This Saturday night, the Houston Cougars will take on the Oklahoma Sooners at the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium for week 2 of the NCAAF season. The Houston Cougars took a major hit in their last game against the UNLV Rebels and will try to do better here. The Oklahoma Sooners, on the other hand, won against the Temple Owls in week 1. The most recent college football betting stats are predicting the Oklahoma Sooners to win in this game.
The preview information
Date: September 7, Saturday | Time: 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
TV: SEC Network
Stream: Fubo TV
Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Odds, Spread, Moneyline
Moneyline: Houston Cougars (+800) vs Oklahoma Sooners (-10000)
Spread: Houston Cougars (+28 – 110) vs Oklahoma Sooners (-28 -110)
Total (O/U): Houston Cougars (u49.5) vs Oklahoma Sooners (o49.5)
Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars are coming here after losing to the UNLV Rebels in week 1 of college football with a final score of 27-7. In that game, QB Donovan Smith had two interventions for a total of 135 yards. In terms of rushing, Parker Jenkins went for 17 yards, with a pair of carries for the team. In this college football season, Houston is led by Smith in terms of offense with a current 3.9 QBR, while Jamal Morris is defending with 2 solos to his name.
Top 3 Players
Donovan Smith: 135 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Parker Jenkins: 2 Car, 17 Yds, 0 TD
Mekhi Mews: 3 Rec, 57 Yds, 0 TD
Oklahoma Sooners
The Oklahoma Sooners took on the Temple Owls in their season opener and won the game 51-3. In that game, Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold went 17 for 25 for a total of 141 yards, scoring four touchdowns for the team. Taylor Tatum led the rushing with four carries in 66 yards, scoring one touchdown, while Bauer Sharp received five times with 47 yards and one TD. QB Jackson Arnold is leading the offense for Oklahoma this season, with a 44.3 QBR.
Top 3 Players
Jackson Arnold: 141 Yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
Taylor Tatum: 5 Car, 69 Yds, 1 TD
Jalil Farooq: 1 Rec, 47 Yds, 0 TD
Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Injury Report
Houston Cougars
Tony Mathis RB Is out for season, Knee
Matt Byrnes TE Is “?” Saturday vs Oklahoma, Groin
Caleb McMickle QB Is out for season, Knee
Steve Polk RB Is out for season, Achilles
Oklahoma Sooners
Jalil Farooq WR Is OUT 6-8 weeks, Foot
Nic Anderson WR Is “?” Saturday vs Houston, Undisclosed
Jayden Gibson WR Is out for season, Knee
Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Betting Trends
Houston Cougars
Houston are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 7 games.
Houston are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Houston are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Houston are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games played in September.
Houston are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games played in week 2.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games played on a Saturday.
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games.
Oklahoma are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Oklahoma are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games at home.
Oklahoma are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference.
Oklahoma are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played in September.
Oklahoma are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in week 2.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma’s last 9 games played on a Saturday when at home.
Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Summary and Prediction
The Houston Cougars played very poor football in the first game of the season and are most likely to have a repeat of that terrible performance. The Sooners have a packed team and will easily dominate both ends. The Oklahoma Sooners will win 45-18 as per recent trends.
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