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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 […]

It is a Top-25 Big 12 battle as Texas Tech faces Houston. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Texas prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Texas Tech comes into the game into the game sitting at 14-2 and they are 3-0 in conference play. They come into the game winners […]

With league play underway for every conference in college basketball, upsets have been aplenty this week. Eight teams in the AP Top 25 lost as favorites this week, including each of the top three teams in the country. Of those top teams to fall, one was #2 Houston — the last remaining unbeaten team in Division […]

Houston looks to rebound from their first loss when they visit TCU on Saturday evening. The two schools last faced off in 2012, but with Houston’s move to the Big 12, it’s time to rekindle the in-state rivalry. It is time to continue our men’s college basketball odds series with a Houston-TCU prediction, pick, and […]

The Houston basketball team suffered a crushing loss to Iowa State on an upset-filled Tuesday night, the same night top-ranked Purdue fell to Nebraska. The Iowa State Cyclones defeated Houston in Ames, 57-53. After Jamal Shead tied the game with 56 seconds left, Milam Momcilovic hit a jumper and a pair of free throws to […]

College basketball gave fans a glimpse of March Madness on Tuesday. The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers fell to an unranked Nebraska team in blowout fashion, while No. 2 Houston lost to Iowa State on the road. This marks AP men’s college basketball history, making it the first time since 2016 that two teams in the […]

Houston looks to remain undefeated as they face Iowa State. It is time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Houston-Iowa State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Houston enters the game ranked second in the nation and undefeated this year. They have not had many close games either. They beat Xavier on the road […]

Houston basketball got a tough blow to the gut Saturday when the team announced star guard Terrance Arceneaux suffered a torn Achilles in a game against Texas A&M. Arceneaux is likely out for the year, per ESPN. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson didn’t mince words when describing his sadness over the injury. “When the game was […]

Houston looks to stay undefeated as they face Rice. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Rice-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Rice enters the game at 3-5 on the year. They started with a win over Saint Thomas (TX) and then lost five straight. They have won their […]

Houston looks to continue their undefeated season as they face Xavier. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Houston-Xavier prediction, pick, and how to watch. Houston enters the game at 6-0 on the year but does not have a major win yet this year. They have faced mostly mid-major teams […]

The Dayton Flyers take on the Houston Cougars in Charleston, South Carolina. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Dayton Houston prediction and pick. Find how to watch Dayton Houston. The championship game of the Charleston Classic is intriguing less because of the comparison between these two teams, and more because of what […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Towson Tigers in Charleston, as part of the early-season tournament known as the Charleston Classic. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Towson prediction and pick. Find how to watch Houston Towson. The Houston Cougars figure to be in the mix for the Final Four once […]

The Houston Cougars are in mourning following the news of the sudden passing of former Houston basketball forward Reggie Chaney at just the age of 23 years old, according to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle. “Sad news to pass along… Former Houston forward Reggie Chaney, a member of the 2021 Final Four team, has […]

The Houston Cougars will have one of their most reliable players last season back in the fold to help them out on the court in the program’s first season in the Big 12. Jamal Shead, who started 37 games for Houston basketball in the 2022-23 season, has made the decision to return to Kelvin Sampson’s […]

Houston basketball guard LJ Cryer will withdraw from the NBA Draft process and play the 2023-2024 season with the Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. The decision from LJ Cryer to return to college and withdraw from the NBA Draft does not come as a huge surprise, considering that he transferred to […]

The Golden State Warriors are infamous for building a dynasty organically in a time when superteams reigned supreme, relying on the NBA Draft to build up their roster, going against the grain of the rest of the league. For this reason and more, the 2023 NBA Draft is an incredibly important event for the Warriors, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are in the midst of an exhaustive search for the team’s next head coach. This is after the organization recently decided to part ways with two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner Mike Budenholzer following Milwaukee’s embarrassing NBA Playoffs first-round exit at the hands of the Miami Heat. There […]

Baylor basketball guard transfer LJ Cryer committed to Houston on Sunday, according to CBS Sports Insider Jon Rothstein. “Baylor transfer LJ Cryer tells me that he has committed to Houston,” wrote Rothstein. LJ Cryer received interest from UCLA among a laundry list of collegiate programs, including Louisiana Tech, Alabama, TCU and Oregon. He also heard from Kansas, Texas, […]

The Houston basketball team has made a key addition in the transfer portal. Temple transfer Damian Dunn is joining the Cougars for the 2023-2024 season. It’s a welcomed addition for the Houston basketball team, which is losing both Marcus Sasser and Jarace Walker. Sasser and Walker were Houston’s leading scorers this past season and have […]

Houston basketball continues to be well represented in the 2023 NBA Draft. After teammates Jarace Walker and Marcus Sasser announced their intentions to declare in the last week, junior Tramon Mark is following suit, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The 6-foot-5 guard is maintaining his college eligibility in case he is not selected by […]

The Houston Cougars’ NCAA tournament run came to an end in the Sweet 16, as the Miami Hurricanes clinched an 89-75 win to advance to the Elite Eight. Multiple Houston players likely donned a Cougars jersey in a game for the final time on Friday, including Marcus Sasser. The versatile guard opted to return for […]

When March Madness rolls around, the teams that are seeded No. 1 in each region are usually considered the top teams in the country. They’re generally considered the teams to have the best odds at winning the national championship but that’s why the games aren’t played on paper. In six of the last seven NCAA […]

The No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes (27-7) face the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (33-3) in the Sweet Sixteen. Action tips off at 7:15 p.m. ET. Below we continue our March Madness odds series with a Miami-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Miami squeaked out a win over Drake before demolishing Indiana in the […]

Although March Madness is in full swing right now, the 2023 NBA draft is not too far around the corner. Soon after the NCAA championship game is played is when the whole process of draft workouts begin. Houston’s Marcus Sasser is one of the players expected to be drafted in the 2023 NBA draft. Although […]

The first two rounds of March Madness are officially in the books, and we’re down to just 16 teams remaining. This first weekend provided plenty of thrills, including some upsets no one saw coming. If we’re lucky, the rest of the tournament will provide more of the same. The chase for the national championship is […]

The Houston Cougars squeaked past Northern Kentucky on Thursday in their March Madness opening round win. They did so without star point guard Marcus Sasser playing in the second half due to injury. Sasser has been dealing with a groin injury that kept him out of Houston’s loss in the AAC Tournament championship game against […]

The Auburn Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Our March Madness odds series has our Auburn Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Auburn Houston. This game is full of rich storylines and question marks, and you will need to pay very close attention to this game and to the news reports you […]

Houston basketball star Marcus Sasser has enough to worry about going into a Round of 32 NCAA Tournament matchup with Auburn on Saturday. Now, he must also mentally prepare himself for a Tigers-leaning crowd in Birmingham, Alabama’s Legacy Arena. Sasser and teammate Jamal Shead have already announced their intent to play despite battling groin and […]

Houston basketball fans have endured a stressful first week of March Madness. Star senior guard Marcus Sasser re-aggravated a groin injury he first suffered in the team’s conference tournament, and lockdown defender Jamal Shead is dealing with a knee issue after the Cougars’ opening game in the NCAA Tournament. All of the ailments and questions […]

With the Houston Cougars set to take on the Auburn Tigers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the injury update that star guard Marcus Sasser received won’t inspire confidence about their ability to keep dancing during March Madness. As he continues to deal with a nagging groin injury, Sasser is listed as questionable […]