The Houston Cougars have been to this stage before in recent history. Four years ago, in fact. That team, led by Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes, rode a stifling defense to the Final Four, where the inconsistent offense finally came back to bite them in a loss to eventual champs Baylor.

Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in the Final Four.

The Houston Cougars dominated the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament. They had 22 wins and only one loss in all of conference play. They have also

The winner of the Duke-Houston game will determine whether an AI or a human wins $1 million in a March Madness bet.

There are plenty of fun bets relating to the Final Four, from how many dunks Houston will have to which team will get to 15 points first.

HOUSTON — University of Houston fans are welcome to one of more than a dozen watch parties hosted by alumni associations across the counter. The UH men’s basketball team will face off against Duke on Saturday in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio.