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One of the best wide receivers in college football will be on show when Jack Bech and the TCU Horned Frogs (3-2) take on the Houston Cougars (1-4) on Friday, October 4, 2024.
The Horned Frogs are very big favorites (currently -16.5) in their matchup against the Cougars, with the over/under being 51 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Horned Frogs are -820 and the Cougars are +548.)
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
TCU -16.5 vs. Houston
TCU vs. Houston Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Horned Frogs (-16.5)
- Moneyline: Horned Frogs (-820), Cougars (+548)
- Total: 51 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
TCU vs. Houston Betting Stats and Info
In five opportunities, the Horned Frogs have won only once against the spread. Against the spread, the Horned Frogs are winless in one game when favored by 16.5 points or more. TCU has been listed as moneyline favorites three times this season, and has put up a 1-2 record in those outings. Houston has won twice against the spread so far this season (2-3-0). The Cougars have covered the spread once when underdogs by 16.5 points or more (in two tries). This is the fourth game this year Houston is an underdog on the moneyline, and have lost every such contest.
TCU vs. Houston Recent Stats and Trends
TCU Horned Frogs
- In its past three contests, TCU has one win against the spread, and is 1-2 overall.
- TCU’s past three contests have hit the over.
- TCU’s scoring over its last three games is 8.8 points more than the 51 over/under listed for this matchup.
Houston Cougars
- Houston has covered the spread once, and is 1-2 overall, over its last three games.
- In its past three contests, Houston has not hit the over once.
- Houston has averaged a total of 45 combined points over its last three games, six fewer than this game’s over/under of 51.
TCU vs. Houston Key Players
TCU Horned Frogs
- Josh Hoover has racked up 1,774 passing yards (354.8 per game) while completing 139 of 199 passes (69.8%), with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions.
- Cam Cook has taken 73 attempts for a team-high 259 rushing yards (51.8 YPG) and six touchdowns.
- Jeremy Payne has rushed for 117 yards (23.4 per game).
- Bech has been targeted 44 times and has 35 catches, leading his team with 647 yards (129.4 ypg) while also scoring six touchdowns.
- Eric McAlister has been targeted 22 times and chipped in with 322 yards (on 16 catches) plus three touchdowns.
- Savion Williams has caught 27 passes on 38 targets for 288 yards and three touchdowns.
- Marcel Brooks has registered a team-leading 1.5 sacks, while adding one TFL.
- Jamel Johnson has racked up 28 tackles to lead the team in tackles so far.
- This season LaMareon James leads the team with one interception and has added six tackles and two passes defended.
Houston Cougars
- Donovan Smith has passed for 681 yards (70-of-107), with two touchdowns and five interceptions (136.2 yards per game). He’s also rushed 43 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
- Stacy Sneed has taken 36 attempts for a team-leading 217 rushing yards (43.4 per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- Re’Shaun Sanford II has 170 yards on 34 carries (34 yards per game). He also has eight catches for 96 yards.
- This season Stephon Johnson Jr. has 15 catches and leads the team with 174 yards (34.8 per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- Joseph Manjack IV has hauled in 10 catches for 146 yards (29.2 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Mekhi Mews has caught 13 passes on 21 targets for 112 yards.
- Keith Cooper Jr. has registered a team-leading two sacks, while adding four TFL and 14 tackles.
- Michael Batton has racked up 29 tackles, three TFL, and two sacks to lead the team in tackles so far.
- In terms of picks, A.J. Haulcy leads the team with one interception this season and has added 21 tackles and one pass defended.