The No. 20 Houston Cougars take on the No. 24 Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2012 Ticket City Bowl. Both teams had a shot to got to a BCS game late into the season, but each will have to settle for this game, which is played in inside the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It will take place on Monday, January 2nd and will be nationally televised on ESPNU with kickoff set for 12:00 EST. Taking a look at the bowl odds, I find a spread of Houston -6.5 over Penn State and a total set of 57 points. Houston The...
Read more about 2012 TicketCity Bowl Odds Southern Miss at Houston Line - November 29, 2011The No. 6 Houston Cougars will look to keep their perfect season alive when they host the No. 24 Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday. The Cougars secured their spot in the title game with an impressive 48-16 win at Tulsa. Houston and Tulsa were both 7-0 in the West Division coming into that game. Southern Miss wrapped up the East Division with a 44-7 win at home over Memphis, finishing one-game ahead of Marshall at 6-2 in conference play. The Golden Eagles...
Read more about Southern Miss at Houston Line Houston at Tulsa Line - November 21, 2011This Friday the No. 8 Houston Cougars will go on the road to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in huge Conference USA showdown. Both teams are a perfect 7-0 inside the conference, and the winner of this game will win the West Division and lock in a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game. If this game is anything like the last two times these two teams have played, you can expect this contest to go right down to the wire. Houston won 46-45 at Tulsa back in 2009, but the Golden Hurricanes...
Read more about Houston at Tulsa Line SMU at Houston Line - November 16, 2011The No. 11 Houston Cougars will look to remain one of the three unbeaten teams in college football when they host the SMU Mustangs this Saturday. The Cougars rolled 73-17 at Tulane to improve to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in Conference USA. The Mustangs lost 17-24 at Navy in their final non-conference matchup,dropping them to 6-4 overall and 4-2 inside the conference. Houston dominated SMU 45-20 last year, despite coming into the game as 8-point underdogs. Taking a look at the week 12 college football...
Read more about SMU at Houston Line Houston at Tulane Line - November 7, 2011The Houston Cougars will look to keep their perfect season alive when they go on the road to take on the struggling Tulane Green Wave. The Cougars improved to 9-0 overall and 5-0 inside Conference USA with a dominant 56-13 win at UAB this past Saturday. The Green Wave come in off a 24-45 loss at SMU and have now lost seven straight since beating UAB 49-10 back in the third game of the season. The Cougars have won eight straight in the series by an average score of 39-16. Taking a look at the week...
Read more about Houston at Tulane Line Rice at Houston Spread - October 24, 2011The 18th-ranked Houston Cougars look to remain unbeaten Thursday when they host the Rice Owls in a Conference USA showdown. Houston has won seven of the last 10 meetings in this series overall, but Rice has actually taken two of the last three despite being an underdog in each. The Owls beat the Cougars 34-31 at home last season, which should come as no surprise considering the home team has won seven of the last eight meetings. The Cougars were victorious last time here at Robertson Stadium by a...
Read more about Rice at Houston Spread Houston at UTEP Line - September 28, 2011This Thursday the Houston Cougars will open up Conference USA play on the road against the UTEP Miners. The Cougars dominated Georgia State 56-0 to improve to 4-0 on the season, while the Miners got smashed by South Florida 24-52 on the road to fall to 2-2 on the year. Houston has won four of the last five in the series, but did lose 58-41 the last time they traveled to play the Miners. Looking at the week 5 college football spreads, oddsmakers currently have the Cougars favored by 16.5-points over...
Read more about Houston at UTEP Line 2011 College Football Predictions - July 12, 2011The 2011 college football season is just around the corner, and we have went through and broke down each team to make our predictions for each conference . If you want to read up more on your favorite team, just click on your teams’ conference prediction link at the bottom of this article. SEC Prediction- The SEC has dominated college football over the past five seasons, winning five straight National Championships. There isn’t a conference that even comes close to the talent that the...
Read more about 2011 College Football Predictions 2011 Houston Football Predictions - June 30, 2011The Houston Cougars came into the 2010 season with high expectations after going 10-4 in 2009. Injuries plagued them all year as QB Case Keenum was forced to take a medical redshirt after getting hurt against UTEP and knocked out for the season versus UCLA. The Cougars would struggle without their starting QB, falling to 5-7 on the year while missing out on a bowl game. With Keenum earning a sixth year of eligibility, this team is primed to make a run at the Conference USA title. Houston welcomes...
Read more about 2011 Houston Football Predictions 2011 Conference USA Football Predictions - June 29, 2011The balance between the East and West divisions of Conference USA was pretty impressive heading into the 2010 season. They had split their games 20-20 and titles 2-2 over the previous four seasons since this conference went to two divisions. The East had the edge 10-8 last year, and also produced the best team in the UCF Knights as they beat the SMU Mustangs 17-7 in the title game. The Knights would go on to beat Georgia in the Liberty Bowl and finish #21 in the final polls, marking the first time...
Read more about 2011 Conference USA Football Predictions Central Florida at Houston - November 1, 2010This Friday the Central Florida Knights will look for their fifth consecutive win when they host the Houston Cougars in a game that will go a long way in deciding who plays in the Conference Championship. The Knights come in off an impressive 49-35 win over East Carolina, while the Cougars topped Memphis 56-17 for their second straight win. The home team is a perfect 3-0 in this series, with Central Florida taking home a 37-32 win last season. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend,...
Read more about Central Florida at Houston Mississippi State at Houston - October 7, 2010This Saturday the Houston Cougars will look for a big win at home when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Cougars took home a nice 42-23 win in their last game against Tulane, after suffering a tough loss at UCLA the previous week. Houston was not in action last week, so should be well rested and prepared for Mississippi State this weekend. The Bulldogs come in on a two game winning streak, as they defeated Alcorn State 49-16 at home last week after taking care of business against Georgia...
Read more about Mississippi State at Houston Houston at UCLA Odds - September 16, 2010This Saturday the No.23 ranked Houston Cougars will go on the road to take on the UCLA Bruins, in what will be the first real test of the 2010 season for Houston. The Cougars had no trouble improving to 2-0 last week, as they beat up on UTEP 54-24 at home. As for UCLA, the Bruins come into this game off a very bad showing at home against Stanford, as they were shutout 35-0. The current college football odds give the edge to Houston, as the Cougars are 3-point favorites on the road over UCLA. The...
Read more about Houston at UCLA Odds College Football Odds: UTEP at Houston - September 8, 2010The University of Houston and UTEP face off on September 10th, 2010 at 9:15 pm CT at Robertson Stadium in Houston. Last season, UTEP beat Houston in this matchup, 58-41, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. This matchup is sure to be one of the more interesting ones rounding out Week 2 of the season, and the college football odds show the Cougars -20 over the Miners. If you are going to wager on this game, then be sure to do it at BetUS. Fans are salivating for UTEP to be competitive after a 7th straight...
Read more about College Football Odds: UTEP at Houston 2010 Houston Football Predictions - July 27, 2010After finishing 6-2 in conference play and taking first in the CUSA West, the Cougars’ ran into a major roadblock, capping off a 10-4 overall season with a 47-20 shellacking by Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. The Cougars offense put up huge numbers and along with quarterback Case Keenum’s benchmark year at quarterback; Houston became the fourth team in NCAA history to have three receivers with over 1,000 yards receiving last season. But the defense was another story. The big question now...
Read more about 2010 Houston Football Predictions Maryland vs Houston - March 16, 2010The 4-seed Maryland Terrapins take on the 13-seed Houston Cougars in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 18th. Taking a look at the college basketball odds, it’s pretty clear that the books are expecting a blowout, with Maryland -9 over Houston as the point-spread. Gary Williams will be leading the Maryland Terrapins to his 17th NCAA Tournament appearance, with 14 of them coming with his alma mater. Maryland went 23-8 this season and 13-3 in ACC play, tying Duke for first...
Read more about Maryland vs Houston 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Spread - December 28, 2009The Armed Forces Bowl is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 31 at 12:00 p.m. ET, where there will be a replay from last year’s bowl between Houston (10-3) and Air Force (7-5). The Cougars got the 34-28 win last year, and will pit their top rated passing offense against the Falcons #1 ranked passing defense. Houston will have the home crowd support since the game will be played in nearby Fort Worth, Tx, and they’re also the 4 point favorites according to our college football odds. An advantage...
Read more about 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Spread Houston vs East Carolina NCAA Football Lines - December 3, 2009The Conference USA championship game will kickoff this Saturday at 12:00 pm et. East Carolina (8-4) will be looking to repeat their title from last year, and will be playing at home in Dowdy-Ficklen stadium as they take on #18 Houston (10-2). Our college football odds have the Pirates as the 2.5 point underdogs with the total set at 68.5. After dropping their second conference game to UCF, the Cougars had to win out and get some help from Southern Methodist, who kindly obliged with a loss...
Read more about Houston vs East Carolina NCAA Football Lines Houston at Central Florida College Football Betting Lines - November 11, 2009The Houston Cougars continued their amazing season last weekend with a stunning come from behind 46-45 victory over Tulsa. The Cougars recovered an onside kick and their kicker, Matt Hogan, made a 51 yard field goal as time expired to put them over the top. There were definitely very few football picks preseason that predicted the Cougars to be this good. Central Florida played Texas close for a half last weekend, but the Longhorns were too much for UCF to handle. Central Florida is no slouch...
Read more about Houston at Central Florida College Football Betting Lines Houston at Tulsa College Football Odds - November 5, 2009The Cougars are 7-1 this season and currently ranked #13 in the nation. They are coming off a 50-43 win vs Southern Mississippi in which defense was non existent. Houston has some great wins this season, beating Oklahoma State and Mississippi State on the road while also notching a big win vs Texas Tech at home. They are led by all-conference QB and soon to be NFL draft pick Case Keenum who has thrown for 3,293 yards with 25 touchdowns to 5 interceptions through eight games. Keenum has also completed...
Read more about Houston at Tulsa College Football Odds Southern Miss vs Houston Betting Odds - October 30, 2009Southern Mississippi travels to Houston in week nine to try and knock off the #15 ranked Cougars. Both Houston and Southern Miss are riding along the top of their divisions but a loss for either team would greatly damage that teams hopes for the Conference-USA title game. It should be a very interesting game. The Golden Eagles love to load up the run while Houston is a definite passing team. Therefore, after the game Saturday, I’ve got a feeling that we’ll be talking highly about either a strong...
Read more about Southern Miss vs Houston Betting Odds Texas Tech vs Houston - September 24, 2009As soon as you say the names Texas Tech and Houston you have to know that there is going to be a whole lot of offense, and that should definitely be the case Saturday night in Houston. The Texas Tech Red Raiders lost Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree, but with Mike Leach still at the top the Red Raiders are still putting plenty of points on the board. Earlier this year the Houston Cougars made a name for themselves by defeating Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Houston is looking to be a real BCS buster,...
Read more about Texas Tech vs Houston Houston at Oklahoma State Odds - September 10, 2009The Cowboys certainly made a statement against Georgia in week one downing the SEC powerhouse 24-10 (which was my week one BEST BET). It took Zac Robinson and Dez Bryant until late in the second quarter to get their game back in form but once they did, it was off and running for Oklahoma State. Bryant caught three passes for 77 yards but two of those passes were clutch touchdown receptions. Robinson also was down yardage wise throwing for a very low 135 yards through the air but totaled three touchdowns,...
Read more about Houston at Oklahoma State Odds 2009 Houston Cougars NCAA Football Predictions - July 15, 2009The Houston Cougars had a pretty respectable season in 2008 finishing up the regular season at 8-5, including a 34-28 win over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. The Cougars finished up Conference USA play at 6-2, good enough for a 3rd place finish in the West Division. This year the Cougars bring back a ton of talent on offense with 8 starters back, but will have their work cut out for them on the defensive side with just 4 starters back. The Cougars ranked 3rd in the Conference scoring nearly...
Read more about 2009 Houston Cougars NCAA Football Predictions Houston 2009 College Football Predictions - July 3, 2009The Houston Cougars are the West Division favorites and should be favored to win the C-USA title. A tough non-conference schedule with games against Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Mississippi State will bring out any weaknesses the Cougars may have, but C-USA play is all that truly matters here. The offense returns all of its main skill players, and it will put points on the board similar to their 40.6 points/game last season. Now the defense has to come through to make this a special season in Houston....
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