Big 12 Basketball Tournament Odds: Houston Favored

The Houston Cougars, who have lost just once in conference play, remain the favorites to win the Big 12 basketball tournament at +100 odds. While the only team to defeat them in the Big 12, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, hover as +350 underdogs. Iowa State at +600 odds boasts both the highest ticket percentage and handle percentage of bets as bettors flock to the Cyclones. 

Look for all the updated Big 12 Conference Winner odds, below. 

big 12 regular season conference winner Odds

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big 12 conference winner Favorite: Houston Cougars (+100)

Houston's venemous, pressure-based defense has the Cougars sitting pretty at 27-4 on the season. Kelvin Sampson's squad sit second in KenPom's defensive ratings, and are 10th in offensive rating this season. The Cougars swarming defense confuses even the greatest offensive teams in Division 1, holding opponents' to only 58.1 points per game, the best mark in the nation. 

Additionally, this year's Cougar's squad can really shoot the basketball, ranking 4th in the country while knocking down 39.7% of shots from deep. Houston have won 10 straight games, while dismissing even their greatest Big 12 rivals, including Texas Tech, Arizona and Iowa State with relative ease. There's little reason not to back the Cougars at plus-money in the Big 12 championship odds. 

big 12 conference winner contender: Texas Tech Red Raiders (+350)

While they fell in their latest matchup against the Cougars, Texas Tech is the only Big 12 team to defeat Houston this season. The impressive Red Raiders sit 10th in KenPom ratings, and are seventh in offensive rating on the year. 

The Red Raiders finished 15-3 SU in conference play. Plus, Texas Tech have been one of the better teams when playing away from home, finishing 8-2 SU. However, losses to Arizona, TCU and an eight-point loss at home to Houston over the past month have halted their momentum. 

Tech sits 27th in effective field-goal percentage and 39th in turnover percentage - lending credence to the fact that the Red Raiders offense can get hot and take them far in the Big 12 conference championship. Whether or not they can defeat the dominant Cougars remains to be seen.

Big 12 Conference Tournament Champion: Iowa State +205

Iowa State upset the Big 12 favorite Houston Cougars to win the tournament Championship.

Last 10 Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Winners

With blue blood giants like the Kansas Jayhawks and Texas Longhorns, the Big 12's basketball legacy is interwoven within the very fabric of college hoops. When you look up “a whole lot of winning” in the dictionary, you’ll find a picture of the Jayhawks. They’ve dominated the conference, winning the most Big 12 tournaments with 12 – how fitting. Four of those championships have come in the last decade. Additionally, the Jayhawks have won the regular-season title nine times in the last 11 years. 

Predictably, the Kansas Jayhawks lead the Big-12 with 2357 overall wins. Kansas has been blessed by some of the finest coaches, and greatest college basketball players of all-time.