Houston vs. BYU Free Pick
PROVO, UT (ATS Consultants) – Fresh off its crushing of Texas, BYU will look to go 3-0 when it hosts unranked Houston tonight at 9:00PM ET in its home opener.
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According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, BYU is currently a 17.5-point favorite over Houston while the total for tonight’s game is sitting at 58 points. BYU opened as a 14-point favorite before the line was bet up, while the total has gone from 55 up to 58 at most sports books.
Quarterback Taysom Hill rushed for 99 yards on 24 carries with three touchdowns while also adding 181 yards through the air on 18-of-27 passing in BYU’s 41-7 victory over Texas last week. The Cougars covered easily as 1-point underdogs while the combined score went just over the posted total of 48 points.
Houston had no issues with I-AA opponent Grambling State last week in a 47-0 victory. The Cougars just barely missed covering the 49.5-point spread as the combined score fell comfortably under the total of 66 points. John O’Korn completed 14-of-24 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown while Kenneth Farrow rushed for 130 yards on 13 carries and added a score.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take Houston. According to latest college football trends, Houston is 7-0 against the spread in its last seven road games, 4-1 ATS in its last five games in September and 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games following a straight up win. Houston is also 11-4 against the number in its last 15 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points and 4-0 ATS in its last four road games versus a team with a winning home record. On the other side, BYU is just 5-11 against the spread in its last 16 games following a straight up win, 2-5 ATS in its last seven games after scoring more than 40 points in its previous game and 1-4 ATS in its last five games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in its previous game.
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