Houston Cougars vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/30/24

By the time BYU kicks off on Saturday night, the Big 12 picture could be all cleared up — or if any of several teams lose, half the conference may be gathered around the television praying for the Cougars (which Cougars, that just depends). My Houston Cougars vs BYU Cougars prediction, therefore, could have a lot on the line or nothing at all; we won’t know until very close to kickoff. Either way, though, BYU will still be trying to add a win and — at the very least — secure the best bowl slot possible. I don’t think Houston will stand in its way. My Houston vs BYU prediction is BYU -13.

In a lot of ways, I think BYU has been something of a fraud all season. I love its coach and I love this team’s moxie, but it has also benefited from one weird thing after another for much of the season. Having now lost 2 games in a row, that luck finally ran dry. Still, the blue Cougars are far better than Houston. In short, Houston cannot score. The red Cougars are nearly at the bottom of FCS in terms of yards per game, ahead of only a handful of schools like the hapless Florida State and the winless Kent State. Last week they scored only 10 points, all a direct result of Baylor’s insistence on throwing interceptions. This offense just simply cannot score and I don’t think that will change in one of the rowdier home stadiums in the nation. Bear in mind also that temps will likely be below freezing before the game is over. I don’t see the motivation for Houston, and it is possible that BYU might have all the motivation in the world. I would play this one early in the week — 13 points is a fine line regardless, and if BYU has a chance to get into the championship game then I suspect this line goes much higher.

Houston vs BYU prediction: BYU -13 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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