01
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
W
35-31
35
31
+4
H17/01
NCAA
Arizona
#7
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A22/01
NCAA
Arizona State
#194
L
33-37
33
37
-4
A25/01
NCAA
Baylor
#200
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H28/01
NCAA
63.6Avg total
32.8Scored
30.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.830.964.8+2.953%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.127.964.0+8.288%-
Last 30 away (13)30.834.965.8-4.18%-
Last 10 (10)32.830.863.6+2.050%-
Last 5 (5)34.630.865.4+3.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)31.533.264.8-1.838%-
vs Similar (9)31.228.659.8+2.756%-
vs Weaker (13)37.131.268.2+5.962%-
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
10
Houston wins
0
Cincinnati wins
DateGameScore
03/01/26Cincinnati v Houston60-67
01/03/25Houston v Cincinnati73-64
28/02/24Houston v Cincinnati67-59
10/02/24Cincinnati v Houston62-67
11/03/23Houston v Cincinnati69-48
28/01/23Houston v Cincinnati75-69
08/01/23Cincinnati v Houston59-72
11/03/22Houston v Cincinnati69-56
02/03/22Houston v Cincinnati71-53
06/02/22Cincinnati v Houston58-80
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/01/26ATCU79-70
24/01/26ATexas Tech86-90
18/01/26HArizona State103-73
14/01/26HWest Virginia77-48
10/01/26ABaylor77-55
07/01/26HTexas Tech69-65
03/01/26ACincinnati67-60
30/12/25HMiddle Tenn. St.69-60
20/12/25AArkansas94-85
13/12/25HNew Orleans99-57
Cincinnatilast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/01/26HBaylor67-57
25/01/26AArizona State68-82
22/01/26AArizona51-77
17/01/26HIowa State79-70
15/01/26HColorado77-68
11/01/26AUCF Knights72-73
07/01/26AWest Virginia60-62
03/01/26HHouston60-67
30/12/25HLipscomb89-62
21/12/25AClemson65-68

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW90%
HomeWWWWW93%
AwayWWWLW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20146
Win %90%93%83%
Points / game79.078.979.3
Allowed / game62.057.872.0
Point differential+17.0+21.1+7.3
Avg total141.1136.7151.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%71%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)67% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %5%7%0%
Cincinnati
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW52%
HomeWLWWW79%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games21147
Win %52%79%0%
Points / game72.376.065.0
Allowed / game67.063.075.0
Point differential+5.3+13.0-10.0
Avg total139.3139.0140.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%64%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (4)-0% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arizona21210100%89.668.3+21.3
2 Houston2018290%79.062.0+17.0
3 Iowa State2118386%85.465.8+19.6
4 Brigham Young2017385%86.770.8+15.8
5 Texas Tech2016480%84.273.8+10.4
6 UCF Knights2016480%84.077.0+7.0
7 Kansas2015575%78.267.3+10.9
8 Oklahoma State2014670%86.280.4+5.8
9 West Virginia2114767%71.663.8+7.8
10 TCU2113862%79.570.8+8.8
11 Colorado2112957%81.978.9+3.0
12 Baylor2011955%85.076.5+8.6
13 Cincinnati21111052%72.367.0+5.3
14 Arizona State21111052%79.479.8-0.3
15 Kansas State21101148%82.779.5+3.2
16 Utah Utes2091145%80.081.5-1.4
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Houston324476
Cincinnati203454
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