Baylor vs. Houston Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 4

Updated Nov. 4, 2023 3:06 p.m. ET

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The Houston Cougars (3-5) are small, 2-point underdogs in a road Big 12 matchup against the Baylor Bears (3-5) on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at McLane Stadium. The total has been set at 58.5 points for this matchup.

Last time around, the Bears fell to the Iowa State Cyclones, with 30-18 being the final score. Against the Kansas State Wildcats in their most recent contest, the Cougars lost 41-0.

Baylor vs. Houston Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas
TV: ESPN+
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Baylor vs Houston Betting Information updated as of November 4, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Baylor	-2 (-109)	-133	+112	58.5	-110	-110

Baylor vs. Houston Prediction

Pick ATS: Houston (+2)
Pick OU: Under (58.5)
Prediction: Houston 30, Baylor 26

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Baylor vs. Houston Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Bears 30, Cougars 28.
The Bears have a 57.1% chance to win this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Cougars have a 47.2% implied probability.
Baylor has won two games against the spread this season.
Houston has put together a 3-4-0 ATS record so far this season.

Baylor vs. Houston: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Baylor	Houston
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	22.5 (106)	25.3 (87)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	30.0 (96)	32.5 (108)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	10 (45)	7 (14)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	12 (57)	10 (81)

Baylor 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Blake Shapen	QB	1,475 YDS (60.8%) / 6 TD / 1 INT -36 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / -4.5 RUSH YPG
Monaray Baldwin	WR	30 REC / 570 YDS / 3 TD / 71.3 YPG
Dawson Pendergrass	RB	225 YDS / 4 TD / 28.1 YPG / 4.6 YPC 11 REC / 131 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 16.4 REC YPG
Drake Dabney	TE	19 REC / 271 YDS / 3 TD / 33.9 YPG
Matt Jones	LB	52 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Devyn Bobby	S	44 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 1 INT / 2 PD
Byron Vaughns	OLB	19 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
TJ Franklin	DL	21 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK

Houston 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Donovan Smith	QB	2,066 YDS (64.7%) / 16 TD / 5 INT 188 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 23.5 RUSH YPG
Matthew Golden	WR	37 REC / 389 YDS / 6 TD / 48.6 YPG
Sam Brown	WR	44 REC / 678 YDS / 2 TD / 84.8 YPG
Joseph Manjack IV	WR	35 REC / 435 YDS / 4 TD / 54.4 YPG
A.J. Haulcy	DB	54 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Malik Robinson	LB	55 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Nelson Ceaser	DL	26 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
David Ugwoegbu	DL	30 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK