When your coach and leading scorer are both ejected in the opening minutes of a road game against a higher-ranked team that's won 33 straight at home, you're supposed to lose. No real person would take issue with that sentence,

Houston puts a couple of lengthy streaks on the line Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center. The Cougars take a 13-game winning streak and a 33-game home win

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Houston Cougars take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Chance McMillian scored 23 including two free throws late in overtime as No. 22 Texas Tech shocked the No. 6 Houston Cougars 82-81 at the Fertitta Center.

Houston looks to stay atop the Big 12 as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-Houston prediction and pick.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Texas Tech will try to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Red Raiders take on No. 6 Houston. The Cougars have gone 11-0 at home. Houston is ninth in the Big 12 scoring 76.0 points while shooting 46.0% from the field.