Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Baylor junior guard Jared Butler
The Baylor Bears (26-2) and the Houston Cougars (28-3) make their long-awaited return to the Final Four stage on Saturday when the two meet at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with a spot in the National Championship game up for grabs.
The game starts at 5:14 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of Baylor vs. Houston online for free. Note that CBS games aren’t available on the March Madness Live app, so you’ll have to use one of the following options instead:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of CBS on the Prime Paramount+ Channel. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Amazon Prime Paramount+ Free Trial
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch Baylor vs Houston live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show, Echo Spot, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Baylor vs Houston live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV (all four will combine to broadcast every NCAA tournament game) are all included in every package, but it’s worth noting for basketball fans that NBA League Pass is currently being offered at no extra cost in the “Choice” and above bundles, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Firestick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch Baylor vs Houston live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch a live stream of your local CBS channel via Paramount+, which comes with a free 30-day trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch Baylor vs Houston live on the Paramount+ app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
Baylor vs Houston Preview
The two teams that will take the floor first in Indianapolis on Saturday night to kick-off the Final Four have a lot in common besides just their Texas ties.
No. 1-seeded Baylor and No. 3-seeded Houston will be playing in their first Final Four in the modern NCAA Tournament era. Both teams haven’t played in the tournament’s final weekend since it was expanded in 1985. C while the Cougars will be returning to the big stage for the first time since the Phi Slama Jama days of Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler propelled them to three consecutive Final Fours from 1982-1984.
Baylor reached the national semifinal after defeating Arkansas 81-72 in the South Regional Final.
One of the keys to making a deep run in March is strong, veteran guard play, and Baylor checks that box, bringing to the floor a potent three-pronged attack in junior Jared Butler (16.5 points per game), senior MaCio Teague (15.9 ppg) and junior Davion Mitchell (14.0 ppg). The trio leads the way for the Bears, who are ranked first in the country in three-point shooting field goal percentage (41%).
In addition to being able to light it up from long distance, Baylor also gets after it on the defensive end. Baylor’s defense is led by Butler, who swept the three National Defensive Player of the Year awards this season, as well as being named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
The Bears, who were ranked at the top of the polls with Gonzaga all year, captured their first conference title in 71 seasons, winning the Big 12 regular-season championship. Baylor comes into the Final Four, a battle-tested group, having gone 9-2 this season against AP Top 25 teams, which included a 5-0 record against AP Top 10 teams.
If there’s a team that could potentially slow down the long-range attack of Baylor’s, it’s Houston, who leads the country in field goal percentage defense and holds their opponents to 57 points per game. The Cougars are ranked first in three-point field-goal defense and second in scoring defense. They’ve been stellar on the defensive end in the NCAA Tournament, not allowing a team to put up more than 61 points in their first four games.
Junior guard Quentin Grimes leads Houston’s offensive attack, averaging 18 points and 6 assists per game. Grimes is shooting 43.6% from three-point range during the tournament (17-of-39).
The Cougars’ X-factor all season-long has been on the boards, as they get after it as aggressively as any team in the nation, outrebounding their opponents 40.9-31.5 per game.
The winner of the Baylor-Houston game will get to play for their first-ever national title Monday night against the winner of No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 UCLA.