Houston vs Florida State Prediction 12/6/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Florida State Seminoles and the Houston Cougars meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Toyota Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida State Seminoles vs. Houston Cougars prediction.

Florida State Seminoles Recap

The Florida State Seminoles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 107-73 loss at the hands of Georgia last time out to sit at 5-3 this season. After this game, Florida State will head home for a game against UMass.

Seminoles Drop Back-To-Back Games

Robert McCray V leads the Seminoles in scoring and assists with 13.9 PPG and 7 APG along with 3.1 RPG while Chauncey Wiggins has 13.6 PPG and 5.4 RPG. Lajae Jones has 12.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Koba MaGee has 10.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Florida State up to this point in the year. Martin Somerville has 8.5 PPG with 2.8 RPG and Alex Steen also has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Seminoles in rebounding this season. As a team, Florida State is averaging 86.4 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 68.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida State Seminoles will win

• Florida State has won four of its last five games against non-Conference opponents at neutral venues.

Houston Cougars Recap

The Houston Cougars come into this game looking to add on to their 66-56 win over Notre Dame last time out to sit at 7-1 this season. After this game, Houston will take on Jackson State at home.

Cougars Looking To Build On Win Over Irish

Emanuel Sharp leads the Cougars in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 3.6 RPG and 2 APG while Kingston Flemings has 15.3 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead Houston in assists up to this point in the year. Milos Uzan has 12.9 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 4.3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Chris Cenac Jr. has 9 PPG with 7.8 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 74.9 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 76.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Houston Cougars will win

• Houston has won each of its last 28 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Florida State has lost each of its last nine games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Houston’s last 18 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 145 or fewer points.
• Each of Florida State’s last eight games have produced a total of 148+ points.

Florida State Seminoles vs. Houston Cougars Prediction

I’m on the Cougars here. Florida State had a chance to make amends from that performance against Texas A&M and blew it by getting demolished at home by Georgia. Now the ‘Noles have to go on the road and try to get by this Houston team? Not happening. The Cougars’ defense should suffocate FSU here and give Housto a decisive win in this one. Give me the Cougars in this one.