Houston vs. BYU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7

In a matchup featuring one of the hottest squads in college basketball, the No. 8 Houston Cougars (20-2, 8-1 Big 12, 9-1 in their last 10) play the No. 16 BYU Cougars (17-5, 5-4 Big 12) at Marriott Center on February 7, 2026. The Houston Cougars are favorites by 1.5 points. The over/under for the matchup is set at 149.5.

Houston enters this game following a 79-55 victory against UCF on Wednesday. Kingston Flemings scored a team-high 18 points for Houston in the win. BYU dropped its last outing 99-92 against Oklahoma State on Wednesday. AJ Dybantsa's team-high 36 points paced BYU in the losing effort.

Houston vs. BYU Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Marriott Center in Provo, Utah
• Spread favorite: Houston -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -116
• Moneyline underdog: BYU -104
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

How to watch Houston vs. BYU

• TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. BYU

• This season, Houston and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 149.5 points five times.
• A total of 18 of BYU's games have finished with a combined score over 149.5 points this season.
• The total for the game of 149.5 is 16.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Houston Cougars (78.9) and BYU Cougars (86.7).
• These two teams give up a combined 134.4 points per game, 15.1 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Houston's games is 9.2 fewer points than the over/under of 149.5 in this contest.
• BYU's games have an average over/under of 159.7 points this season, 10.2 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. BYU

• Against the spread, Houston is 13-9-0 this year.
• So far this season, the Houston Cougars have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 22 times and are 13-9 ATS in those matchups.
• Against the spread, BYU is 9-13-0 this season.
• This year, the BYU Cougars have just one ATS win in four games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• BYU is 4-6 against the spread, and 9-1 overall, at home.
• At home, BYU is 4-5 ATS as a 1.5-point underdog or greater.
• Away from home, Houston is 3-1 against the spread, and 3-1 overall.
• As 1.5-point favorites or more away from home, Houston is 3-1 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. BYU

• Houston has won 17, or 89.5%, of the 19 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Houston Cougars have a record of 17-2, a 89.5% win rate, when favored by -116 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Houston has a 53.7% chance to win.
• BYU has been named as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The BYU Cougars have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a -104 moneyline underdog.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that BYU has a 51% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Houston vs. BYU

• Pick ATS: Houston (- 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (149.5)
  
• Prediction: Houston 77 - BYU 66