The two teams score 69 or fewer points between them.
Confidence85%
Model80.2%SportsbooksOdds70.0%Edge+10.2
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
OKSTOklahoma St77071421
HOUHouston0100141024
Most likely final scoresOKST 21–24 HOU 0.5%OKST 28–35 HOU 0.5%OKST 28–31 HOU 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 17 full box scores per team · not a betting line
OKSTOklahoma StHoustonHOU
Offense
372▲ 499Total yards▲ 500421
254▲ 365Passing yards▲ 343222
118▲ 134Rushing yards▼ 157199
19▲ 25First downs▲ 2523
Scoring
3▲ 4Touchdowns▲ 53
2▲ 3Passing touchdowns▲ 52
1= 1Rushing touchdowns▼ 01
0▲ 1Field goals made▼ 01
Ball security
1▲ 2Turnovers= 11
1= 1Interceptions thrown= 11
1= 1Fumbles lost▼ 01
0Sacks allowed0
53▲ 71Penalty yards▲ 6050
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
OKSTTotal yardsOver 298.5Proj. 37272%Won · 499
OKSTPassing yardsOver 196.5Proj. 25472%Won · 365
OKSTRushing yardsOver 65.5Proj. 11872%Won · 134
OKSTFirst downsOver 15.5Proj. 1972%Won · 25
HOUTotal yardsOver 348.5Proj. 42172%Won · 500
HOUPassing yardsOver 165.5Proj. 22272%Won · 343
HOURushing yardsOver 146.5Proj. 19972%Won · 157
HOUFirst downsOver 19.5Proj. 2373%Won · 25
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Oklahoma St is 1-1 on the road this season, winning by 1.5 points a game.
Home form.Houston is 3-0 at home, scoring 45.7 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at HOU −3.5 and is now HOU −4.5, a 1-point move toward Houston.
Rest.Both teams come in on 7 days’ rest.
Streak.Oklahoma St has won 4 in a row.
Tale of the tape
OKSTOklahoma StateHOUHouston
OKSTOklahoma StateHOUHouston
4-1Record5-1
1-1 roadRoad / home3-0 home
W4StreakW3
7 daysRest7 days
38.2Points per game40.0
21.4Points allowed19.2
+84Point differentialseason to date+125
322Passing yards / game252
199Rushing yards / game230
34%3rd-down conversion63%
6Takeaways8
0Sacks0
9Turnovers4
315Passing yards / game249
174Rushing yards / game257
27%3rd-down conversion62%
2Takeaways4
0Sacks0
5Turnovers3
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Oklahoma St’s road games with Houston’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
OKSTOklahoma St4-1LWWWW
Wk 6Oct 10vs UCF
UCFUCF28OKSTOklahoma St42
UCF moneyline +340Oklahoma St moneyline −476
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26@ WVU
OKSTOklahoma St41WVUWest Virginia24
Oklahoma St moneyline +104West Virginia moneyline −132
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs MS
MSMurray St0OKSTOklahoma St59
Murray St moneyline +107Oklahoma St moneyline −137
WFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12vs ORE
OREOregon31OKSTOklahoma St39
Oregon moneyline −2500Oklahoma St moneyline +800
WFINAL
Wk 1Sep 5@ TLSA
OKSTOklahoma St10TLSATulsa24
Oklahoma St moneyline −588Tulsa moneyline +370
LFINAL
HOUHouston5-1WLWWW
Wk 6Oct 10@ KSU
HOUHouston35KSUKansas St16
Houston moneyline +108Kansas St moneyline −147
WFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3vs UCF
UCFUCF17HOUHouston27
UCF moneyline +300Houston moneyline −455
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26@ GASO
HOUHouston42GASOGA Southern28
Houston moneyline −1000GA Southern moneyline +520
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 18@ TTU
HOUHouston26TTUTexas Tech28
Houston moneyline +240Texas Tech moneyline −357
LFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12vs SOUT
SOUTSouthern6HOUHouston77
–Southern: no odds on record–Houston: no odds on record
WFINAL
Standings
2026 season · conference standings · todayTeams in this game
Meetings · most recent first · closing moneyline beside each scoreMost recent first · closing moneyline
2025 · Wk 7Boone Pickens Stadium
OKSTOklahoma St17HOUHouston39
Oklahoma St moneyline −833Houston moneyline +460
Line movement
MarketOpenNow
Moneyline (OKST)+165▾down +150
Moneyline (HOU)−204▴up −182
Spread (HOU)−3.5▾down −4.5
Total58.5▴up 62.5
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Houston beat Oklahoma State 35–32 in college football Week 7, on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM ET. The moneyline had Oklahoma State at +150 and Houston at −182.
Our model predicted a final score of Oklahoma St 21, Houston 24. Its picks: Houston to win (−189), won; Houston +2.5 (−227), won; under 69.5 points (−227), won. The best pick was under 69.5 points, at 85% confidence.