
Kansas vs Houston Prediction 1/25/25 College Basketball Picks Today
Houston (15-3) vs. Kansas (14-4)
January 25, 2025 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas +2; Over/Under: 127.5
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The Houston Cougars and the Kansas Jayhawks meet Saturday in college basketball action from Allen Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas vs Houston Prediction.
Houston Recap
The Houston Cougars come into this game looking to build on a 70-36 win over Utah last time out to improve to 15-3 on the year. After this game, Houston will head on the road once again to square off against West Virginia.
Cougars Looking To Stay Unbeaten In Conference Play
L.J. Cryer leads the Cougars in scoring with 13.8 PPG while Emanuel Sharp has 13.8 PPG with 3 RPG. J’Wan Roberts has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass up to this point in the year while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Terrance Arceneaux has 8.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Milos Uzan has added 9.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead Houston in assists. Joseph Tugler’s added 5.5 PPG and 5.5 RPG. As a team, Houston’s averaging 75.8 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 45.8% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Houston Cougars will win
- Houston has won each of its last 11 games.
Kansas Recap
The Kansas Jayhawks come into this game looking to build on their 74-61 win over TCU in their last game to improve to 14-4 on the year. After this game, Kansas will welcome UCF to town for a rematch after Kansas won by 51 at UCF earlier this year.
Jayhawks Win Back-To-Back Games
Hunter Dickinson leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 15.8 PPG and 10.2 RPG along with 2.4 APG while Zeke Mayo has 14.9 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.9 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Kansas so far this season. Dajuan Harris Jr. has 9.7 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 5.4 APG to lead Kansas in assists so far this season. KJ Adams Jr. also has 8.2 PPG with 4.6 RPG and 2.3 APG as well for Kansas this season. As a team, Kansas is averaging 76.3 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 73.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Kansas Jayhawks will win
- Kansas has won each of its last 14 night games against AP-ranked opponents at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Houston has lost each of its last four games against AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Kansas’ last 18 night games at Allen Fieldhouse have produced a total of 129+ points.
- Each of Houston’s last seven night games have produced a total of 127 or fewer points.
Kansas vs Houston Prediction
I’m on the under in this game. The defense for Houston is one thing that travels with this gam, and going on the road to Allen Fieldhouse is never an easy ask for any team going on the road. Kansas is a solid team in their own right, but they can get caught coming out of the gate slow and with Houston’s defense how it is, I think that could definitely be problematic. Give me the under in this one.