Who’s playing
TCU Horned Frogs @ Houston Cougars
Current records: TCU 8-5, Houston 10-3
How to watch
- When: Monday January 6, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
- Or: Fertitta Center – Houston, Texas
- TV: ESPN2
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $19.00
What you need to know
If the bettors’ predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Houston. They and the TCU Horned Frogs will face off in a Big 12 battle at 9 p.m. ET Monday at the Fertitta Center. The Cougars will look to keep their 25-game home winning streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Saturday, Houston couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 86-55 blowout they got against BYU. Houston has made a habit of putting opponents off the field, having won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Houston earned its win thanks to several key players, but it was Terrance Arceneaux up front who went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points plus six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Arceneaux a new career high in three (four). Emanuel Sharp was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 18 points.
Houston broke the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outscored their opponents in that department as BYU only struck out seven.
Meanwhile, TCU dodged a bullet Saturday and finished off Kansas State 63-62.
Several players had strong performances to lead TCU to the victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Reynolds, who went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points.
Houston has had some incredibly good performances recently as they have won seven of their last eight matchups, which has been a nice improvement to their 10-3 record this season. As for TCU, their victory improved their record to 8-5.
Houston topped TCU in the teams’ last game in March 2024 by a score of 60-45. Will Houston repeat its success, or does TCU have a better game plan this time around? We’ll know soon enough.
Odds
Houston is an 18.5-point favorite against TCU, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a gap of 18.5 points and stayed there.
The over/under is 128.5 points.
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History of the series
Houston and TCU both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- March 14, 2024 – Houston 60 vs. TCU 45
- January 13, 2024 – TCU 68 vs. Houston 67
