Houston vs Baylor Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 3/8/25, 11:58 AM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 3/8/25 at 12:02 PM in Basketball Picks

The No. 3 Houston Cougars (26-4, 18-1) will wrap up the regular season on the road against the Baylor Bears (18-12, 10-9) at the Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX. Tipoff for this Big 12 battle is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET with coverage via ESPN.

Houston is coming into this game hot, riding a nine-game win streak that includes a victory over Baylor in Houston (Feb. 10, 76-65) and wins over three ranked teams (No. 13 Arizona 62-58; No. 8 Iowa State 68-59; No. 10 Texas Tech 69-61). Their No. 1-ranked defense has led the way, holding opponents to 59 points per game. No one has scored more than 65 points against them during the win streak. Baylor was one of two teams to hit that mark, but the Bears' defense couldn’t stop Houston’s offense, hence the loss. Since that loss, Baylor has gone 3-3 with wins in their last two games.

Baylor averages a few points more on offense a game (77.3 to 74.5). They’ll need to figure something out against Houston’s stifling defense if they are to pull off an upset in this game. The last team to beat Houston (Texas Tech) hit 12 of 30 three-point attempts. The Bears have averaged 8.7 three-pointers a game.