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Houston Cougars vs. UCF Knights
The Houston Cougars and the UCF Knights will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Acrisure Bounce House.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -2.5-point favorites versus the Knights, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
In their last action, UCF was a 30-3 loser on the road against Bears. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (33) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 45-35 loser as they battled Mountaineers at home. Houston failed to cover in the match as a -13.5-point favorite, while 80 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 7-2 SU,6-3 ATS
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
UCF:
Team record: 4-4 SU,4-4 ATS
Central Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Central Florida's last 10 games
Central Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to TCU Saturday, November 22
UCF at Texas Tech Saturday, November 15