West Virginia vs. Houston Picks, Odds and Prediction – October 12

Oddsmakers project a tight game between Big 12 rivals when the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1) visit the Houston Cougars (2-3) on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium. Houston is a 2.5-point underdogs. The game has a point total set at 49.5.

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West Virginia vs. Houston Odds & Betting Lines

West Virginia vs Houston Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
West Virginia -2.5 -124 102 49.5 -115 -105 -152 +126

West Virginia vs. Houston Picks & Predictions

  • Pick ATS: West Virginia (-2.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (49.5)
  • Prediction: West Virginia 29, Houston 19

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How to Watch West Virginia vs. Houston

  • Game Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Venue: John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium
  • TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
  • Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!

West Virginia Betting Info

  • The Mountaineers have been listed as the moneyline favorite just one other time so far this season, a game they won.
  • West Virginia has yet to play as a moneyline favorite of -152 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Mountaineers have an implied win probability of 60.3%.
  • West Virginia has covered the spread in each of its past three matchups while going 3-0 overall.
  • The Mountaineers and their opponents did not hit the over in any of those games.
  • The past three West Virginia games averaged 1.7 more points (51.2) than this matchup's over/under.

Houston Betting Info

  • The Cougars have entered the game as underdogs three times this season and won once.
  • Houston has been at least a +126 moneyline underdog two times this season, but lost all of those games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cougars have a 44.2% chance to win.

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West Virginia vs. Houston Stats

West Virginia Houston
347.4 (119th) Off. Yards Avg. (Rank) 414.0 (83rd)
335.4 (23rd) Def. Yards Avg. (Rank) 405.8 (59th)
191.8 (31st) Rush Yards Avg. (Rank) 133.0 (94th)
155.6 (123rd) Pass Yards Avg. (Rank) 281.0 (25th)
5 (16th) Turnovers (Rank) 3 (4th)
5 (109th) Takeaways (Rank) 9 (38th)

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West Virginia Key Players

Name Position Stats
Garrett Greene QB 544 YDS (52.9%) / 4 TD / 0 INT
185 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 37.0 RUSH YPG
CJ Donaldson RB 348 YDS / 4 TD / 69.6 YPG / 4.0 YPC
Hudson Clement WR 10 REC / 239 YDS / 3 TD / 47.8 YPG
Kole Taylor TE 13 REC / 166 YDS / 2 TD / 33.2 YPG
Lee Kpogba LB 29 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Beanie Bishop CB 19 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 8 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Jared Bartlett LB 11 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK

Houston Key Players

Name Position Stats
Donovan Smith QB 1,347 YDS (64.4%) / 9 TD / 3 INT
163 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 32.6 RUSH YPG
Sam Brown WR 33 REC / 518 YDS / 1 TD / 103.6 YPG
Matthew Golden WR 24 REC / 261 YDS / 4 TD / 52.2 YPG
Parker Jenkins RB 218 YDS / 3 TD / 43.6 YPG / 5.3 YPC
Nelson Ceaser DL 20 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 4.5 SACK
Malik Robinson LB 31 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Isaiah Hamilton DB 16 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Malik Fleming DB 17 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD

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