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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Houston Cougars

5-1 straight up · 3-3 ATS · 4-2 over-under · #14 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7:30 PMFOXFOX One
vs18Oklahoma State Cowboys
SpreadHouston -4.5
Total62.5
Moneyline-200
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Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-350%Small sample+5.8
Home1-233%Small sample+3.7
Road2-167%Small sample+7.8
Favorite1-325%Small sample+1.9
Underdog2-0100%Small sample+13.5
Conference2-167%Small sample+8.8
Non-conference1-233%Small sample+2.7
Last 53-260%Small sample+8.5

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

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

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-267%Small sample+4.7
Home2-167%Small sample+5.8
Road2-167%Small sample+3.5
Conference1-233%Small sample-3.2
Non-conference3-0100%Small sample+12.5
Last 53-260%Small sample+5.1

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

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10at Kansas StateW 35-16+2.5W +21.555.5U -4.5
Oct 3vs UCFW 27-17-10.5L -0.550.5U -6.5
Sep 26at Georgia SouthernW 42-28-17.5L -3.556.5O +13.5
Sep 18at Texas TechL 26-28+7.5W +5.552.5O +1.5
Sep 12vs Southern JaguarsW 77-6-51.5W +19.561.5O +21.5
Sep 5vs Oregon StateW 33-20-21L -850.5O +2.5

Close is Houston's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20265-13-350%Small sample4-267%+5.8
202510-39-469%Small sample8-562%+2.1
20244-85-550%Small sample2-820%+4.1
20234-86-650%Small sample5-742%-2.5
20228-55-838%Small sample10-377%-2.2
202112-28-657%Small sample8-657%+4.1
20203-53-538%Small sample4-450%-5.9
20194-86-650%Small sample8-3-173%+1.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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