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3:30 PM ET (FOX)	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Houston (22)	0	+2.5		4-1	2-3-0	4-1-0	41.0	19.8	26.3	54.9
Kansas ST	0	-2.5	55.5	3-1	2-2-0	3-1-0	40.5	15.3	28.6	-2.2

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Paul Stone	CFB	2026-10-10	Houston (+3) (-115) at Kansas ST	-	-
Jensen Lewis	CFB	2026-10-10	Houston at Kansas ST - OVER (53.5) (-135)	-	-

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Saturday, October 10	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
	DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Houston Cougars	+2.5		54.0		26.3	54.9	28.1	57.1
Kansas ST Wildcats	-2.5	55.5	52.0	-1.6	28.6	-2.2	29.0	-0.9

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Houston			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
5	Oct 3	VS UCF	-425	-10.5	50.5	27-17	W	L	U	91%	97%	65%	78%	84%	82%
4	Sep 26	at Georgia Southern	-950	-17.5	56.5	42-28	W	L	O	92%	99%	40%	83%	79%	70%
3	Sep 18	at Texas Tech	+260	+7.5	52.5	26-28	L	W	O	58%	30%	60%	59%	54%	74%
2	Sep 12	VS Southern U	-	-51.5	61.5	77-6	W	W	O	0%	0%	70%	74%	87%	75%
1	Sep 5	VS Oregon ST	-1450	-21	50.5	33-20	W	L	O	40%	92%	72%	70%	82%	81%

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Kansas ST			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
4	Sep 26	at Cincinnati	-238	-6	55.5	26-31	L	L	O	35%	81%	64%	46%	60%	63%
3	Sep 19	VS Tulane	-1450	-20.5	49.5	31-20	W	L	O	90%	96%	88%	65%	92%	87%
2	Sep 12	VS Washington ST	-1000	-17.5	48.5	34-7	W	W	U	28%	96%	59%	59%	44%	74%
1	Sep 5	VS Nicholls ST	-	-41.5	55.5	71-3	W	W	O	0%	0%	83%	71%	56%	64%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2024 Nov 2	Kansas ST Wildcats Houston Cougars	19 24	-13 +13	-550 +410	45.5	HOUS	HOUS	DOG	Home	Under
2023 Oct 28	Houston Cougars Kansas ST Wildcats	0 41	+17.5 -17.5	+675 -1050	61.5	KSST	KSST	FAV	HOME	Under

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
5	Games	4	HOU	1
41.0	Points Scored	40.5	HOU	0.5
253.6	Passing Yards	239.5	HOU	14.1
13.1	PYPC	10.3	HOU	2.8
8.9	PYPA	6.9	HOU	2.0
67.8	Completion PCT	66.9	HOU	0.9
229.6	Rushing Yards	240.8	KSST	11.2
5.5	RYPA	6.4	KSST	0.9
55.0	PenaltyYards	34.8	KSST	20.3
0.8	Turnovers	1.0	HOU	0.2

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
5	Games	4	KSST	1
19.8	Points Scored	15.3	KSST	4.6
261.6	Passing Yards	106.3	KSST	155.4
12.1	PYPC	11.5	KSST	0.6
7.6	PYPA	5.5	KSST	2.1
62.4	Completion PCT	47.4	KSST	15.0
65.4	Rushing Yards	139.8	HOU	74.4
2.6	RYPA	4.0	HOU	1.4
51.6	PenaltyYards	35.8	HOU	15.9
1.4	Turnovers	0.8	HOU	0.7

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
2	Games	3	KSST	1
34.0	Points Scored	45.3	KSST	11.3
260.5	Passing Yards	222.0	HOU	38.5
11.8	PYPC	10.6	HOU	1.3
8.7	PYPA	7.5	HOU	1.2
73.3	Completion PCT	70.8	HOU	2.5
189.0	Rushing Yards	269.3	KSST	80.3
4.9	RYPA	6.7	KSST	1.8
52.5	PenaltyYards	29.7	KSST	22.8
0.5	Turnovers	1.0	HOU	0.5

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
2	Games	3	HOU	1
28.0	Points Scored	10.0	KSST	18.0
273.0	Passing Yards	86.7	KSST	186.3
12.4	PYPC	9.0	KSST	3.4
8.2	PYPA	4.0	KSST	4.2
65.7	Completion PCT	44.6	KSST	21.1
117.0	Rushing Yards	96.0	KSST	21.0
4.0	RYPA	2.8	KSST	1.2
49.5	PenaltyYards	23.7	HOU	25.8
1.5	Turnovers	0.7	HOU	0.8

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
35.3	Points Scored	35.0	HOU	0.3
240.1	Passing Yards	198.0	HOU	42.1
11.6	PYPC	11.5	HOU	0.2
7.8	PYPA	7.0	HOU	0.8
67.4	Completion PCT	61.1	HOU	6.3
209.3	Rushing Yards	215.9	KSST	6.6
5.0	RYPA	5.7	KSST	0.8
40.0	PenaltyYards	40.4	HOU	0.4
1.4	Turnovers	1.2	KSST	0.2

Defensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
24.7	Points Scored	22.0	KSST	2.7
247.0	Passing Yards	184.4	KSST	62.6
12.4	PYPC	11.6	KSST	0.8
7.5	PYPA	6.3	KSST	1.1
60.3	Completion PCT	54.6	KSST	5.7
104.1	Rushing Yards	151.8	HOU	47.7
3.5	RYPA	4.1	HOU	0.6
67.3	PenaltyYards	32.5	HOU	34.8
1.6	Turnovers	1.9	KSST	0.3

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

HOU	Statistic	KSST	Edge	Margin
2	Games	2	-	0
12.0	Points Scored	30.0	KSST	18.0
103.0	Passing Yards	226.5	KSST	123.5
7.6	PYPC	10.3	KSST	2.7
4.6	PYPA	7.0	KSST	2.4
60.0	Completion PCT	67.7	KSST	7.7
117.0	Rushing Yards	134.0	KSST	17.0
3.6	RYPA	3.4	HOU	0.2
40.5	PenaltyYards	22.5	KSST	18.0
1.5	Turnovers	1.5	-	0.0

Player	Pos	Injury
Houston
John Herbert	RB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
Evan Noel	K	Undisclosed - is "?"
Bryson Castile	LB	Undisclosed - is "?"

Player	Position	Injury
Kansas ST
Will Anciaux	TE	Leg - is out for season
Oliver Miller	OL	Undisclosed - is "?"
Blake Barnett	QB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
John Pastore	OL	Leg - is out for season