Kansas vs Houston Prediction, Odds and Best Bet Today: Back Over 132.5

When the 2024-25 schedule was released, the early March matchup between Kansas and Houston figured to have a role in the Big 12 championship race. Houston took care of its end of the bargain as the Cougars clinched the conference regular-season title. Kansas is struggling to finish over .500 in Big 12 play. The BetUS sportsbook has Houston as a three-possession favorite at home.

Houston (+750) trails only Duke and Auburn for the shortest odds of winning March Madness. The championship odds for Kansas have moved from +1000 to +6000 since the start of the season.

Houston won by 30 points the last time that Kansas came to town. Expect a closer game this time around even though Kansas has covered against the NCAAB betting line in just one of its last nine games as an underdog.

Kansas vs Houston Prediction Today

Houston has set its sights on a No. 1 seed in the March Madness bracket and a win on Monday would certainly strengthen the case for the Cougars to be on the top line.

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— Houston Men’s Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@UHCougarMBK) March 1, 2025

Kansas is just 4-7 on the road this season and has already lost twice this season when coming off a loss. It is not very often that the college basketball spread has Kansas as a 9½-point underdog.

The recent ATS record for Kansas as the underdog has been pretty ugly but we’ll go with the Jayhawks to hang around in this one when making March 3 college basketball picks, Score prediction: Houston 71, Kansas 65.

Kansas vs Houston How to Watch

• Game: Kansas (19-10, 10-8 Big 12) vs Houston (25-4, 17-1)
• Date/Time: Monday, March 3, 9 p.m. ET
• Location: Fertitta Center, Houston
• Kansas vs Houston Live Stream: Fubo.tv

Find Kansas vs Houston betting trends here.

Top 2 Kansas vs Houston Betting Picks

1. ATS Pick: Kansas (+9½)

Kansas has failed to cover in each of its three games this season when listed by the BetUS sportsbook as the road underdog. However, Houston is only 9-7 ATS as the home favorite.

It has been pretty hard to figure out this Kansas team. The Jayhawks were one of the teams to beat when the season began.This is another opportunity for Kansas to prove it can be a dangerous team in the March Madness bracket.

Take Kansas at +9½ to cover when looking at the Kansas vs Houston best bets.

Bet Kansas (+9½)

2. Kansas vs Houston Over 132.5

All the numbers suggest that this Big 12 clash could finish under, per Kansas vs Houston stats. Houston has seen just 13 games land over this season and that is four more than the total for Kansas.

Yes, we know that nine of Houston’s 16 home games have gone under the total while just three of the 11 road matchups for Kansas went over the total. We still like this game to go over 132.5 when making college basketball best bets.

Bet Kansas vs Houston Over 132.5

Kansas vs Houston Best Player Prop Bet

• Zeke Mayo Over 11.5 points (+100)

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo has been taking plenty of heat from some keyboard warriors as he is averaging 7.5 points on 9-of-31 shooting over the last four games. There could be other college basketball prop bet options worth pondering.

“I 100% deserve all the criticism in the world,” Zeke Mayo wrote. “My performance was beyond pitiful today, and has been for a while now. … I can’t be perfect all the time. I’m sorry to our fans and my teammates, I will continue to get better.”https://t.co/H9a94mC9lW

— Tribune-Review Sports (@TribSports) March 2, 2025

Mayo put up 16.6 points in his first five games against ranked teams this season before things unraveled against Texas Tech. We’ll go with Mayo to bounce back. Take Mayo to go over 11.5 points.

Bet Zeke Mayo Over 11.5 points (+100) 

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