Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Houston · Conference game
Closing spread
HOU -4
✓ OKST W
Total
62.5
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
OKST 26–32 HOU
✓ HOU (65%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenHOU -3.5
CloseHOU -4
Total57.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHOU -3.5
0.5 → HOU
CloseHOU -4
0.5 pts toward Houston
Total
Open57.5
▲ 5
Close62.5
Up 5 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened HOU -3.5 · closed HOU -4 · moved 0.5 toward HOUmodel HOU -11
model HOU -11
Opened 57.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 5 upmodel 58
model 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3–5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 50% (250 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenHOU -3.5
CloseHOU -4
Total57.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Prices
DraftKings · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| DraftKingsDK | +4-108 | -4-112 | 62.5-105 | 62.5-115 | +154 | -185 |
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 4-point home favorite against OKST, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: HOU won 35–32; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 62.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15 against an average line of 5.4; 55.2 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 4 overs, 0 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 |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 42–20 | W | O58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 31–17 | W | U68.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-9.5 | 38–19 | W | U62.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-5 | 41–13 | W | U62.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 24–45 | L | O66.5 |
| Close |
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 34–7 | W | U56.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 38–30 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & season form |
-4 | 17–23 | L | U60.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 45–24 | W | O66 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Oklahoma State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Oklahoma State ATS trend (4-1)
Oklahoma State have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Houston 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 5
57.5 → 62.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 263 earlier overs in games with totals 58.5–66.5, 29% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
OKST 10–12 HOU (1 tied)
HOU leads · 23 games since 1951 · HOU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 2025 | Houston 39 @ Oklahoma State 17 | HOU -14.5 | HOU W |
| Nov 18 2023 | Oklahoma State 43 @ Houston 30 | OKST -6.5 | OKST W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OKST−8.9 →+5.1▲ 14.0#47
HOU+3.9 →+12.9▲ 9.0#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
HOU better ▶#13
#49
Defense
Even#62
−0.6 #115
Turnovers
HOU better ▶+0.7 #31
74 plays #9
Pace
◀ OKST faster71 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OKST off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.2 #24 | 19.2 #38 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.05 #12 | 5.40 #71 | OKST |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #73 | +0.09 #74 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #27 | 40% #64 | OKST |
| HOU off | OKST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.0 #16 | 21.4 #49 | HOU |
| Yards / play | 6.82 #21 | 4.94 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #12 | +0.04 #49 | HOU |
| Success rate | 53% #4 | 39% #57 | HOU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
OKST scoring against the HOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #91 | 13.0 #18 | 18.4 #42 | 10.4 #11 | 9.4 #22 | 19.8 #7 | |
2.8 #20 | 5.2 #28 | 8.0 #18 | 6.5 #98 | 4.7 #37 | 11.2 #71 |
HOU scoring against the OKST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.3 #11 | 11.0 #37 | 22.3 #15 | 11.0 #6 | 6.7 #78 | 17.7 #20 | |
6.2 #102 | 6.2 #52 | 12.4 #72 | 4.8 #73 | 4.2 #27 | 9.0 #39 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OKST7d
HOU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 133fast
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