Houston Cougars vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN

The BYU Cougars (17-5) welcome the Houston Cougars (20-2) at Marriott Center on Saturday.

The Houston Cougars played UCF and walked away with a win by a score of 79-55 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 19 and UCF accounted for 13 fouls. They also converted 6 of their 21 tries from three-point range. UCF finished the game shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, UCF grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCF distributed 10 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Houston allowed 30.8% from the field on 16 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 6 of 8 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Houston ended the game with a 54.7% field goal percentage (35 out of 64) and knocked down 3 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Kingston Flemings is a player who played a role in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes. He played for 31 minutes and also grabbed 3 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Houston enters this game with a mark of 20-2 so far this year. They turn it over 8.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Houston is grabbing 36.9 boards per contest and has 343 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 127th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cougars are connecting on 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (197 of 579) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.9 points per outing (123rd in Division 1) on 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.6% on shots from downtown while they are 2nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (61.4). The Cougars defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.3% (447 of 1,137) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a group. They are 16th in the nation in allowing assists with 240 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the BYU Cougars took a loss by a score of 99-92 when they played Oklahoma State. The Cougars were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. Oklahoma State committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to make 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. When it comes to 3-pointers, BYU converted 13 of 30 attempts (43.3%). Overall, the Cougars ended up going 33 for 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Cougars allowed Oklahoma State to knock down 35 out of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.7% in the matchup. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 7 out of 21 and finished the contest at 22 of 34 at the free throw line (64.7%). In relation to how they rebounded, BYU permitted Oklahoma State to pull down 30 overall (9 on the offensive side).

AJ Dybantsa pitched in for the Cougars for the game. He accumulated 36 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 13 of 20 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 65.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 17-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which is ranked 39th in college. BYU has totaled 1,907 points so far this year (86.7 per contest) and they collect 39.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (126th in college) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Cougars commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars are ranked 167th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.0. They have forced 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (120th in college). The BYU defense surrenders 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 533) and opponents are converting on 70.1% of their foul shots. They give up 14.2 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, ranking them 245th and 122nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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