Houston has received national acclaim all season for its winning culture and veteran experience combined with leadership. The Cougars are also checking the boxes on an analytical level. One prominent college basketball analytics website,

Big 12 foes meet in a lopsided matchup. We continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cincinnati-Houston prediction and pick.

Houston is in rare form as it avenged its lone league loss on Monday night with a 69-61 victory at No. 10 Texas Tech. Milos Uzan scored a career-high 22 points to pace the Cougars to their seventh straight victory.

If what two prominent NCAA Tournament basketball tournament bracket predictors say is true, Houston now controls its own destiny. The Cougars are projected to be the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the upcoming NCAA Tournament,

No. 1 seeds has taken a hit in this week's Bracketology with Florida falling off the top line in favor of Houston.

No. 4 Houston will aim for its 25th victory this season when the Cougars host the Cincinnati Bearcats. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

The Houston Cougars are one of college basketball's best team. Learn which of their players sport the rosiest NBA outlook.

The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Houston is 23-4 overall and first place (15-1 record) in the Big 12 Conference entering Monday's game at Texas Tech. Three of Houston's losses have come in overtime.

Here's an early game-by-game win-loss prediction for the Cougars for their 2025 schedule, beginning with that home game against Stephen F. Austin and concluding with a game at Baylor on Nov. 29.

The Texas Tech basketball team, down two of its top 3 players, couldn't get another miraculous finish in a narrow loss to Houston.

A top-10 Big 12 showdown takes center stage on ESPN's Big Monday as No. 5 Houston visits No. 9 Texas Tech at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock.