Houston vs Arizona Prediction 2/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The Houston Cougars and the Arizona Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McKale Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston vs. Arizona prediction.

Houston Recap

The Houston Cougars come into this game looking to add on to their 76-65 win over Baylor last time out to improve to 20-4 on the year. After this game, Houston will head on the road for a matchup with Arizona State.

Cougars Win Three Straight

L.J. Cryer leads the Cougars in scoring with 14.3 PPG while Emanuel Sharp has 12.5 PPG with 3 RPG. J’Wan Roberts has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass up to this point in the year while Milos Uzan has added 10 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 4.7 APG to lead Houston in assists, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Terrance Arceneaux has 8.6 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Joseph Tugler added 5.8 PPG and 6.1 RPG. As a team, Houston’s averaging 75.7 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 39.3% from three, and 72.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Houston Cougars will win

• Houston has won each of its last 10 road games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Arizona has lost three of its last four day games against AP-ranked opponents.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back from a 73-70 loss at the hands of Kansas State last time out. After this game, Arizona will head on the road for a matchup with the Baylor Bears.

Wildcats Have Six-Game Win Streak Snapped

Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 16.3 PPG along with 4.5 RPG and 3.2 APG while Jaden Bradley has 11.7 PPG and 3.8 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. KJ Lewis has 10 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3.3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 8.3 PPG and Trey Townsend has 9 PPG and 4.1 RPG so far this season. Henri Veesaar also has 8.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Arizona is averaging 82.9 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three-point range, and 76.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won each of its last 19 games at McKale Memorial Center when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Houston has lost five of its last six games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Arizona’s last seven games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 141+ points.
• Each of Houston’s last four games against AP-ranked opponents has produced a total of 143+ points.

Houston vs. Arizona Prediction

I’m with Houston in this one. I get the case to be made for the Wildcats at home here, and Arizona’s really turned a corner on their season in conference play. However, the Wildcats can still be erratic at times as far as Caleb Love goes and I think that Arizona could have issues here dealing with this Houston defense. The Cougars may not score a ton on the road, but that suffocating defense travels, and I just don’t trust Arizona to be able to keep their cool under pressure. I’ll roll with Houston laying the bucket on the road in this one.