UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 2

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (11-11, 7-6 Southland) host the Houston Christian Huskies (8-14, 4-9 Southland) at UTRGV Fieldhouse, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, 2026. The Huskies are 8.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5 points.

In its last game on Saturday, UT Rio Grande Valley earned a 106-93 win over Incarnate Word. In the victory, Koree Cotton led UT Rio Grande Valley with 21 points. Houston Christian's most recent contest was a 73-71 loss to Texas A&M-CC on Saturday. D'Aundre Samuels scored 17 points in Houston Christian's loss, leading the team.

UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas
• Spread favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: UT Rio Grande Valley -500
• Moneyline underdog: Houston Christian +371
• Over/Under: 138.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian

• This season, UT Rio Grande Valley and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under of 138.5 points 12 times.
• There have been 14 Houston Christian games that ended with a combined score over 138.5 points this season.
• The Vaqueros average 75.0 points per game against the Huskies' 69.5, amounting to 6.0 points over the contest's over/under of 138.5.
• This matchup's over/under is 5.8 less than the 144.3 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has a 144.9 average over/under in its games this season, 6.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 5.4 points lower than the average over/under in Houston Christian's games this season (143.9 points).

Betting the Spread: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian

• Against the spread, UT Rio Grande Valley is 10-10-0 this year.
• Houston Christian is 9-11-0 against the spread this season.
• The Huskies have been underdogs by 8.5 points or more five times this season and are 4-1 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this year, UT Rio Grande Valley is 3-5 against the spread and 4-4 overall.
• On the road, Houston Christian is 5-6 against the spread, and 2-9 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: UT Rio Grande Valley vs. Houston Christian

• UT Rio Grande Valley has entered the game as moneyline favorites 11 times this season and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• The Vaqueros have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -500.
• UT Rio Grande Valley has a 83.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Houston Christian has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 15 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (20%) in those games.
• This season, the Huskies have been a moneyline underdog of -500 or more four times, losing every contest.
• Houston Christian has an implied victory probability of 21.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.