Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHOU -14.5
no move
CloseHOU -14.5
No change since the open
Total
Open46.5
▲ 1
Close47.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HOU -14.5 · unchangedmodel HOU -13.5
model HOU -13.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 48
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-13 | 42–34 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-12.5 | 31–15 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-14.5 | 23–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-17 | 35–17 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 23–25 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16.25 | 10–27 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-15 | 13–20 | L | U49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14.5 | 45–17 | W | O51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-14.5 | 25–14 | L | U41.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 32–23 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 447 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 1-9 10% | 1-8 11% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
HOU 12–10 OKST (1 tied)
HOU leads · 23 games since 1951 · HOU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | Oklahoma State 43 @ Houston 30 | OKST -6.5 | OKST W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| HOU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OKST off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #110 | 8.2 #80 | 12.2 #101 | 4.8 #90 | 9.6 #25 | 14.4 #56 | |
11.6 #132 | 11.6 #123 | 23.2 #134 | 10.4 #131 | 2.6 #8 | 13.0 #92 |
OKST scoring against the HOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #89 | 4.4 #125 | 9.8 #117 | 2.0 #130 | 4.6 #107 | 6.6 #131 | |
4.4 #59 | 6.8 #59 | 11.2 #62 | 1.2 #6 | 5.2 #47 | 6.4 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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