New Orleans vs. Houston prediction: Houston favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/13/2025]

Houston and New Orleans will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Fertitta Center on Saturday, starting at 3:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Houston as the most likely winner of the New Orleans vs. Houston game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

New Orleans vs. Houston prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between New Orleans and Houston 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Houston a 99% chance of beating New Orleans. Our predicted final score has Houston winning 84-54.

According to our model, New Orleans (+32.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

New Orleans vs. Houston odds

We have sourced 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.

New Orleans vs. Houston picks and best bet

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