NCAAF : Houston Cougars vs Cincinnati Bearcats

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September 21, 2024
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Game Info: September 21, 2024 12:00PM EDT @ Nippert Stadium

After defeating Rice comprehensively, Houston is now ready for its matchup with Oklahoma that went down to the wire. On the other hand, Cincinnati won against Miami (OH) but lost narrowly to Pittsburgh. After experiencing good and bad times, they both desire to give their best.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Houston +141 , Cincinnati -161

Spread: Houston +3.5 Cincinnati -3.5

Over/Under: 47

Team Recent Performance

Houston Cougars

On 15th of September, they beat Rice with a score of 33-7 as 5-point favorites, while the total has been under 45. They lost 12-16 to Oklahoma on 8th September but covered the +28 spread; hence, the under 49.5 was hit. On September 1st, they went down to UNLV by 27-7 even though they were 3.5-point favorites (the total was under 56). On November they lost again against UCF with a score of 13-27 being 16 point underdogs and it hit the under at 61.5 then on 19th November they lost 30-43 suffering from an additional point spread of 6.5 that was projected against Oklahoma State hence making it over at 57.5

Cincinnati Bearcats

On September 15th, they beat Miami 27-16 as 3-point favorites, going under 47.5 points in total. On September 8th, they lost 27-28 to Pittsburgh as 1.5-point favorites with the total going under 62.5 points scored. Then on September 1st, they won against towson by a 38-20 margin but failed to cover for the -33.5 spread and instead hit over 57 scoring totals during the game. The following matches were held on November 26th where they lost to Kansas 49-16 (7.5 point underdogs) going over 59 total points before losing once again on November 19th against West Virginia by a scoreline of 42-21 (5 point underdogs) again going over 52.5.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

Being that the 2-8 records held by Houston and Cincinnati are at polar opposites, one cannot help but notice the difference. In terms of betting against the spread, Houston is 2-7-1 while Cincinnati is 7-2-1. When both teams’ over/under records are considered, they stand at 4-5 each. The amount of points scored by Houston per game averages to be 23.00 against Cincinnati’s 31.90 which makes a difference of 8.90 points per match recorded so far. In terms of rushing yards alone, Houston averages around 147 yards while Cincinnati goes as high as 165 on average per game played on field turf surfaces. Their passing attempts are perched at almost identical figures with Houston registering an average of around thirty-one point six while Cincinnati stands at thirty-two point seven attempts per contest played this season so far (football season only). The passing yards registered by Houston are around two hundred twenty four point eight whereas for their opponents they are approximately two hundred and ninety four an extra seventy more than what was recorded for dynamo fourteen week schedule when monitored by relative government databases available today. Additionally, Cincinnati possesses greater total yards (461.5) than Houston (372.4) and has fewer turnovers than them (1.50 versus 2.30).

Team Injuries

Houston Cougars

Tony Mathis (RB) and Caleb McMickle (QB) are out for the season with a knee injury. Steve Polk (RB) with an Achilles injury and Koby Young (WR) with a foot injury are out for the season.

Cincinnati Bearcats

Tight end Joey Beljan (TE) is questionable for Saturday’s game due to an undisclosed injury.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Cincinnati Bearcats will win and cover the spread, with the total going under.

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