2022 March Madness: Houston vs. Arizona prediction, game time, live stream

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 20: Christian Koloko #35 and Bennedict Mathurin #0 of the Arizona Wildcats compete for position with Eddie Lampkin #4 of the TCU Horned Frogs during the first half in the second round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Viejas Arena at San Diego State University on March 20, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 20: Christian Koloko #35 and Bennedict Mathurin #0 of the Arizona Wildcats compete for position with Eddie Lampkin #4 of the TCU Horned Frogs during the first half in the second round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Viejas Arena at San Diego State University on March 20, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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No. 5 Houston will be fired up to try and record a stunning upset over No. 1 Arizona in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. 

For most Arizona Wildcats basketball fans, they still haven’t caught their breath after the thrilling second-round win over TCU. Now, No. 1 ‘Zona will look to keep things rocking in the Sweet 16, as they’ll be taking on No. 5 Houston on Thursday.

Arizona is the favorite to come out on top of this March Madness battle, but Houston saw how close TCU was to pulling off an upset, so the Cougars will be ready to try and get things done. In what should be a back-and-forth affair, which team will move on to the Elite Eight?

Arizona vs. Houston game time

The two teams will face off at 8:59 p.m. ET at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. For those of you not fortunate enough to catch the action live, the game will be televised by CBS, while a live stream of the contest can be seen via fubo.tv.

Arizona vs. Houston prediction

The NCAA Tournament is all about surviving and advancing. That’s what Arizona was able to do against TCU, as it really looked like the Horned Frogs were going to move on. Houston will have its hands full with the Wildcats in this one. While the expectation is that Houston will be able to keep things close, look for Arizona to pull away late in the second half. Arizona will keep its title hopes alive with a narrow victory.

Prediction: Arizona 78-73 Houston

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