Analyzing Thursday’s Colorado vs. Houston odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Big Ten Tournament tips off Thursday with the Indiana Hoosiers (19-12, 10-10) taking on the Oregon Ducks (23-8, 12-8). Indiana is looking to continue to build its resume and get off the bubble and into the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers enter the tournament having won four of their last five games.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the UCF Knights vs. Kansas Jayhawks in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night

Houston has quickly established itself as the kings of the Big 12 with back-to-back outright regular season titles in its two seasons since joining the conference from the AAC. But there is still one bit of league supremacy the Cougars have yet to claim. A year ago, they lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game.

Houston will have the luxury of resting an extra two days with the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship basketball tournament starting Tuesday. The Big 12 regular-season champion Cougars (27-4) won’t be playing until Thursday’s quarterfinal round at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center,

N’Guessan, a forward who was spent the past three years at K-State, scored 20 points and he was far and away the best offensive weapon on his team. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. Hawkins, a transfer from Illinois, was held to five points.

KANSAS CITY — Utah’s first taste of the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament ended up being sour. The No. 11 seed Runnin’ Utes couldn’t hold on to an early double-digit lead as hot-shooting No. 14 seed UCF beat Utah 87-72 in the nightcap of Tuesday’s first round action.