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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 […]

Houston basketball may have won the battle with their March Madness-opening 63-52 win over Northern Kentucky on Thursday night, but the war just got a whole lot more difficult. The Cougars were already dealing with an injury to their best player Marcus Sasser, who played through the ailment but had to be pulled at the […]

The Houston Cougars may not have their best player for the rest of their first-round game in the NCAA tournament against the Northern Kentucky Norse, with Houston basketball star Marcus Sasser questionable to return to the contest due to a seeming re-aggravation of a lower-body injury. Marcus Sasser’s status for Houston basketball’s matchup against Northern […]

The N Kentucky Norse take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our March Madness odds series for our N Kentucky Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch N Kentucky Houston. The Houston Cougars won the AAC regular-season championship. They lost only three games all season. Now they will play for a chance to […]

Houston basketball’s Marcus Sasser will be a game-time decision for Thursday’s NCAA Tournament game against Northern Kentucky due to a groin injury, according to Jon Rothstein. Marcus Sasser left Saturday’s AAC semifinal game against Cincinnati with about seven minutes left in the first half. Kelvin Sampson immediately went out to help him up. The Houston […]

The Houston basketball program canceled its scheduled media availability hours before it happened, according to a Monday article from ABC13 Eyewitness News. The availability could have provided valuable insight into how they are handling the adversity of being without senior guard Marcus Sasser, who suffered a lower-body injury in the American Athletic Conference championship semifinals against […]

The Memphis Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our AAC Championship odds series for our Memphis Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Memphis Houston. The Houston Cougars are closing in on the AAC double. They already won the AAC regular season championship. Now they will play for the conference tournament […]

As expected, the Houston Cougars are going to be playing in the AAC championship game on Sunday, but it’s possible that they won’t have star Marcus Sasser active for that contest. The Houston basketball guard appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in the semifinals against the Cincinnati Bearcats and is now said to be […]

Houston basketball star guard Marcus Sasser has reportedly suffered a groin injury in the team’s semifinal matchup against Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon, per CBS Sports insider Jon Rothstein. The panic meter is likely off the charts for Cougars fans who know how important the AAC Player of the Year is […]

The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our AAC Tournament odds series for our Cincinnati Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cincinnati Houston. The college basketball season is approaching the 2023 NCAA Tournament. There are just a few big dramas left before the bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday. […]

Who’s ready for some American Athletic Conference action this week? Without further ado, we have finally reached the point of the college basketball season where our conference tournament play will be at the forefront as the AAC Conference and its members will battle it out and come tip with a spot to the big dance […]

Houston basketball, we have a buzzer-beater. JAMAL SHEAD MAJOR ONIONS pic.twitter.com/dJafk05zbw — The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 5, 2023 Capping off one of the best regular seasons in program history, senior guard Jamal Shead drained a contested buzzer-beater as the top-ranked University of Houston basketball team held off the surging Memphis Tigers. At 26-2 […]

Who’s ready for some AAC action for your Thursday night affairs? The Wichita State Shockers look to play the part of spoiler as they hope to knock off the top-ranked Houston Cougars on their own home floor. Without further ado, let’s check out our college basketball odds series where our Wichita State-Houston prediction and pick will be […]

The Tulane Green Wave (17-7) visit the No. 1 Houston Cougars (25-2) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tulane-Houston prediction, pick, and how to watch. Tulane has won five straight games to improve to 10-3 and sits in second place in […]

The Memphis Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Memphis Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Memphis Houston. The Houston Cougars are closing in on the AAC title. More than that, the Cougars are trying to chase down a No. 1 seed in the […]

The Houston Cougars will travel to take on the SMU Mustangs in a Thursday night American Athletic college basketball matchup at the Charles Koch Arena. With that said, check out our college basketball odds series which has our Houston-SMU prediction and pick. Houston is one of the best teams in the nation, currently second in the […]

Two teams with bad blood will meet again in Philadelphia in their second game of the season. The No. 3 Houston Cougars (21-2) will take on the Temple Owls (14-9). Temple managed to pull off an upset their first time against Houston. Don’t miss this rematch! Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston-Temple […]

The Houston Cougars will travel to take on the Wichita State Shockers in a Thursday night American Athletic college basketball matchup at the Charles Koch Arena. With that said, check out our college basketball odds series which has our Houston-Wichita State prediction and pick. Houston is one of the best teams in the nation, currently third […]

The Houston Cougars take on the UCF Knights. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston UCF prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston UCF. The Houston Cougars are going to be doubted by a lot of analysts and fans across the country. They just lost at home to Temple as […]

The Temple Owls head to Texas to take on the Houston Cougars in a lopsided matchup. Can Houston continue its winning ways, or will the Temple Owls play the part of spoiler Sunday? Check out our college basketball odds series for our Temple-Houston prediction and pick. Both teams are coming off of impressive wins heading into […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Tulane Green Wave. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Tulane prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston Tulane. The Houston Cougars are the No. 1 team in the United States. They are coming off a performance which did not look like a No. […]

The USF Bulls (7-9) visit the #1 Houston Cougars (16-1) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 8:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a USF-Houston prediction and pick. USF has lost three straight games and is now 0-3 and in last place in the AAC. The Bulls covered 56% […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Cincinnati prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston Cincinnati. The college basketball season involves a number of notable plot points, and one of them is if Houston — which gained a No. 2 seed in […]

The SMU Mustangs take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our SMU Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch SMU Houston. The Houston Cougars are the overwhelming favorite to win the AAC title. They obviously expect to win their conference, but the important part is to win […]

The North Florida Ospreys take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our North Florida Houston prediction and pick. The Houston Cougars did beat the Saint Mary’s Gaels this past Saturday night in one of the more discussed and prominent college basketball games of the weekend. To that extent, they […]

The Saint Mary’s Gaels take on the Houston Cougars in Fort Worth, Texas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Saint Mary’s Houston prediction and pick. The Saint Mary’s Gaels began their season with a 26-point win over Vermont and a 30-point win over North Texas, two mid-major teams which have made notable […]

Houston basketball came into this season with high expectations after deep runs in back-to-back years in the NCAA Tournament and needless to say, they’ve lived up to the hype so far. The Cougars are a perfect 6-0 and on Monday, they were named the new #1 team in the nation in AP’s Top 25 rankings. […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Oregon Ducks. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Oregon prediction and pick. The Oregon Ducks had a really bad start to their season last autumn. In November of last season — nearly 12 months to the day of this reunion — Oregon lost to Houston, […]

The Texas Southern Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Texas Southern Houston prediction and pick. The Texas Southern Tigers trailed the Arizona State Sun Devils by 11 points, at 50-39, midway through the second half of this past Sunday’s game in the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series, a […]

The smell of an unofficial holiday is in the air – the NCAA March Madness tournament is back and this year is going to be crazy. Upsets are what fans root for, many of which are seen within the 12-seed vs 5-seed matchups. Dating back to 2000, there have been only five years (2000, 2007, […]

University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson asked Twitter to help him help hurricane victims and the result has been amazing. Sampson has received more than what he asked for in donations and all seems well. Right? Eh. Not so much. The governing body of college sports has so much red tape strung along the landscape that […]