Baylor vs Houston Prediction 1/10/26 College Basketball Picks Today

The Houston Cougars and the Baylor Bears meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Foster Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Baylor vs Houston Prediction.

Houston Cougars Recap

The Houston Cougars come into this game looking to add on to their 69-65 win over Texas Tech last time out to sit at 14-1 this season. After this game, Houston will head home for a game against West Virginia.

Cougars Win 8 In A Row

Emanuel Sharp leads the Cougars in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 2.9 RPG while Kingston Flemings has 16.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead Houston in assists up to this point in the year. Milos Uzan has 11.3 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 4.1 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Chris Cenac Jr. has 9.1 PPG with 7.7 RPG to lead Houston in rebounding and Joseph Tugler has 8.1 PPG with 5.5 RPG this season. As a team, Houston is averaging 77.3 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 76.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Houston Cougars will win

• Houston has won each of its last 33 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Baylor has lost each of its last eight games against AP-ranked opponents.

Baylor Bears Recap

The Baylor Bears come into this game looking to shake off a 70-60 loss at the hands of Iowa State last time out to sit at 10-4 this season. After this game, Baylor will head on the road for a game against Oklahoma State.

Bears Drop Back-To-Back Games

Cameron Carr leads Baylor in scoring with 21.3 PPG along with 5.7 RPG and Tounde Yessoufou has 19.3 PPG with 5.9 RPG while Dan Skillings Jr. has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG along with 3.3 APG. Obi Agbim has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Bears in assists and Isaac Williams IV has 11.7 PPG with 3.3 APG as well this season. Michael Rataj has 10.4 PPG with 6.6 RPG and 3.2 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Baylor. Caden Powell has 6.8 PPG with 8.5 RPG to lead the Bears in rebounding as well on the year. As a team, Baylor is averaging 95.6 PPG on 52.1% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three and 75.5% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Baylor Bears will win

• Baylor has won each of its last six day games at Foster Pavilion.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Baylor’s last seven day games at Foster Pavilion have produced a total of 145+ points.
• Nine of Houston’s last 10 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.

Baylor vs Houston Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. I get the case to be made for either side here, but this feels like a low-scoring, grind it out, first to 70 wins kind of game. We saw the games get tighter for Houston in conference play last year, and the Cougars are a different team outside of the Fertitta Center. Baylor has also been stymied in their first two conference games this season, and I think the under is the way to go here. Give me the under.