Up next for No. 13 Houston men's basketball: Temple When: 6 p.m. Thursday. Where: Fertitta Center (7,035). TV/radio: ESPN2/950 AM. Series: Houston leads 6-3. Last meeting: Temple won 73-69 on Jan. 9 in Philadelphia. Temple (15-5, 5-2) Coach: Fran Dunphy (262-157 in 13 seasons at Temple; 572-320 in 30 seasons overall). ON HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: UH has Temple on its mind but says it's not about the past No. Pos. Name Class Ht. PPG. RPG. 1 G Quinton Rose Jr. 6-8 17.1 3.4 10 G Shizz Alston Jr. Sr. 6-4 18.5 5.2* 15 G Nate Pierre-Louis Soph. 6-4 14.0 5.8 22 F De'Vondre Perry Soph. 6-7 4.9 3.2 24 C Ernest Aflakpui Sr. 6-10 6.6 7.4 About the Owls: Temple enters the game losers of two of the last three games. ... The Owls are only team to beat Houston this season, marking their 12th straight season with a win over a ranked opponent. ... At 15-5, Temple is off to best start since 2011-12. ... Alston has scored at least 20 points eight times. ... Pierre-Louis has scored in double figures in nine straight games. ... Rose had a season-high 26 points earlier this season against Memphis. ... The Owls average 9.1 steals per game, which ranks 12th nationally. Houston (20-1, 7-1 AAC) Coach: Kelvin Sampson (103-49 in five seasons at UH; 603-319 in 30 seasons overall). No. Pos. Name Class Ht. PPG. RPG. 25 PG Galen Robinson Jr. Sr. 6-1 8.1 5.4* 5 G Corey Davis Jr. Sr. 6-1 14.6 3.2 3 G Armoni Brooks Jr. 6-3 14.8 6.4 35 F Fabian White Jr. Soph. 6-7 7.1 3.6 24 C Breaon Brady Sr. 6-8 7.0 5.0 About the Cougars: Houston has won 30 straight games at home, the nation's longest active streak. ... The No. 13 ranking is the highest for UH since the end of the 1983-84 season. ... UH is second nationally in field-goal percentage defense (36.4), sixth in scoring defense (60.2) and second in 3-point defense (26.1). ... Brooks is averaging 19.5 points and shooting 52 percent from 3-point range in the last two games. ... Brady (bruised left knee) is expected to play. GO BEYOND THE GAME: Go inside the breaking news and box scores with insights, detailed analysis and metrics in our Texas Sports Nation newsletter. Subscribe here.<doc-sep>Owls vs. Cougars Prediction The 13th-ranked Houston Cougars are one of only three teams to have reached 20 wins already and will be in action tonight at home against a Temple Owls team that sent them to their only loss. Will Houston be the first team to make it to 21 wins? Game Snapshot 603 Temple Owls at 604 Houston Cougars Thursday, January 31, 2019 Fertitta Center at 7PM ET TV: ESPN2 Compare odds from multiple different online sportsbooks and shop for the best lines at our College Basketball Odds & Betting Page. Public Betting Information According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Cougars are a 9.5-point favorite on the spread line. The total is set at 141.5 points. As of Thursday morning, 51 percent of public bets are siding with host Houston. Check out our College Basketball Public Betting Page for the latest info. Owls blow double-digit win Temple led 35-25 at halftime Sunday before blowing it in a 72-68 defeat at home against Cincinnati. The Owls (15-5, 5-2) shot 20-of-48 from the floor, 9-of-24 from 3-point distance and 19-of-31 from 3-point distance in the loss. J.P. Moorman led Temple with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting including 3-of-5 from 3-point range plus 1-of-1 at the free throw line off the bench. He also pulled down four rebounds. Shizz Alston Jr. contributed 18 points and five assists. Quinton Rose tallied 16 points, four boards, two assists and two steals. Nate Pierre-Louis added 11 points plus six rebounds and two assists. Cougars win fifth straight Houston improved to 20-1 on the season and 7-1 in conference play Sunday as it downed host Tulsa by a count of 77-65. The Cougars led by a commanding 45-29 halftime score en route to the victory. Houston shot 27-of-64 from the field, 11-of-35 from 3-point distance and 12-of-14 from the charity stripe. Armoni Brooks paced the Cougars with 22 points on 6-of-16 shooting including 6-of-14 from 3-point range plus 4-of-4 at the free throw line. He also grabbed five rebounds. Fabian White Jr. registered 14 points along with six rebounds and two blocked shots. Nate Hinton added 13 points and five boards off the bench. College Basketball Betting Trends Templs The Owls are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four road games. Temple is 4-1 ATS in its last five Thursday games. Houston The Cougars are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games. Houston is 33-16-2 ATS in its last 51 games overall. Prediction: I feel like this spread is a couple points too thin. This is a revenge game, the Cougars are at home and they've been playing exceptional basketball since the defeat. Sure, the Owls are the best team Houston has played in well over a month. But expect a hyper-focus as they want to set the record straight and avenge that previous 73-69 loss. NCAA DAILY PREDICTION: HOUSTON COUGARS -9.5<doc-sep>
HOUSTON, Texas -- Corey Davis Jr. scored 24 points, DeJon Jarreau added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 13 Houston avenged its only loss of the season with a 73-66 win over Temple on Thursday night.Jarreau had 10 points in the second half, and Davis finished 12 of 13 from the free-throw line as the Cougars (21-1, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) shot 43 percent from the field. Breaon Brady had 13 points and six rebounds.Houston has won six straight since a 73-69 loss at Temple on Jan. 9 and has won 31 straight home games.Quinton Rose scored 26 points and Alani Moore II added nine points for the Owls (15-6, 5-3), who have lost three of its last four. Temple shot 34 percent from the field.After Houston pushed the lead to 67-57 on Davis' two free throws with two minutes left, Temple scored five straight points to close within five on Nate Pierre-Louis' two free throws with 1:13 left. Davis hit six straight free throws in the final minute.After Temple cut Houston's lead to 50-48 on J.P. Moorman II's 3-pointer with 9 minutes remaining, Houston responded with seven straight points to open up a nine-point lead on Jarreau's three-point play a minute later.The Cougars scored eight straight points to build a 35-27 lead on Galen Robinson Jr.'s free throw with 1 minutes left in the first half. Davis scored four of his nine first-half points on the run, and Houston led 35-29 at the half.BIG PICTUREHouston: Armoni Brooks, the Cougars' leading scorer at 14.8 points per game, had a quiet night due to foul trouble. Brooks sat most of the first half with two fouls and finished with three points. Houston held a 34-24 advantage in points in the paint.UP NEXTHouston: Travels to Central Florida on Feb. 7.