No. 2 Houston can stake a claim to becoming the nation’s top-ranked team when it faces No. 11 Baylor on Saturday. The Big 12 clash will air on CBS and Paramount+, with the Cougars likely to move past No. 1 UConn with a win after the Huskies’ loss on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Baylor is hoping to avoid a losing streak after losing its last contest against BYU. The Bears are 19-7 overall and 5-5 in their last 10 games, while Houston is 23-3 overall and have won nine of 10.
Tipoff is scheduled for noon ET from Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The programs are less than 200 miles apart, but this will be their second meeting in the last 20 years. In the latest Baylor vs. Houston odds, the Cougars are 2.5-point favorites, according to the SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 135.5 points. You can watch Saturday’s game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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How to watch Houston vs Baylor
- Baylor vs. Houston Date: Saturday, February 24
- Baylor vs. Houston Time: Noon ET
- Baylor vs. Houston TV Channel: CBS
- Baylor vs. Houston Live Stream: Paramount+
College basketball picks for Houston vs. Baylor
Before watching the Baylor vs. Houston game, you’ll want to look at college basketball picks from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. The model simulates each Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered Week 16 of the 2023-24 season on a 136-89 roll over all top-rated college basketball picks from last season, and returned nearly $2,500 for $100 players. It’s off to a stellar 25-13 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone who has followed has seen huge returns.
For Houston vs. Baylor, the model projects more than 135.5 points. Baylor is coming off a loss to BYU, and it typically responds with a strong offensive performance in its upcoming game. The Bears are averaging 84.7 points after a loss, as the over is 4-2 after a loss to Baylor. Baylor is also 5-2 in games in which it faces a team averaging more than 72 points per game as it engages in shootout affairs, and the Cougars are putting up 73.9 ppg.
The under has been favorable to Houston in non-conference games, but Big 12 matchups have tilted the other way. This is its first year in the conference, and unfamiliar opponents have often entered a defense that ranks first nationally in defensive efficiency. The over is 8-5 in Houston’s conference games, as the Cougars are allowing 11.9 ppg more to Big 12 opponents than non-conference opponents. With these factors in place, the model has teams hitting over 135.5 in over 70% of simulations, with teams projected to combine for 144 points. Stream the game here.
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