The #1-ranked Houston Cougars will travel to Orlando, Florida to face the UCF Knights at the Addition Financial Arena with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday evening and will air on ESPN+.

The Houston Cougars enter this game ranked 1^st in the AP Poll and 1^st in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 26-3 and are in 1^st place in the Big 12 Conference with a conference record of 13-3 while having won their last seven games in a row including an 87-85 win on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. 

The success of the Cougars this season can be attributed to their defensive play as they are allowing the fewest points per game in college basketball this season with an average of 56.21 points allowed per game. Offensively, Houston has been a slightly above-average team as they are averaging 73.93 points per game which is more than the national average of 73.73 points per game. Jamal Shead has been one of the best players on the team and leads the team in assists and steals while being 2^nd on the team in scoring with an average of 13.1 points, 6.1 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. 

The Houston Cougars will look to extend their winning streak to eight games when they travel to face the UCF Knights. 

The UCF Knights enter this game with an overall record of 15-13 and are in 11^th place in the Big 12 Conference with a conference record of 6-10 following Saturday’s 52-60 loss at home against the 8^th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones which also ended their two-game winning streak. The Knights have been a below-average team offensively this season as they rank 231^st nationally in scoring with an average of 72.19 points per game. 

Defensively, the Knights have been one of the better teams in college basketball this season as they are allowing an average of 66.89 points per game which ranks 50^th nationally. Darius Johnson has been one of the better players for the Knights as he leads the team in assists and steals while being 2^nd on the team in scoring with an average of 14.1 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. 

The UCF Knights will look to bounce back from their loss at home against Iowa State when they host the #1-ranked Houston Cougars on Wednesday evening.

WagerWeb has the Houston Cougars listed as 8.5-point favorites on the road against the UCF Knights on Wednesday evening. Houston has won nine of the last ten including the previous eight meetings against UCF. The Cougars have covered the spread in seven of the last ten while the Knights have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. The Houston Cougars are 13-14-2 ATS overall, 2-7 ATS on the road, 13-14-2 ATS as a favorite, and 6-9-1 ATS in conference games this season while the UCF Knights are 16-12 ATS overall, 11-6 ATS at home, 8-5 ATS as an underdog, and 10-6 ATS in conference games on the year.

Houston enters this game with a better record and has been the dominant team in the series, winning nine of the last ten including the last eight contests. However, the Knights have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 16-12 ATS overall and 11-6 ATS at home while the Cougars are 13-14-2 ATS overall and 2-7 ATS on the road. Buy the .5 point and take the points with the UCF Knights when they host the Houston Cougars on Wednesday evening.