Houston Cougars vs Connecticut Huskies Prediction, 11/27/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Connecticut Huskies

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021

Location: Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, CT

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Huskies (+32.5)

Total/Over-Under: 56.5

Pratt & Whitney Stadium is the location where the Connecticut Huskies (1-10) will attempt to beat the Houston Cougars (10-1) on Saturday. Connecticut opens as 32.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 56.5.

The Houston Cougars head into this game 10-1 for this season. In their last matchup, the Cougars faced the Memphis Tigers and took home the win by a score of 31-13. Clayton Tune finished 20/34 with 264 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 122.0 and ended the contest with 2 picks. Ta'Zhawn Henry led the offense in rushing for the Cougars with 13 carries for 73 yds (5.6 yards per carry). The Houston Cougars ended up running the ball 36 times and accounted for 198 yds, which came out to an average of 5.5 yds per carry. In all, they tallied 70 plays for 462 yards. Houston allowed 22 completions on 46 attempts for a total of 216 yards, and a completion rate of 47.8%. Against the rush, the Cougars gave up 106 yards on 28 tries, which is an average of 3.8 yards per rush allowed.

The Cougars have attained 4,589 yards in total this year. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Houston has totaled 24 passing touchdowns and 25 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 10 different times. Houston has accrued 241 first downs as a unit, and they have been hurt by 73 penalties for 721 yards. Offensively they average 149.4 yards rushing which is 78th in D-1. In terms of scoring points, the Houston Cougars are sitting at 38.2 points per outing.

The Cougars are sitting in 34th in the country in terms of their opponents scoring, allowing 20.1 PPG. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.1 yards per tote and 99.8 rushing yards per game this year. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 1,098 yards on the ground through 11 games. Regarding passing yardage, the Cougars have given up 2,148 yards which has them ranked 33rd in the nation. They have surrendered 195.3 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 54.6%. For the year, they have relinquished 295.1 yards per game which ranks them 17th in college football. They have given up 13 touchdowns via the pass as well as 11 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Huskies head into this game 1-10 for this season. In their last game, the Huskies walked away with a loss by a score of 49-17 when they faced the UCF Knights. Steven Krajewski finished the game with 174 yds on 18/42 passing while his quarterback rating was 63.4. He tossed 3 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 4.1. Nathan Carter ran the football 13 times for 77 yds, finishing the game with 5.9 yds per carry for Connecticut. The Huskies finished the contest with 311 yards and they ran 77 plays (4.0 yds per play). Connecticut ran the ball for 3.9 yards per attempt, finishing with 137 yds on 35 carries. Connecticut relinquished 35 rush attempts for 280 yards (8.0 yards per carry). The Huskies secondary gave up a completion rate of 75.0%, relinquishing 257 yards on 24 for 32 through the air.

When looking at their ability to score points, the Huskies are ranking 127th in college football averaging 15.5 PPG. During the season to this point, the Huskies have racked up 1,810 yards via the pass together with holding an average of 164.5 passing yards per contest, ranking them 115th in the nation. The Connecticut Huskies hold an average of 267.7 yards per game, which is good for 127th in the country. The Connecticut offense has accrued 565 penalty yds on 77 infractions, which has them sitting 36th in D-1 in terms of giving up free yards.

The Huskies are conceding 37.9 PPG, which puts them 135th in Division 1. Connecticut has allowed a total of 2,200 yards rushing (200.0 yards per game) and 25 touchdowns rushing for the season. This season, they have surrendered 417 pts. They have allowed the opposition 26 touchdowns from the passing game and 250.5 yards per game, which has them ranked 108th in the country. The Huskies defense has taken the field for 844 plays, which ranks 138th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Cougars/Huskies college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cougars -32.5

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