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All season long, the Houston Cougars have been the top team in the Big 12 Conference. They’ve been ranked No. 1 in the nation for a good portion of the 2023-24 season and they headed in to the Big 12 Tournament as the top overall seed. But the Iowa State Cyclones pulled off a mini-upset […]

The top-ranked Houston Cougars basketball team was not projected as a number one seed according to many pundits despite their 30-3 record heading into Saturday’s action. Coach Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars dropped their Big 12 Tournament matchup to the Iowa State Cyclones leading to a warning shot that was fired by Sampson. The 2024 Phillips 66 […]

Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ last few months have been incredible, but even a Super Bowl victory can’t shield Mahomes from some college basketball heartbreak. Patrick Mahomes attended Texas Tech University from 2014 to 2017, during which he put up gaudy passing numbers despite the Red Raiders’ relative struggles. The Texas Tech basketball […]

The Iowa State Cyclones will face the Houston Cougars on Saturday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Big-12 Championship. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make an Iowa State-Houston prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Iowa State defeated Baylor 76-62 on Friday at the T-Mobile […]

Whether one goes by resume, the metrics or the eye test, Houston basketball is one of the best teams in the country. Defending national champion UConn will be a menace for anyone to handle in the NCAA Tournament, but the Cougars’ biggest roadblock might actually be their health. Injuries have hindered them in the past, […]

The No.1-seed Houston Cougars were granted a bye to the quarterfinals and will have to take on No.8-seed TCU after their victory over Oklahoma on Wednesday. Houston faced TCU once this season, and the Horned Frogs handed them one of their three losses by a score of 68-67. It is time to continue our men’s […]

Five teams from the Big 12 are in the AP top 25. But that pales in comparison to the whopping nine projected bids to the NCAA tournament they currently have, far and away the most of any conference. Featuring the number one team in the country right now, Houston, riding a nine-game winning streak, and […]

It is a top-25 Big 12 match-up as Kansas faces Houston. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Kansas comes into the game sitting at 22-8 on the year while sitting 10-7 in conference play, which is tied for fourth in the Big […]

The 28-3 Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is No. 3 in the AP Poll behind UConn (26-3) and Houston (26-3), but after a stirring 77-71 upset on the road over Illinois, at least one college basketball analyst thinks that Zach Edey and company should be the No. 1 overall team in March Madness. “Purdue has nine […]

The number-one team in the nation takes the court as Houston visits UCF. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-UCF prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Houston comes into the game sitting at 26-3 on the year while sitting at 13-3 in conference play. That places them in first place in the […]

On Saturday night the #1-ranked Houston Cougars barely escaped with a win at Oklahoma thanks to a last-second Jamal Shead baseline jumper, but even after coming away with the victory, the Cougars didn’t make it through the weekend unscathed. “Houston freshman JoJo Tugler broke a bone in his right foot and will miss the remainder […]

No. 1 ranked Houston basketball continued their winning ways on Saturday night, beating the Oklahoma Sooners at the buzzer thanks to a Jamal Shead game-winner with just seconds left. Shead actually missed a lay-up but managed to collect his own rebound and drain a short jumper. Head coach Kelvin Sampson said the plan was to […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Oklahoma prediction and pick. Find how to watch Houston Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners will be in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Porter Moser, a protege of former Utah Utes head coach Rick Majerus, took Loyola of Chicago to […]

Mattress Mack is back at it again. This time, he put a million dollars of action on Houston basketball’s odds to end up as the last team standing in the 2024 March Madness, as revealed by Ceasars Sportsbook & Casino. .@MattressMack is backing the Houston Cougars to win the NCAAMB National Title this year 👀 […]

The Big 12 takes the stage Tuesday night as Cincinnati faces Houston. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cincinnati-Houston prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Cincinnati come into the game at 16-11 on the year, and 5-9 in conference play. Still, they have lost four of their last five games. The […]

The Houston basketball team is 24-3 and No. 2 in the nation as they look to earn a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, Kelvin Sampson’s team just suffered a crushing injury to Ramon Walker as he recently suffered a torn lateral meniscus and is out for the season. After the news came, Sampson […]

The Houston basketball team picked up a thrilling win over #11 Baylor basketball on the road on Saturday, but the game wasn’t all good. Ramon Walker went down with an injury at practice this week, and Kelvin Sampson announced after the win that he will miss the rest of the season for the Cougars. This […]

Houston basketball continued their winning ways on Saturday, beating rivals Baylor 82-76 in overtime. But, they nearly won the game in regulation thanks to an epic Jamal Shead triple that left his hands a millisecond too late before the buzzer went off. Take a look, via Kyle Boone: Jamal Shead was THIS CLOSE pic.twitter.com/SvOnAx8XJg — […]

For years, the knock on this Houston Cougars basketball team — regardless of how dominant it was — did not play in a good enough conference. Despite the lack of quality competition in the AAC, the Cougars managed to make the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final over its last three seasons in the conference. […]

It is a top 15 Big 12 matchup as Houston faces Baylor. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Baylor prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Houston comes into the game sitting at 23-3 on the year and 10-3 in conference play. They have also won nine of their last ten games. […]

The Houston basketball team continues to look like one of the best in the country as they hope for a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. On Monday night, the Cougars won a massive game against No. 2 Iowa State, 73-65. Jamal Shead was the best player on the court for either team on Monday, […]

With the college basketball regular season nearing its conclusion, it is time to start considering which players are deserving of the biggest awards in the game. Last week we broke down the players to watch for the Wooden Award, given annually to the best player in college basketball. Now, it is time to examine the […]

The No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones (20-5, 9-3) are on the road to take on the No. 3 Houston Cougars (22-3, 9-3) Monday night. Check out our college basketball odds series as we hand out an Iowa State-Houston prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Iowa State is […]

The Houston basketball team is currently ranked #3 in the country and they are on pace to be a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars are currently 22-3 overall and 9-3 in Big 12 conference play after a blowout win over Texas basketball on Saturday. Houston did not let the Longhorns hang around […]

The Texas Longhorns will face off with the fifth-ranked Houston Cougars on Saturday at the Feritta Center. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a Texas-Houston prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Texas defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 84-58 last weekend at home. Amazingly, they exploded off to a […]

With the college basketball regular season nearing its conclusion, it is time to start considering which players are deserving of the biggest awards in the game. Last week we broke down the players to watch for the Wooden Award, given annually to the best player in college basketball. Now, it is time to examine the […]

Houston looks to keep their lead in the Big 12 as they face Cincinnati. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Cincinnati prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Houston comes into the game sitting at 20-3 on the year, with all three losses coming in conference play. The first two losses came […]

Houston basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson made a business decision, so to speak, after the Cougars took down the Oklahoma State Cowboys at home Tuesday night. Sampson refused to speak any further about the officiating in the game when asked for his thoughts on it and his ejection in the second half. “I have no […]

Houston basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson did not hold back in voicing out his displeasure over what he felt was a missed call in the second half of Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Sampson walked from the Houston bench and all the way to the other side of the court to viciously […]

Houston looks to rebound from their loss to Kansas as they face Oklahoma State. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma State-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Oklahoma State comes into the game sitting at 10-12 on the year, but they are just 2-7 in conference play this […]

Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is angry following his team’s disappointing 78-65 loss to Kansas on Saturday. Sampson feels his team’s performance was so bad, just about anyone could have beaten them on that day. “A blindfolded person would do better than we did,” Sampson said, per ESPN. “The day was all about the Kansas […]

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is trying to keep expectations about his team grounded. Kansas defeated Houston 78-65 on Saturday, and the Jayhawks had one of their best offensive games of the season. Self thinks it’s too early to crown the victory as Kansas’ most important win of the season. “I think it’s a little […]

Ranked 8th nationally, Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks take on Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars in this massive Big 12 matchup. Below we will continue our college basketball odds series with a Houston-Kansas prediction and pick. After a thrilling overtime victory, Kelvin Sampson and his Houston Cougars find themselves on the road for a second […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Texas Longhorns. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Texas prediction and pick. Find how to watch Houston Texas. This is the best game on the Monday night college basketball slate. It’s an old Southwest Conference matchup between Houston and Texas. The two schools won’t be […]

The fourth-ranked Houston Cougars host the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday afternoon. It is time to continue our men’s college basketball odds series with a Kansas State-Houston prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Kansas State Wildcats are 14-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12 but were the latest team to fall to Iowa State on […]

It is a top-25 match-up in the Big 12 as Houston faces BYU. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-BYU prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Houston comes into the game sitting at 16-2 on the year, but both losses this year happened in conference play. First, they lost a defensive […]

UCF looks for a Big 12 upset as they face Houston. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UCF-Houston prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. UCF enters the game at 11-5 on the year, but just 2-2 in conference play. Still, while they have lost to Kansas State and BYU, they have […]

Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry caught a lot of attention for his comments on the UCF basketball players doing horns down hand signals after an upset win over the Longhorns, and Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson gave his take on the matter. “In an indirect way the University of Texas should actually take is as […]

The Houston basketball program had had an impressive start to the 2023-24 season. The Cougars are 14-2 and are competing for a top spot in the Big 12 conference. Kelvin Sampson recognizes Houston’s challenges and opportunities for growth ahead of their game against the Texas Tech basketball squad. Kelvin Sampson believes Houston is in the […]