Houston vs. UCF Prediction: Houston Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/18/2025]

College basketball action continues on Saturday at 12:00PM ET as the favored Houston takes on UCF in college basketball action at Addition Financial Arena.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Houston as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Houston-UCF game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Houston is more likely to win, while UCF has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Houston vs. UCF predictions page.

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Houston vs. UCF Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball action between UCF and Houston at Addition Financial Arena is scheduled to begin at 12:00PM ET.

• Who: Houston vs. UCF
• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 12:00PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Addition Financial Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Saturday's Houston vs. UCF matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Houston vs. UCF Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Houston and UCF 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Houston an 89% chance of defeating UCF. Our predicted final score has Houston winning 76-63.

According to our model, UCF (+13.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Houston vs. UCF Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Houston	UCF
Spread	-13.5 (-110)	+13.5 (-108)
Moneyline	-1050	+750
Total	o138.5 (-105)	u138.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Houston vs. UCF Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Houston vs. UCF matchup is on the spread.

Our expert predictions, matched against the current odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Conclusion

We predict Houston, with an 89% win probability, will likely beat UCF on Saturday.

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