Houston vs. BYU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big 12 Tournament

The No. 2 seed Houston Cougars (26-5, 14-4 Big 12) are 8.5-point favorites to win and move closer to a guaranteed berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket against the No. 10 seed BYU Cougars (23-10, 9-9 Big 12) in the Big 12 Tournament Thursday at T-Mobile Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The over/under is set at 145.5 for the matchup.

Houston won its most recent outing 82-75 against Oklahoma State on Saturday. Chase McCarty scored a team-leading 20 points for Houston in the win. BYU won its most recent outing 68-48 against West Virginia on Wednesday. AJ Dybantsa's team-leading 27 points paced BYU in the win.

Houston vs. BYU Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
• Spread favorite: Houston -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -437
• Moneyline underdog: BYU +327
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

How to watch Houston vs. BYU

• TV Channel: ESPN2
• Check out the rest of our Dunkel Index NCAA Basketball Picks!

Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. BYU

• This season, Houston and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 145.5 points 10 times.
• In BYU's 33 games this season, 27 finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 145.5.
• The point total for the matchup of 145.5 is 16.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Houston Cougars (77.6 points per game) and the BYU Cougars (84.5 points per game).
• The 138.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 7.4 fewer than the 145.5 total in this contest.
• Houston has seen a 140.4 average over/under in its games this season, 5.1 less than the over/under in this contest.
• BYU's games have an average over/under of 159.8 points this season, 14.3 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. BYU

• In Houston's 31 games this season, it has 15 wins against the spread.
• The Houston Cougars have an against the spread record of 10-9 in their 19 games as a favorite of 8.5 points or more so far this season.
• BYU is 15-18-0 against the spread this season.
• The BYU Cougars covered the spread in their only game when underdogs by 8.5 points or more.
• Houston is 9-7 against the spread, and 15-1 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 8.5-point favorite or more, Houston is 9-5 ATS.
• This season in away games, BYU is 3-6 against the spread and 3-6 overall.
• BYU is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 8.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. BYU

• Houston has won 22, or 84.6%, of the 26 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Houston Cougars have entered 16 games this season favored by -437 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Houston, based on the moneyline, is 81.4%.
• BYU has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win one time (14.3%) in those contests.
• The BYU Cougars have played as an underdog of +327 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies BYU has a 23.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.