Houston vs. Rider Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 20
20 November 2025
The No. 2 Houston Cougars (4-0) face the Rider Broncs (1-3) as 40.5-point favorites on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT. The matchup has an over/under of 134.5.
Houston enters this game following a 73-72 victory over Auburn on Sunday. Kingston Flemings' team-high 22 points paced Houston in the victory. Rider is coming off of a 99-65 loss to Texas in its most recent game on Tuesday. Aasim Burton scored a team-best 16 points for Rider in the loss.
Houston vs. Rider Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas
- Spread favorite: Houston -40.5
- Over/Under: 134.5 points
How to watch Houston vs. Rider
Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. Rider
- Last year, Houston's games went over 134.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, 19 (out of 40) times.
- Last year, 20 of Rider's 33 matchups went over 134.5 total points scored.
- The Cougars and the Broncs combined to average 6.2 more points per game a season ago than the total of 134.5 set for this matchup.
- Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 4.0 fewer points per game (130.5) last season than this game's total of 134.5 points.
- Houston's average point total in matchups last year was 132.3, 2.2 points less than the over/under in this game.
- The average over/under for Rider's games in 2024 was 4.3 more points than the point total of 134.5 in this outing.
Betting the Spread: Houston vs. Rider
- Houston compiled a 21-19-0 ATS record last year.
- Rider went 16-17-0 ATS last year.
- Houston was 9-8 against the spread, and 16-1 overall, at home last season.
- Last year on the road, Rider was 10-9 against the spread and 8-11 overall.
Dunkel Index Prediction for Houston vs. Rider
- Pick ATS: Rider (+ 40.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (134.5)
- Prediction: Houston 79 - Rider 50
