West Virginia vs. Houston Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 12

Updated Oct. 12, 2023 3:04 p.m. ET

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The West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1) visit the Houston Cougars (2-3) on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in a matchup between Big 12 foes at John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium. Houston is a 3-point underdog. The total has been set at 50 points for this game.

The Mountaineers' last contest was against the TCU Horned Frogs, and they won by a score of 24-21. In their most recent contest, the Cougars lost versus the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 49-28.

West Virginia vs. Houston Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas
TV: Fox Sports 1
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

West Virginia vs Houston Betting Information updated as of October 12, 2023, 2:45 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
West Virginia	-3 (-111)	-153	+129	50	-110	-110

West Virginia vs. Houston Prediction

Pick ATS: West Virginia (-3)
Pick OU: Under (50)
Prediction: West Virginia 29, Houston 19

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West Virginia vs. Houston Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Mountaineers 26, Cougars 24.
The Mountaineers have a 60.5% chance to claim victory in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Cougars hold a 43.7% implied probability.
West Virginia has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover once.
Houston has covered once in four games with a spread this year.

West Virginia vs. Houston: 2023 Stats Comparison

	West Virginia	Houston
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	26.4 (102)	27.4 (97)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	19 (21)	29.8 (76)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (16)	3 (4)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	5 (109)	9 (38)

West Virginia 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Greene	QB	544 YDS (52.9%) / 4 TD / 0 INT 185 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 37 RUSH YPG
CJ Donaldson	RB	348 YDS / 4 TD / 69.6 YPG / 4 YPC
Hudson Clement	WR	10 REC / 239 YDS / 3 TD / 47.8 YPG
Kole Taylor	TE	13 REC / 166 YDS / 2 TD / 33.2 YPG
Lee Kpogba	LB	29 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Beanie Bishop	CB	19 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	8 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 SACK
Jared Bartlett	LB	11 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK

Houston 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Donovan Smith	QB	1,347 YDS (64.4%) / 9 TD / 3 INT 163 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 32.6 RUSH YPG
Sam Brown	WR	33 REC / 518 YDS / 1 TD / 103.6 YPG
Matthew Golden	WR	24 REC / 261 YDS / 4 TD / 52.2 YPG
Parker Jenkins	RB	218 YDS / 3 TD / 43.6 YPG / 5.3 YPC
Nelson Ceaser	DL	20 TKL / 5 TFL / 4.5 SACK
Malik Robinson	LB	31 TKL / 0 TFL
Isaiah Hamilton	DB	16 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Malik Fleming	DB	17 TKL / 0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD