Baylor Bears vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 2/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Houston Cougars

Date: Monday, February 10, 2025

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (14-8) are on their way to Fertitta Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Cougars (18-4).

The Baylor Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-59 in their last game. Baylor wrapped up the contest with a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and buried 5 of their 18 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bears buried 16 of their 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled a total of 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 8 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Baylor allowed 39.7% from the floor on 27 out of 68 shooting. Texas Tech recorded 15 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Texas Tech collected 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas Tech finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 10 tries. They also converted 11 of 29 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 12 while Texas Tech finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Norchad Omier is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He racked up 16 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and snagged 12 boards. He shot 31.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Baylor comes into this one with a record of 14-8 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game and as a group they commit 16.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Baylor is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 339 assists on the campaign, which is 121st in college in terms of passing. The Bears are shooting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (199 of 545) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.5 points per contest (64th in Division 1) on 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bears are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 266th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 327 surrendered this year. The Bears defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (536 of 1,227) and they concede 32.6 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 107th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Houston Cougars went home victorious with a score of 72-63 when they played Oklahoma State. When it comes to how they rebounded, Houston permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 21 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 19 and ended up going 6 out of 12 at the charity stripe (50.0%). The Cougars allowed Oklahoma State to bury 25 out of 49 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.0% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars went 26 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Houston made 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a clip of 85.7%. Oklahoma State committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Cougars snagged 18 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 34 in the game.

LJ Cryer was important for the Cougars in this matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 39 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Houston has a record of 18-4 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 123rd in the country. Houston has totaled 1,673 pts for the campaign (76.0 per game) and they pull in 38.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (228th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.2 times per game. The Cougars have committed 16.7 fouls per contest while shooting 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense surrenders 30.8% on shots from distance (151 of 491) and opponents are making 66.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.6 assists and 31.5 boards every game, which is ranked 24th and 35th in college. The Cougars on defense are ranked 1st in college in points per game surrendered with 56.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.4% from the floor (4th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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