Baylor: The Bears missed an opportunity to add a marquee win and fell to 4-8 in Quad 1 games. Baylor’s lack of depth came into play as Houston outscored the Bears’ bench 24-1, and three starters played at least 35 minutes.

Tonight’s spread sits at Houston -9, with Baylor missing some key pieces as well. Some prediction models call for an even bigger margin from the Cougars. If the game does open up, expect Sampson to protect his top talent and sit Cryer in the second half.