Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F4 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
4-1 · Power #49
39
▲ winner
Final
@
1-4 · Power #111
17
final
Closing spread
HOU -14.5
✓ HOU W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
HOU 31–17 OKST
✓ HOU (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -14.5
CloseHOU -14.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HOU -14.5 · unchangedmodel HOU -13.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 54% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -14.5
CloseHOU -14.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like HOU as a 14.5-point road favorite at OKST, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: HOU won 39–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.4 against an average line of 14.1; 47.4 points a game (usually 53.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
ASU @ COLO
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1342–34 L O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-12.531–15 W U49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-14.523–3 W U49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-1735–17 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-13.523–25 L O47.5
Very close
BOIS @ UTEP
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-16.2510–27 L U44.5
Close
CAL @ COLO
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-1513–20 L U49
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-14.545–17 W O51
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-14.525–14 L U41.75
Close
SYR @ BC
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-10.532–23 L O47
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Houston ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Houston 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Oklahoma State ATS struggles (1-3)
Oklahoma State have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
HOU−1.8 →+1.1▲ 2.9#64
OKST−2.7 →−13.9▼ 11.2#117
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

HOU
Longer bar = better
OKST
#109
Offense
◀ HOU better
#132
#25
Defense
◀ HOU better
#127
+0.6 #43
Turnovers
Even
+0.4 #51
66 plays #76
Pace
OKST faster ▶
69 plays #40
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HOU has the ball
Even matchup
HOU offOKST defEdge
Points / game 27.2 #80 36.2 #131 HOU
Yards / play 5.39 #94 6.85 #133 HOU
PPA / play −0.01 #127 +0.27 #130 Even
Success rate 34% #133 45% #112 OKST
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: HOU defense
OKST offHOU defEdge
Points / game 16.4 #132 17.6 #29 HOU
Yards / play 4.58 #132 4.56 #23 HOU
PPA / play −0.03 #130 −0.04 #23 HOU
Success rate 34% #134 37% #26 HOU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
HOU scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
4.0
#110
8.2
#80
12.2
#101
4.8
#90
9.6
#25
14.4
#56
OKST allowed
11.6
#132
11.6
#123
23.2
#134
10.4
#131
2.6
#8
13.0
#92
OKST scoring against the HOU defense
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OKST scored
5.4
#89
4.4
#125
9.8
#117
2.0
#130
4.6
#107
6.6
#131
HOU allowed
4.4
#59
6.8
#59
11.2
#62
1.2
#6
5.2
#47
6.4
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HOU7d
OKST7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
OKST backup QB started
Not the usual starter