Date/Time: 12 PM EST Saturday September 3, 2016
Location: NRG Stadium Houston, TX
TV: ABC / ESPN3
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Oklahoma -11
Total Line: 67.5
No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 15 Houston Cougars on 9/3/2016 at 12 PM at
NRG Stadium Houston, TX. The linesmaker has Oklahoma as an 11-point
spread favorite with a total line of 67.5.
Last season Oklahoma was 11-2 with an ATS record of 8-5 and an O/U
record of 4-7-1 and Houston was 13-1 with an ATS record of 9-5 and an O/U
record of 6-7-1.
This is the opening game for both teams.
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While this game is technically being played at a neutral site it is still in Houston at the NRG Stadium.
These teams have not met since the 2004 season when Oklahoma crushed Houston 63-13 and covered the spread as a 39.5-point favorite.
Last season Houston was 4-0 facing ranked teams including beating a top 10 Florida State team 38-24 in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
Last season Oklahoma ranked 7th in total offense and 39th in total defense
while Houston ranked 20th in total offense and 53rd in total defense.
Sagarin Rankings
Oklahoma: 95.58
Houston: 79.20
Trends/Angles
- OU is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
- OU is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games.
- OU has an Over record of 6-2 in their last 8 games.
- HOU is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games.
- HOU is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- HOU has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars Free Pick
We’re not going to call for an all out upset of the Sooners in this game, but it will be close. Houston beat some solid decent teams down the stretch and ended their season with a good bowl win over Florida State.
Take the Houston Cougars +12.5
