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Houston looks to begin their March Madness run as they face SIUE. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an SIUE-Houston prediction and pick. SIUE was 22-11 this year while going 13-7 in conference play. That gave them the two seed in the OVC tournament, and a bye into the semi-finals. They […]

The 2025 NCAA Tournament field is officially set after it was revealed on Selection Sunday. The four No. 1 seeds in the Field of 68 are Houston, Duke, Florida and Auburn with Bruce Pearl’s team earning the top overall seed despite not even winning the SEC tournament. This time around, there are many questions as […]

Houston basketball enters the NCAA Tournament, coming off another terrific season under head coach Kelvin Sampson. The Cougars have seamlessly transitioned from dominating the American Athletic Conference to running through the Big 12 in consecutive seasons. However, this year’s team completed the double, winning the regular season title and the conference tournament. And with this […]

The Houston basketball program is one of the top clubs historically in the country. The club has not one, not two, not three…but six appearances in the Final Four. Houston doesn’t however have a national championship. That may change this season. The Cougars just won the Big 12 conference and look as good as anyone […]

There are a lot of teams playing very well heading into the NCAA Tournament, but perhaps none of them are as hot as Houston basketball. The Cougars rolled through the Big 12 regular season, running away with the outright title with a 19-1 record, before winning three games in three days in Kansas City to […]

Houston basketball is surely to be a no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Cougars won the Big 12 championship on Saturday night, in a victory over Arizona. The league’s commissioner Brett Yormark is a believer in the Houston club. “They’re the best team in the country. My expectation is – and I said […]

The Arizona Wildcats fell short in their bid for a Big 12 Tournament championship, losing 72-64 to Houston on Saturday night. While the loss stings, head coach Tommy Lloyd knows his team must quickly shift its focus to the NCAA Tournament. “Obviously, they’ve had a great season and they’ve had a couple of great seasons,” […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona-Houston. The Arizona Wildcats have caught a number of breaks at this Big 12 Tournament, but to their credit, they are cashing them in. They got a break when Kansas, their quarterfinal opponent, had to […]

Ever since joining the Big 12, Houston basketball has absolutely dominated. Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars have absolutely owned the rest of the conference over the last two seasons, winning the regular season title in both years. In 2024-25, Houston took it to a new level. It finished the conference slate 19-1, with its only […]

After wrapping up a relatively comfortable Big 12 championship in the regular season, Houston basketball is looking to back that up and cement a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a conference tournament title in Kansas City. On Friday night, the Cougars were dominant on the defensive end of the floor from the […]

Houston basketball forward J’Wan Roberts got honest about how serious his ankle injury was after leaving mid-game against Colorado. While the Cougars advanced to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals, but all eyes will be on the health of their All-Big 12 star for the rest of the week. Houston basketball is having another fantastic season […]

Colorado looks for another upset as they face Houston. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Houston prediction and pick. Colorado would go 13-19 on the year this past year and 3-17 in Big 12 play. That placed them as the 16 seed in the conference tournament. After upsetting the nine-seed […]

The Houston basketball team is gearing up for a postseason run, but they did just learn that they will be losing associate head coach Quannas White after the conclusion of this season. White will remain with the Cougars during their postseason run, but he will be taking the Louisiana head coaching job after the season […]

Many people did’t think that Houston basketball would be able to continue dominating season after season after moving to the Big 12, but Kelvin Sampson and company have proven everybody wrong. Houston secured its second straight Big 12 regular season title this season and capped it off with a gritty 65-61 win over Baylor on […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Baylor prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston-Baylor. There are two rich veins of intrigue in this Big 12 regular-season finale late Saturday night in Waco. Houston is gunning for a No. 1 seed at the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars are […]

The Houston basketball team picked up another impressive win on Monday night as they took down Kansas at home. The Jayhawks did not go down easy as this game ended up going right down to the wire, but the Cougars found a way to get it done on senior night. At the end of the […]

The Houston basketball team had their final home game of the regular season on Monday night as they hosted Kansas. The Cougars honored all of their seniors before the game, and head coach Kelvin Sampson shared a special moment with forward J’Wan Roberts, who is in his fifth season with Houston. Roberts came up and […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas Houston. There are no other Big 12 games on the Monday night slate in college basketball. This is the only one on the docket as the month of March arrives. The Kansas Jayhawks just […]

It wasn’t too long ago that there were concerns about how the Houston Cougars basketball program would adjust to life in the Big 12 Conference. Sure, the Coogs had won five consecutive regular season titles while playing in the American Athletic Conference, but a step up in competition, where the likes of the Kansas Jayhawks, […]

We’re back with the continuation of our College Basketball betting predictions and picks as we head to the Big 12 Conference for this next showdown. The Cincinnati Bearcats (17-11, 7-10 Big 12) will visit the No. 4 Houston Cougars (24-4, 16-1 Big 12) as they look for their biggest upset on the season. It’s time to continue our College […]

Houston basketball achieved a historic feat with its 69-61 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday. The No. 4 Cougars picked up another signature win on Monday in Lubbock, continuing their dominance in Big 12 play. Head coach Kelvin Sampson and company had another efficient offensive performance, shooting 50% from three-point range. With this […]

The Houston basketball team has now won back-to-back Big 12 regular season titles as the Cougars clinched a share of this year’s championship on Monday night. Houston had a tough road matchup against Texas Tech, but they took care of business to earn a 69-61 win over the 10th ranked Red Raiders. Cougars head coach […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston-Texas Tech. There are some interesting games on the Monday slate in college hoops. This might be the best game of the bunch. The last time Houston and Texas Tech played each other was […]

Since making their move to the Big 12 official last season, Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars are 32-5 in conference play, proving that the leaps from Conference USA to AAC to Big 12 were not too big for them to handle. On Saturday afternoon, Houston took one more step toward a second consecutive regular […]

The No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones will be without two key players heading into Saturday’s contest against the No. 5 Houston Cougars. The Cyclones ruled out Keshon Gilbert (muscle strain) and Curtis Jones (illness) from the game, sources told Jeff Goodman. Gilbert averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. He […]

Two of the top teams in the Big 12 face off as Iowa State visits Houston. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa State-Houston prediction and pick. Iowa State comes into the game 21-5 on the year, with an 11-4 record in Big 12 play. That places them in third […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Houston and Arizona State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Arizona State prediction and pick. Tuesday’s matchup between Houston and Arizona State pits two teams with contrasting fortunes. The #5 Cougars (21-4, 13-1 Big 12) are riding a four-game […]

Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and his squad got a big win Saturday over the Arizona Wildcats. Following the victory, Sampson gave tribute to Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd. He also thought about Arizona’s legendary coach Lute Olson. “But I would be lying if I didn’t tell you that I didn’t have a thought of the […]

These are two of the best teams in the Big 12, and the winner of this game has the inside track to win the conference. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Arizona prediction and pick. Houston is 20-4 this season and won three straight. They have notable wins against BYU, […]

Two games removed from their first conference loss, the Houston Cougars (18-4) hit the road to face the Colorado Buffaloes (9-13). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Colorado prediction and pick. With an overtime loss to Texas Tech at home on Feb. 1, Houston watched its 13-game win streak come […]

Houston looks to rebound from their first conference loss as they face Oklahoma State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma State-Houston prediction and pick. Oklahoma State comes into the game at 11-10 on the year, and 3-7 in conference play. That places them in 13th place in the Big […]

Houston looks to stay atop the Big 12 as they host Texas Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Houston prediction and pick. Texas Tech comes into the game at 16-4 this year, and 7-2 in Big 12 play. That places them in a tie for third in the […]

West Virginia hosts Houston for a major Big 12 contest on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-West Virginia prediction and pick. The Houston Cougars are the No. 6 team in the country. They have racked up 12 straight wins after losing to San Diego State in the […]

Houston basketball got an absolutely thrilling win over Kansas on Saturday. Following the game, coach Kelvin Sampson got to spend some time with his family. Sampson spent a special moment with his wife and daughter in Lawrence, giving them hugs. That moment was captured on camera, following a 92-86 double overtime victory for the Cougars. […]

We’re back with another College Basketball betting prediction and pick as we take a look at this next ESPN primetime matchup in the Big 12 Conference. The No. 7 Houston Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) will take on the No. 12 Kansas Jayhawks (14-4, 5-2 Big 12)It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series […]

Houston looks to stay undefeated in Big 12 play as they visit UCF. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-UCF prediction and pick. Houston comes into the game at 13-3 on the year. They started the year at just 4-3, with losses to Auburn, Alabama, and San Diego State. Still, […]

Two of the top teams in the Big 12 face off as West Virginia faces Houston. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-Houston prediction and pick. West Virginia comes into the game at 12-3 on the year. They opened up 4-1 with the only loss being to Pitt, 86-62. […]

Houston is a frontrunner in the Big 12 this season, while Kansas State has struggled this year but can get a massive win in this game. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Kansas State prediction and pick. Houston is 11-3 this season, with notable wins against Notre Dame and Oklahoma […]

The TCU Horned Frogs (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) stay in Texas to take on the No. 14 ranked Houston Cougars (10-3, 2-0 Big 12) Monday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a TCU-Houston prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the […]