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Closing number

Spread
HOU +2.5
KSU -2.5
Open –
Total
Over 55.5
Under 55.5

Source: DraftKings.

HOU 35, KSU 16. HOU covered by 21.5, under by 4.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Houston
Houston 10 K-State
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under
Moneyline4 of 5 on Houston
Houston 41 K-State

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. User picks are anonymous: no names, and private picks stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 7 common opponents
Opponent Houston K-State
Arizona
W 31-28 home
+3 · +2.5 Covered
L 17-23 away
-6 · -1.5 Didn't cover
Baylor
W 31-24 away
+7 · +2.5 Covered
L 34-35 away
-1 · +4.5 Covered
Colorado
W 36-20 home
+16 · -3.5 Covered
W 24-14 home
+10 · -16.5 Didn't cover
Oklahoma St
W 39-17 away
+22 · -14.5 Covered
W 14-6 away
+8 · -19.5 Didn't cover
TCU
L 14-17 home
-3 · +1.5 Didn't cover
W 41-28 home
+13 · +2.5 Covered
Texas Tech
L 11-35 home
-24 · +11.5 Didn't cover
L 20-43 home
-23 · +7.5 Didn't cover
UCF
W 30-27 away
+3 · +1.5 Covered
W 34-20 home
+14 · -5.5 Covered

Against 7 common opponents: Houston won by 3.4 on average, 5-2 against the spread. K-State won by 2.1 on average, 3-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Houston0 K-State
Houston +2.51
Josh Pate 4u*Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 4u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:45 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 55.51
Big Cat *Line 55.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Houston, Kirk Herbstreit on K-State, Desmond Howard on Houston, Pat McAfee on Houston, Nick Saban on Houston

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Houston LWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As underdog2-0 100%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Kansas State WWLLL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample2-2 50% overSmall sample
As favorite2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10, 2026HOU 35, KSU 16KSU -2.5HOU covered55.5Under
Nov 2, 2024KSU 19, HOU 24KSU -9.5HOU covered44.5Under
Oct 28, 2023HOU 0, KSU 41KSU -18KSU covered61Under

Houston 2-1 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

HOUKSU
5-1Record3-2
3-3Against the spread2-3
4-2Over-under3-2
+5.8Avg cover margin-1.2
40.0Points per game35.6
19.2Points allowed19.2
6.74Yards per play6.32
481.8Yards per game444.0
5.50Rush yards per carry6.00
67.1Completion %64.5
62.7Third down %61.6
+8Turnover margin+0
5Sacks allowed2
58.2Penalty yards per game37.6

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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