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Gameday Thread: Baylor Looks to Rebound against No. 7 Houston

Baylor men’s basketball (10-4; 0-2) hosts No. 7 Houston (14-1; 2-0) on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 12 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on Peacock.
By Ashley Hodge
January 9, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor men’s basketball (10-4; 0-2) hosts No. 7 Houston (14-1; 2-0) on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 12 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on Peacock.  

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (46), Houston (10)
    • Prediction: Houston 75, Baylor 70
  • KenPom: Baylor (34), Houston (11)
    • Prediction: Houston 74, Baylor 72
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (34), Houston (16)
    • Prediction: Houston 73, Baylor 71
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (39), Houston (10)
    • Prediction: Houston 75, Baylor 71

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (21 ppg; 5 reb; 2 blks)
  • Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (12 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst)
  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (10 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)

Baylor Bench

  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 8 reb)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (11 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (4 ppg; 5 reb)

Projected Lineups

Houston Starters

  • Guard: Kingston Flemings (Fr.) 6-4, 190 (16 ppg; 5 asst; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Milos Uzan (Sr.) 6-4, 195 (11 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Emmanuel Sharp (Sr.) 6-3, 205 (16 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Joseph Tugler (Jr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blks)
  • Forward: Chris Cenac (Fr.) 6-11, 240 (9 ppg; 8 reb)

Houston Bench

  • Guard: Isiah Hartwell (Fr.) 6-6, 220 (5 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Guard: Chase McCarty (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (3 ppg)
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Gameday Thread: Baylor Looks to Rebound against No. 7 Houston

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11:40a, 1/9/26
Let's get this dub!
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1:11p, 1/9/26
Just win Bears!
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4:39p, 1/9/26
Chock up another "L"
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12:53a, 1/10/26
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9:04a
lomers with the tip.

- kkm

go bears!
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9:08a
At what point do we consider switching up the starting 5?

LETS GET THIS DUB BABY!
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In reply to Walker DeBord • 9:59a
Walker DeBord said:
At what point do we consider switching up the starting 5?

LETS GET THIS DUB BABY!

We already have. Powell started the second half against ISU and we brought Skillings off the bench. I would expect the same rotation moving forward -- Powell and Nnaji platooning at the 5, Rataj and Skillings at the 4.
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11:02a
Carr should run point
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11:28a
Peacock should get plucked.
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In reply to Bearwhiz • 11:34a
Bearwhiz said:
Carr should run point


Mucho AGREE!!
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11:40a
Last I checked the line is literally 2.5 points. Drew needs to find a way to beat a real team in conference.. it's time.
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In reply to Quinton • 12:03p
Put a few bucks on Houston -2.5. Win win for me. Win a few bucks or BU pulls a big upset
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In reply to IowaBear • 12:07p
IowaBear said:
Put a few bucks on Houston -2.5. Win win for me. Win a few bucks or BU pulls a big upset

we're favorites in real time right now if you want that line too.
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12:13p
Outstanding start. Actually hitting shots.
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12:13p
Ideal start!
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12:15p
Where's this 3-point shooting been hiding?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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12:15p
Awesome three point shooting!
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12:17p
Great start! Pressures on Houston today. House money for the Bears today
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12:20p
typical have them on the ropes and then 3 bad possessions. They refuse to get up double digits.
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12:21p
Again, awful defensive rebounding
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12:30p
This team doesn't value possessions at all. That's ALL on Drew.
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12:31p
After such a great start, things are back to normal - can't hit the side of a barn, missing FTs, and getting destroyed on the glass
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12:31p
Glad they can just grab us with no calls
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12:34p
This team just isn't good enough. We swung and missed on Rataj and Agbim and don't have nearly enough offense to score against athletic defensive teams.

Watching this program stagnate the way it has since the title run has been depressing. This program has a big, fat bunch of nothing going for it right now ... unless you take solace in touting NBA draft picks and players, and I don't at all.
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12:36p
This is an absolute ass-kicking. We'll be lucky to keep this within 30.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:36p
The frustrating part is the Baylor nails fund from my understanding has PLENTY of $$ to build good teams. Watching Houston, AZ, BYu, Tech, ISU lap Bu sucks
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12:36p
We have 3 or 4 guys who will probably do okay against the lower half of the Big 12, but will struggle every time with the top half because they just aren't quick enough, athletic enough or fundamentally sound enough to be at the highest level against a high level opponent.
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12:37p
Really poorly coached team unfortunately
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In reply to IowaBear • 12:37p
IowaBear said:
The frustrating part is the Baylor nails fund from my understanding has PLENTY of $$ to build good teams. Watching Houston, AZ, BYu, Tech, ISU lap Bu sucks

We aren't building teams at all. That's the problem.

It's been the problem for years now, but few here have wanted to admit it.
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12:37p
Some aren't gonna want to hear this… but the amount of guys Drew whiffs on these days is incredibly alarming
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12:38p
The title of this thread "looks to rebound" is hilarious. We are still looking.
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12:38p
About to get ugly… I appreciate the hustle but this is just a bad team.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:38p
I want 0 1 n done guys and zero grad transfers going forward. Drew has got to out himself in position to have roster retention. If you lose a few guys chasing nil so be it.
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In reply to Quinton • 12:39p
Quinton said:
Really poorly coached team unfortunately

This team has no talent. That's a much bigger problem than coaching.

When Scott Drew has no point guard, we suck. It's happened several times the last 15-20 years.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:40p
I'll give Drew a pass this year. But not for the others. Go get a damm PG. quit trying to make combo guards into full time PGs. That **** doesn't work
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