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Houston Bap. @ New Orleans

Current Records: Houston Bap. 9-16; New Orleans 16-11

What to Know

The Houston Bap. Huskies are 1-6 against the New Orleans Privateers since January of 2016, but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Houston Bap. and New Orleans will face off in a Southland battle at 8 p.m. ET at Lakefront Arena. The odds don't look promising for the Huskies, but the bigger the opponent is, the harder they fall.

Houston Bap. was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 75-70 to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders.

Meanwhile, New Orleans came up short against the NW State Demons on Saturday, falling 87-77.

The losses put Houston Bap. at 9-16 and the Privateers at 16-11. A pair of stats to keep an eye on: The Huskies are 349th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 15.8 on average. To make matters even worse for Houston Bap., New Orleans comes into the game boasting the 34th most takeaways per game in college basketball at 15.3. So the cards are definitely stacked in New Orleans' favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Lakefront Arena -- New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Privateers are a big 8.5-point favorite against the Huskies, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as an 8.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

New Orleans have won six out of their last seven games against Houston Bap.

  • Jan 27, 2022 - New Orleans 77 vs. Houston Bap. 66
  • Jan 07, 2022 - New Orleans 81 vs. Houston Bap. 65
  • Jan 15, 2020 - New Orleans 106 vs. Houston Bap. 98
  • Jan 05, 2019 - New Orleans 81 vs. Houston Bap. 76
  • Dec 30, 2017 - New Orleans 64 vs. Houston Bap. 57
  • Jan 19, 2017 - New Orleans 72 vs. Houston Bap. 64
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Houston Bap. 73 vs. New Orleans 69