What channel is Baylor vs. Houston on today? Time, TV schedule for 2021 Final Four game

Two Lone Star State groups set on returning to former glory will make up the primary Remaining 4 matchup of the 2021 NCAA Match.

The matchup between Houston (Midwest 2 seed) and Baylor (South 1 seed) can be fascinating sufficient by itself in the event you targeted solely on the Texas supremacy angle; fortunately for March Insanity followers, the gamers and coaches on each groups present nice storylines that solely add to the intrigue of the matchup.

Take into account Houston, a workforce that has not made the Remaining 4 because the Phi Slama Jama days within the mid-1980s. The Cougars would love nothing greater than to increase their NCAA Match keep in honor of these gamers who took the NCAA Match — and school basketball — by storm. Then there’s coach Kelvin Sampson, whose street right here was constructed brick by brick after he left school for six years. Quentin Grimes, a former one-and-done candidate whose early profession at Kansas did not play out as he needed, however that regardless has discovered him amongst school basketball’s elite.

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Baylor, in the meantime, was as soon as thought-about on the identical tier as No. 1 total seed Gonzaga and a possible undefeated candidate — earlier than COVID-19 disrupted their season. The Bears have two losses this season, however are nonetheless thought-about to be on a collision course with the Bulldogs, if they’ll get previous Houston first. A resurgent protection makes it all of the extra doubtless that collision occurs. It could even be the workforce’s first championship berth since 1948.

Here is hoping the workforce’s play on Saturday matches the unbelievable storylines prevalent on this matchup. Till then, here is every part you have to watch Baylor vs. Houston within the first Remaining 4 sport, together with time, date, location, up to date betting odds and extra:

What channel is Baylor vs. Houston on tonight?

CBS, which has unique broadcast rights for the 2021 Remaining 4, will air each Baylor-Houston and Gonzaga-UCLA on Saturday.

Baylor vs. Houston begin time

• Date: Saturday, April 3
• Time: 5:14 p.m. ET | 2:14 p.m. PT

The Remaining 4 sport between Baylor and Houston is scheduled to tip off at 5:14 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 3.

The place is the Remaining 4 in 2021?

• Location: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Lucas Oil Stadium will function the Remaining 4 website for the third time since 2010. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic pressured the 2021 NCAA Match to be performed totally within the state of Indiana, the venue additionally was used as early as the primary spherical to host video games.

March Insanity will transfer to New Orleans in 2022, Houston in 2023, Phoenix in 2024 and San Antonio in 2025 earlier than returning to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium in 2026. Beneath are the complete dates for the Remaining 4 in every of the subsequent 5 seasons.

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Baylor vs. Houston odds to win Remaining 4 matchup

Baylor opened as a five-point favourite over Houston, and the road has stayed constant as the sport approaches. The Bears have had a barely extra taxing street to the Remaining 4, beating three straight single-digit seeds to achieve the nationwide semifinal. The Cougars, in the meantime, have been paired towards the 15, 10, 11 and 12 seeds. Whether or not meaning Baylor is extra battle-tested or weary stays to be seen.

Beneath is unfold, over/underneath and moneyline for Baylor-Houston as of midday ET on Wednesday, March 31:

• Unfold: Baylor (-5)
• Over/underneath: 135
• Moneyline: Baylor -200, Houston +175

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