The No. 6 Houston Cougars (3-2) will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-2) on Thursday morning in the NIL-driven 2024 Players Era Festival on the Las Vegas strip. Both teams are coming off losses in their first Players Era Festival 2024 matchup with Notre Dame losing to Rutgers, 85-84, in overtime on Tuesday and Houston falling to No. 9 Alabama, 85-80, in a battle of top-10 teams on Tuesday.
Tipoff is set for 12:30 a.m. ET on Thursday morning from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nev. Houston is a 16.5-point favorite in the latest Houston vs. Notre Dame odds, while the over/under is 136 points per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Notre Dame vs. Houston picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.