Houston vs. Colorado Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The No. 5 Houston Cougars (23-5, 11-4 Big 12) host the Colorado Buffaloes (16-12, 6-9 Big 12) at Fertitta Center, starting at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Buffaloes are 18.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is set at 141.5 in the matchup.

In its last outing on Monday, Houston suffered a 69-56 loss to Kansas. In the losing effort, Kingston Flemings paced Houston with 16 points. Colorado enters this game after a 79-70 win over Kansas State on Wednesday. In Colorado's win, Isaiah Johnson led the team with 18 points (adding nine rebounds and seven assists).

Houston vs. Colorado Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Houston -18.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -3704
• Moneyline underdog: Colorado +1400
• Over/Under: 141.5 points

How to watch Houston vs. Colorado

• TV Channel: ESPN2
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Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. Colorado

• This season, 11 of Houston's 28 games have gone over Saturday's over/under of 141.5 points.
• There have been 26 Colorado games that ended with a combined score over 141.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the contest of 141.5 is 15.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (76.6 points per game) and the Buffaloes (80.1 points per game).
• These two teams surrender a combined 140.2 points per game, 1.3 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Houston's games is 2.6 fewer points than the over/under of 141.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 16.5 points lower than the average over/under in Colorado's games this season of 158.0.

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. Colorado

• Houston is 14-14-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Cougars have an ATS record of 5-4 in their nine games as a favorite of 18.5 points or more.
• In Colorado's 28 games this season, it has 14 wins against the spread.
• At home this year, Houston is 8-6 against the spread and 13-1 overall.
• At home, Houston is 5-4 ATS as a 18.5-point favorite or more.
• Colorado has two wins against the spread, and are 1-7 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. Colorado

• Houston has entered the game as moneyline favorites 23 times this season and won 19, or 82.6%, of those games.
• The Cougars are undefeated in five games this season when favored by -3704 or more on the moneyline.
• Houston has a 97.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Colorado has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 13 games this year and has walked away with the win four times (30.8%) in those games.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Buffaloes this season with a +1400 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Colorado has a 6.7% chance of walking away with the win.