Houston vs. Baylor prediction: Houston favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Baylor will square off with Houston, in what is expected to be a tight Men's College Basketball game, at Foster Pavilion on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Houston a slight edge with a 51% win probability over Baylor.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's Houston vs. Baylor matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Houston vs. Baylor prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Houston and Baylor 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Houston a 51% chance of defeating Baylor. Our predicted score is Houston 74-74 Baylor.

According to our model, Baylor (+2.5) has a 59% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 142.5 points has a 57% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a men's college basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 74-74 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Houston vs. Baylor.

Houston vs. Baylor odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Houston vs. Baylor picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: