Houston vs. Baylor Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 8

In a game featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the No. 3 Houston Cougars (26-4, 18-1 Big 12, 9-1 in their last 10) face the Baylor Bears (18-12, 10-9 Big 12) at Foster Pavilion on March 8, 2025. The Cougars are favorites by 4.5 points. The point total is set at 131 in the matchup.

Houston heads into this matchup on the heels of a 65-59 win over Kansas on Monday. LJ Cryer scored a team-leading 22 points for Houston in the win. In its most recent game on Tuesday, Baylor claimed a 61-58 win over TCU. Norchad Omier put up 19 points, 12 rebounds and two assists for Baylor.

Houston vs. Baylor Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas
• Spread favorite: Houston -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -202
• Moneyline underdog: Baylor +167
• Over/Under: 131 points

How to watch Houston vs. Baylor

• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. Baylor

• A total of 15 of Houston's games this season have gone over Saturday's over/under of 131 points.
• This season, 26 of Baylor's games have ended with a combined score higher than 131 points.
• The point total for the matchup of 131 is 20.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (74.5 points per game) and the Bears (77.3 points per game).
• This game's total is 3.5 fewer points than the 127.5 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2023.
• This season, the average over/under for Houston's games is 132.5 points, 1.5 more than the total of 131 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 15.8 points separates the average over/under in Baylor's games (146.8 points) and this matchup's over/under (131).

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. Baylor

• Houston is 16-14-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cougars have been favored by 4.5 points or more 27 times this season and are 13-14 ATS in those contests.
• Against the spread, Baylor is 9-19-1 this year.
• The Bears have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more six times this season and have not covered the spread once.
• Baylor is 12-2 overall, and 7-7 against the spread, at home.
• As a 4.5-point underdog or greater at home, Baylor is 6-6 ATS.
• Away from home, Houston is 7-2 against the spread, and 9-0 overall.
• As 4.5-point favorites or more away from home, Houston is 4-2 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. Baylor

• This season, Houston has been moneyline favorites 28 times and won 24, or 85.7%, of those games.
• The Cougars have entered 25 games this season favored by -202 or more and are 22-3 in those contests.
• Houston has a 66.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Baylor has been posted as the moneyline underdog nine times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• This season, the Bears have been a moneyline underdog of -202 or more four times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Baylor has a 37.5% chance of walking away with the win.