Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars Betting Lines - Free Pick
Date:
October 15, 7:00 pm
Location:
TDECU Stadium
TV:
NBC Sports
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Houston -21.5
Total:
72.5
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The Golden Hurricane of Tulsa (4-1) will hit the road to face off with the Houston Cougars (5-1) in a rivalry game positioned as a critical AAC match-up. The rivalry dates back to 1950 but was placed on a moratorium for over a decade until it renewed in 2005. Since 2005, Houston has won 7 of the last 10 meetings between both sides. The game will be broadcasted for national audiences in prime time on ESPN2 at 7:00 PM EDT.
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars Overview<br />
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Tulsa’s one defeat came in Week One, when they were stifled at Ohio State, the current #2 team in the country. Outside of this loss, Tulsa has won their previous three contests. Tulsa most recently emerged victorious in overtime against SMU 43-40.
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Houston enters off a huge upset loss at Navy, where the Cougars were favored by over seventeen points. Houston cannot be written off from the College Football Playoff just quite yet. They are a dangerous football team that features a dynamic playmaker in Greg Ward, Jr. who continues to impress.
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Tulsa at Houston Betting Trends<br />
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Tulsa is 1-4 ATS this season.
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Tulsa has won their last 3 fixtures.
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Houston is 8-2 SU in their last 10 contests.
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Houston has won the previous 2 matches in this series.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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The public money in this week 7 of the NCAAF Tulsa/Houston matchup is heavily favoring the Cougars to cover the 21.5 point spread with over 80% confidence. The over/under bettors believe by a huge margin that this game will definitely go over the 73.5 points.
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars Prediction
The market opened at 19 points spotted to the Golden Hurricane and since then we have seen movements of 2.5 points further in the direction of Houston and away from Tulsa. In Over/Under markets, the Total Line is currently sitting at 72.5. The problem for Tulsa has always been their lack of defense despite boasting a traditionally powerful offense. The Golden Hurricane live and die by their offense and like to win games by outscoring opponents. This has largely worked for the most part against mid-major featherweights but in many instances they were trifled against teams of consequence. Nevertheless, rivalry games often cast aside any previous statistics. With regard to Navy’s achievements against the Cougars, it is safe to say Houston’s defense was certainly exposed last week as Navy was able to hang 46 points on the Cougs. What is frightening about this notion is the Mids are not a team often known for incinerating scoreboards. Simply put, if Navy can score 46 on Houston imagine what Tulsa can do if Houston does not do their homework on the Golden Hurricane. Mathematically it is simple. Rivalry game plus a potential shootout and a huge allotment of points equals tremendous value on Tulsa. The public is still enamored with the Cougars as they seem to be popular and sexy pick with the recent memories of Houston routing both Oklahoma this season and Florida State at the end of 2015. Regardless, Tulsa will enter this one with an opportunity to show the entire country on national television why they are 4-1.
Free Pick:
Take Tulsa +21.5
