Houston Cougars vs Utah Utes Prediction, 2/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Utah Utes

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (9-14) will go up against the Houston Cougars (21-2) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Tuesday.

The Houston Cougars faced off with BYU and went home with a win by a final score of 77-66 in their last game. Houston walked away from the game having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 7 out of their 20 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 12 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the floor on 21 of 53 shooting. BYU doled out 11 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. On top of that, BYU grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. BYU ended up shooting 57.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 28 tries. They made 8 of their 22 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 22 while BYU accumulated 18 fouls.

Kingston Flemings is one player who played a role for this game. He finished with 19 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Houston enters this one with a win-loss mark of 21-2 this year. They have an average of 78.8 points per contest (124th in the country) while shooting 45.6% from the field. The Cougars are hitting 34.1% from downtown (204 of 599) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Houston is pulling in 37.0 boards per contest and has racked up 358 dimes this year, which ranks 129th in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 8.1 times per game and as a team they commit 18.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They rank 14th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 251 relinquished so far this season. The Cougars are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (468 of 1,190) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 31.8% from beyond the arc while they are 2nd in the nation in opponents PPG (61.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-59 when they faced Kansas. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Kansas to collect 35 in total (6 offensive). They finished 16.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 out of 18 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Utes allowed Kansas to make 28 of their 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Utes shot 22 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Utah made 5 of 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 62.5%. Kansas was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Utes were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest.

Keanu Dawes ended up being a factor for the Utes for this game. He totaled 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 10 of 13 for this contest for a rate of 76.9%, and had 12 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 9-14 on the year. The Utes are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (199th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Utah has totaled 1,792 pts for the season (77.9 per contest) and they snag 34.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Utes are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 153rd in the country.

The Utah defense concedes 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (165 of 483) and opponents are making 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.2 assists and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 245th and 312th in the country. The Utes defensively are ranked 335th in college in points given up per game with 80.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (336th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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