Houston Cougars vs. SMU Mustangs Prop Bets - January 3

Houston is a -2.5 to -3 favorite versus SMU in Sunday's big college basketball matchup live on ESPN2 at 7 pm ET.

Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and Caleb Mills delivered seven of his 12 points in the closing minutes to help sixth-ranked Houston pull away to a 63-54 victory over UCF on Saturday.

Houston pays $1100 for every $100 bet to win the 2021 NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship.

Houston has won five of the last six versus SMU with the Mustangs winning by one point in overtime in their last meeting. 

Houston is 24-8-1 Against The Spread in their last 33 games following a ATS loss.

Houston is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games as a road favorite.

Darius McNeill had 17 points off the bench to lift SMU to a 79-71 win over Temple on Wednesday.

Yor Anei had 14 points and five blocks for SMU (6-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference). Kendric Davis and Emmanuel Bandoumel each had 13 points. Ethan Chargois, who was second on the Mustangs in scoring heading into the matchup with 13 points per game, was held to only four points (2 of 10).

Brendan Barry had 17 points for the Owls (1-2, 0-2). Damian Dunn added 15 points and Jeremiah Williams had 13. J.P. Moorman II, who was second on the Owls in scoring heading into the contest with 11 points per game, shot only 17% for the game (2 of 12).

Southern Methodist pays $5000 for every $100 bet.

Houston @ SMU Sun, Jan 03, 2021 EST

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com