Kansas vs. Houston Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 19, 2024

Updated Oct. 17, 2024 3:06 a.m. ET

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Big 12 foes square off when the Kansas Jayhawks (1-5) host the Houston Cougars (2-4) on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas is favored by 5.5 points. The total for this matchup has been set at 47.5 points.

Last time around, the Jayhawks fell to the Arizona State Sun Devils, with 35-31 being the final score. In their last contest, the Cougars won against the TCU Horned Frogs, 30-19.

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Kansas vs. Houston Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
TV: ESPN+
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Kansas vs Houston Betting Information updated as of October 17, 2024, 2:46 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Kansas	-5.5 (-111)	-216	+174	47.5	-108	-112

Kansas vs. Houston Prediction

Pick ATS: Houston (+5.5)
Pick OU: Under (47.5)
Prediction: Houston 23, Kansas 22

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Kansas vs. Houston Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Jayhawks 26, Cougars 21.
The Jayhawks have a 68.4% chance to win this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Cougars have a 36.5% implied probability.
Kansas has not won against the spread this season in five chances.
Houston is 3-3-0 ATS this season.

Kansas vs. Houston: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Kansas	Houston
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.5 (73)	13.7 (133)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	25.7 (79)	20.5 (40)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	11 (104)	10 (95)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	9 (45)	8 (59)

Kansas 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Devin Neal	RB	584 YDS / 5 TD / 97.3 YPG / 5.8 YPC 6 REC / 75 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12.5 REC YPG
Jalon Daniels	QB	1,065 YDS (54.0%) / 7 TD / 8 INT 131 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 21.8 RUSH YPG
Luke Grimm	WR	33 REC / 354 YDS / 4 TD / 59.0 YPG
Daniel Hishaw Jr.	RB	310 YDS / 3 TD / 51.7 YPG / 6.5 YPC
Ra'Mello Dotson	DB	26 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 3 INT / 4 PD
JB Brown	LB	25 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Jereme Robinson	DL	9 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK
O.J. Burroughs	DB	20 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1 INT / 2 PD

Houston 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Donovan Smith	QB	694 YDS (66.1%) / 2 TD / 5 INT 114 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 19.0 RUSH YPG
Stacy Sneed	RB	235 YDS / 1 TD / 39.2 YPG / 5.9 YPC
Re'Shaun Sanford II	RB	208 YDS / 1 TD / 34.7 YPG / 5.2 YPC 8 REC / 96 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 19.2 REC YPG
Zeon Chriss	QB	161 YDS (66.7%) / 1 TD / 1 INT 169 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 28.2 RUSH YPG
Michael Batton	LB	35 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
A.J. Haulcy	DB	28 TKL / 0.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Keith Cooper Jr.	DL	17 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Hershey McLaurin	DB	19 TKL / 2.0 TFL