Louisville vs. Houston Betting Preview 11/17/16 – College Football Predictions

Betting Preview

Since their loss to Clemson, the Cardinals have reeled off five straight wins with four of them by double digits. Their defense has also played well holding four of those opponents to 14 points or less. They are led by the 13th ranked quarterback in the country Lamar Jackson who has passed for 2898 yards and 27 touchdowns while also leading his team with over 1300 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns. As a team, they are ranked second in total offense and first in yards per game (583) and first in points scored (49.6 per game).

After suffering their second loss to SMU, Houston has won two straight games scoring 61 points total and have now scored at least 30 points in nine of their 10 games this year. They average over 450 yards on offense and score an average of 37.6 points a game. They can also play defense and are ranked ninth in total yards while giving up just 21.3 points a game.

The oddsmakers have made the Cardinals a 14 point favorite despite the fact the Cougars are 5-0 at home and set the total at 68.5.

Louisville has won three of the last four meetings between these teams.

Previous Meetings

09/12/15: Cougars 34 @ Cardinals 31
11/16/13: Cougars 13 @ Cardinals 20
11/20/04: Cardinals 65 @ Cougars 27

Trends

• The road team has covered the spread in five of the last seven meetings.
• Louisville has covered the spread in 29 of their last 43 road games
• The under is 8-3 in Houston’s last 11 home games

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