A pair of non-conference teams that like to run the football clash in this one. Running chews up yards and keeps the clock moving. Last week Arizona threw only 13 passes in a rout of Northern Arizona. Arizona had six players finish with at least 50 yards rushing. Houston is in town with a new QB and coaching staff. They lost talented QB Greg Ward but eight starters are back on defense, including DT Ed Oliver, a freshman All-American Defensive Player of the Year. This defense was outstanding in 2016, #10 in the nation in points allowed, third against the run. Houston's offense won't be in mid-season form -- it will be in opening day form as this is their first game. Houston is on a 5-1 run UNDER the total, including 4-1 UNDER in non-conference games. That included an impressive upset of the high-octane Oklahoma offense last September, allowing 23 points -- the worst offensive showing all season by a Sooner offense that ended up second in the nation in yards and third in points. Play the UNDER.
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Who is the public on? 52% of the public bets are on Houston Cougars on the +1.5 ATS. And, 59% of the bets are on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game is that Arizona will win by a score of 24.7 to 20.7 with Arizona winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 50% of the public bets were on Houston Cougars on the -3 ATS. 70% of the public money was on Arizona Wildcats to win on the moneyline. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 35.7 to 33.5 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Arizona winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Houston Cougars on the -1.5 ATS. 50% of the public money was on Arizona Wildcats to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 31.1 to 29.3 with Houston winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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