Texas Tech vs. Houston prediction: Houston favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/6/2026]

Houston and Texas Tech will meet in men's college basketball action at Fertitta Center on Tuesday, with tipoff at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Houston as the most likely winner of the Texas Tech vs. Houston game.

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

Texas Tech vs. Houston prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Houston an 81% chance of defeating Texas Tech. Our predicted final score has Houston winning 76-67.

According to our model, Houston (-7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Texas Tech vs. Houston 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.

Texas Tech vs. Houston 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Houston to win.

Texas Tech vs. Houston game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's men's college basketball game between Houston and Texas Tech at Fertitta Center is scheduled to commence at 9:00 PM ET.

• Who: Texas Tech vs. Houston
• Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
• Time: 9:00 PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Fertitta Center

Conclusion

We predict Houston, with an 81% win probability, will likely beat Texas Tech on Tuesday.

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