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The UCF Knights and the No. 14 Houston Cougars will face off in an American Athletic clash at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at the Fertitta Center. The Cougars are 20-4 overall and 12-1 at home, while Central Florida is 15-8 overall and 4-5 on the road. Houston picked up a 63-49 road win in the first meeting between these teams this season. 

The Cougars are favored by 14 points in the latest Houston vs. UCF odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 136.5. Before entering any UCF vs. Houston picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Houston vs. UCF. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for UCF vs. Houston:

  • Houston vs. UCF spread: Houston -14
  • Houston vs. UCF over-under: 136 points

What you need to know about Houston

Houston is now on its first losing streak of the season after falling to SMU and Memphis in its last two games. The Cougars had only lost two games prior to this skid all season, with those setbacks coming against Wisconsin and Alabama in non-conference play. They lost leading scorer Marcus Sasser to a season-ending foot injury after just 12 games. 

They have also been playing without sophomore guard Tramon Mark, who was a double-digit scorer prior to going down with a shoulder injury early in the season. Senior guard Kyler Edwards is the active scoring leader, averaging 13.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Houston has been dominant at home, winning 19 of its last 20 games. 

What you need to know about UCF

UCF has now won three of its last four games, with the lone loss coming on the road at Memphis two weeks ago. The Knights bounced back from that loss with wins over Wichita State and Tulsa at home. They hit 43.5 percent of their 3-pointers in the win over Tulsa on Monday. 

Junior guard Darin Green Jr. leads UCF with 13.7 points per game, while senior guard Darius Perry is adding 11.3 points and 4.6 assists. Senior guard Brandon Mahan is also a double-digit scorer, averaging 10.8 points. The Knights have only covered the spread once in their last nine games against Houston. 

How to make UCF vs. Houston picks

The model is leaning over on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins UCF vs. Houston? And which side covers over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.