Houston Cougars vs. Memphis Tigers Pick Prediction NCAA College Football Odds Preview 10-12-2013

  • 11 years ago
The Memphis Tigers will travel to face the Houston Cougars in an NCAA college football scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

Kick off time from Houston is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN News.

The betting odds from this game have the home team Houston Cougars favored by -9 points with an over under line set at 51 ½ points.

Memphis falls to 1-3 on the season after a 24-17 home defeat last week to the Central Florida Knights as a +9 ½ point underdog. The game finished at under 47 ½ points. The Tigers failed to hold the 7-3 lead at the half.

The team put up 397 yards with 118 running for 3 ½ yards per carry. The team gave away the game with four turnovers and took none from UCF. Quarterback Paxton Lynch hit on 20 of 38 for 279 yards and two picks. Memphis failed to sustain drives going 5 of 16 on third down. On defense the Tigers held the Knights to 274 yards with 114 from their run game for 4 yards a carry.

Houston is a perfect 4-0 on the 2013 campaign following a 59-28 road victory in week five as a +2 ½ point betting odds underdog. The game total finished at over 62 ½ points. It was a 21-21 tie at the half then the Cougars outscored the Roadrunners 38-7 in the second half.

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