Houston vs. UCF Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 4

In a game featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the No. 8 Houston Cougars (19-2, 7-1 Big 12, 9-1 in their last 10) play the UCF Knights (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) at Fertitta Center on February 4, 2026. The Cougars are favorites by 15.5 points. The matchup's point total is set at 147.5.

Houston enters this game on the heels of a 76-54 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday. In the win, Milos Uzan led Houston with 16 points. UCF's last game on Saturday ended in an 88-80 victory over Texas Tech. Themus Fulks scored 21 points in UCF's victory, leading the team.

Houston vs. UCF Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Houston -15.5
• Moneyline favorite: Houston -1538
• Moneyline underdog: UCF +873
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch Houston vs. UCF

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
• Check out the rest of our Dunkel Index NCAA Basketball Picks!

Betting the Over/Under: Houston vs. UCF

• Eight of Houston's games this season have gone over Wednesday's total of 147.5 points.
• There have been 15 UCF games that ended with a combined score over 147.5 points this season.
• The Cougars average 78.9 points per game against the Knights' 84.2, amounting to 15.6 points over the matchup's over/under of 147.5.
• The 138.8 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 8.7 fewer than the 147.5 total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Houston's games is 6.9 fewer points than the over/under of 147.5 in this matchup.
• UCF's games have an average over/under of 161.3 points this season, 13.8 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Houston vs. UCF

• Houston is 12-9-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Cougars have an against-the-spread record of 5-3 in their eight games as a favorite of 15.5 points or more.
• UCF is 11-10-0 against the spread this season.
• At home this season, Houston is 7-4 against the spread and 11-0 overall.
• Houston is 5-3 ATS as a 15.5-point favorite or more at home.
• This season on the road, UCF is 3-2 against the spread and 3-2 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Houston vs. UCF

• This season, Houston has been moneyline favorites 18 times and won 16, or 88.9%, of those games.
• The Cougars are undefeated in five games this season when favored by -1538 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Houston has a 93.9% chance to win.
• UCF has won in six of the 10 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Knights this season with a +873 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UCF has a 10.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.