Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones

Sep 28, 2024

Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars
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Iowa State at Houston Betting Pick & Prediction – 9/28/2024

The Iowa State Cyclones are favored by 13.5 points against the Houston Cougars in their upcoming game on September 28, 2024. The early betting action heavily favors Iowa State, with 89% of the spread bets going their way. The total points line is set at 43, with 96% of bets leaning towards the over. Get ready for an exciting Iowa State vs Houston matchup with our preview of this Big 12 matchup from Houston.

Iowa State Looking to Remain Perfect

Going into Saturday's Iowa State vs Houston matchup, the Iowa State Cyclones are 3-0 and ranked 18th in the country. The Cyclones have a road win over rivals Iowa under their belt already this year, along with wins over Arkansas State and North Dakota. Here, the Cyclones will look for a fourth straight win, one that could potentially move them into the top-15 in the country if they are impressive enough. Iowa State's defense will have the spotlight on them in this game given the offensive issues that Houston has had this year, as the Cyclones will be expected to shut down a team that appears to be one of the worst in the Big 12.

Houston Anything But Perfect Early On

Houston is off to a 1-3 start this season and an 0-1 start in Big 12 play. That Big 12 loss came last week when the Cougars were beaten 34-0 by Cincinnati on the road, with Houston losing the turnover battle 3-0 in that matchup. Outside of their win over lowly Rice, Houston has averaged just 6.3 points per game in their three games against UNLV, Oklahoma, and Cincinnati. That doesn't bode well going into this contest against an Iowa State team that has proven that it can play defense at a higher level than Iowa already this season.

Iowa State vs Houston Best Bet

After seeing how Houston has performed on offense against all power conference competition they have faced this season, it is hard to see them improving in any meaningful way on that side of the ball in this Iowa State vs Houston matchup. We will lay the points with Iowa State here, as the Cougars should once again have trouble putting points on the board. As long as Iowa State scores into the 20s in this game, they should have a real shot to cover this big point spread.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

-16.0/-112
71% IOWAST
+16.0/-108
29% HOU

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-794
92% IOWAST
+542
8% HOU

Total Pick Consensus

43.0/-112
40% UN
43.0/-108
60% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

IOWAST
Team Stats
HOU
4
GM
5
28.3
PPG
20.8
62.8
PLAYS-PG
59.4
399.3
YDS/G
294.2
6.4
YPP
5.0
19.3
1st DPG
15.8
10.3
1st DPass
7.6
7.5
1st DRush
5.8
1.5
1st Pen
2.4
4.0
Pen-Gm
4.6
25.3
Pen-Yds
40.0
0.0
FUM-G
0.2
0.8
INT-G
0.6

Defense/Offense

IOWAST
Team Stats
HOU
4
GM
5
7.3
PPG
10.4
61.0
PLAYS-PG
58.2
255.3
YDS/G
285.0
4.2
YPP
4.9
14.8
1st DPG
14.2
6.5
1st DPass
6.2
7.8
1st DRush
6.8
0.5
1st Pen
1.2
4.5
Pen-Gm
7.4
44.3
Pen-Yds
70.6
0.8
FUM-G
0.8
1.8
INT-G
1.2

Offense/Defense

IOWAST
Rushing
HOU
34.0
ATT
35.4
163.0
Y/G
146.8
4.8
Y/A
4.1
1.8
TD/G
0.8

Defense/Offense

IOWAST
Rushing
HOU
36.5
ATT
33.4
152.8
Y/G
130.0
4.2
Y/A
3.9
0.5
TD/G
0.6

Offense/Defense

IOWAST
Passing
HOU
19
CMP
14.8
28.8
ATT
24
66.1
CMP%
61.7
236.3
Y/G
147.4
8.2
Y/A
6.1
1.8
TD/G
1.4

Defense/Offense

IOWAST
Passing
HOU
12
CMP
16
24.5
ATT
24.8
49
CMP%
64.5
102.5
Y/G
155
4.2
Y/A
6.2
0.3
TD/G
0.6

IOWAST
Special Teams
HOU
4.8
Punts-GM
5.4
39.6
Punt Avg
41.4
0.3
Kick Ret GM
2.2
18.0
Kick Ret Avg
19.2
1.3
Punt Ret GM
1.8
14.6
Punt Ret Avg
9.1

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
IOWAST HOU
IOWAST HOU
Consensus
-12.5 (-112)
+12.5 (-110)
-16.0 (-112)
+16.0 (-112)
-12.5 (-112)
+12.5 (-110)
-16.0 (-112)
+16.0 (-108)
-13.5 (-110)
+13.5 (-105)
-16.5 (-110)
+16.5 (-110)
-12.5 (-112)
+12.5 (-114)
-16.0 (-112)
+16.0 (-115)
-11.0 (-110)
+11.0 (-110)
-16.0 (-110)
+16.0 (-110)
-12.0 (-110)
+12.0 (-110)
-16.5 (-110)
+16.5 (-110)
Open
Current
Book
IOWAST HOU
IOWAST HOU
Consensus
-630
+455
-794
+542
-625
+455
-750
+525
-650
+460
-1000
+640
-590
+400
-835
+550
-650
+460
-800
+550
-650
+450
-800
+550
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
43.5 (-108)
43.5 (-113)
43.0 (-108)
43.0 (-114)
43.5 (-108)
43.5 (-112)
43.0 (-108)
43.0 (-112)
43.5 (-105)
43.5 (-115)
42.5 (-115)
42.5 (-105)
43.5 (-112)
43.5 (-109)
43.0 (-108)
43.0 (-113)
43.0 (-110)
43.0 (-110)
42.5 (-115)
42.5 (-105)
43.5 (-110)
43.5 (-110)
42.5 (-115)
42.5 (-105)