Houston Cougars vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: Peacock

The Baylor Bears (10-4) host the Houston Cougars (14-1) at Foster Pavilion on Saturday.

The Houston Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and took home the win by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. Houston finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (24 of 61) and knocked down 4 of 17 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 17 of their 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 of 56 shooting. Texas Tech earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Furthermore, Texas Tech collected 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas Tech finished the game at 90.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 11 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 28 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 15 while Texas Tech racked up 19 personal fouls.

Kingston Flemings is someone who came through for the game. He accounted for 23 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and collected 3 boards. He ended up shooting 47.4% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

Get all of our NCAA Picks Tonight

Houston enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 14-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 8.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 37.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 235 dimes on the year, which is 140th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are shooting 34.1% from downtown (131 of 384) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.3 points per game (188th in the country) while going 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They give up 29.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 3rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (60.3). The Cougars defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.3% (307 of 782) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are 11th in D-1 in allowing assists with 151 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 70-60 against Iowa State. Concerning attacking the glass, Baylor permitted Iowa State to grab 42 overall (16 offensive). They finished 31.6% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 19 and ended up shooting 12 out of 20 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Bears allowed Iowa State to knock down 26 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6% for this game. Overall, the Bears went 19 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.6%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Baylor converted 5 of 27 attempts (18.5%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.6%. Iowa State committed 25 fouls in this matchup which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Bears recorded 24 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this game.

Cameron Carr ended up being a major contributor for the Bears for the game. He made 5 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in the game.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 10-4 so far this season. The Bears are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per contest (36th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Baylor has earned 1,270 pts for the year (90.7 per contest) and they average 41.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are hitting on 49.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 32nd in the country.

The Baylor defense concedes 33.0% on 3-point shots (98 of 297) and opponents are converting on 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.8 assists and 32.7 total boards per game, ranking them 137th and 87th in college hoops. The Bears on defense are ranked 205th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (97th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Get college basketball picks on every single game, or if you want our very best bets by the experts, sign up for your free $60 account with a guarantee.