Cougars vs Wildcats Predictions, Odds and NCAAF Picks Friday 11-15-2024

The Arizona Wildcats (3-6) are slim favorites (-1.5) against the Houston Cougars (4-5) in a battle of two conference rivals. The total for this one is set at 47 points.

The Wildcats lost 56-12 last time out when they took on the UCF Knights. In their most recent outing, the Cougars took on the Kansas State Wildcats and won by a final score of 24-19.

Houston vs. Arizona Game Info

When: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:15 p.m. ET
Location: Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona
TV: Fox Sports 1
Favorite: Arizona -1.5
Total: 47 points

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Houston vs. Arizona Stat Matchup

Arizona		Houston
374.8 (94th)	Off. Yards Avg. (Rank)	294.1 (128th)
393 (85th)	Def. Yards Avg. (Rank)	318.9 (17th)
115 (112th)	Rush Yards Avg. (Rank)	145.4 (82nd)
259.8 (35th)	Pass Yards Avg. (Rank)	148.7 (126th)
17 (109th)	Turnovers (Rank)	16 (102nd)
11 (84th)	Takeaways (Rank)	12 (66th)

Houston vs. Arizona Picks

Score Prediction

Prediction: Houston 25, Arizona 22

Spread Pick

Pick ATS: Houston +1.5 (model predicted spread is 3.5 points)

Arizona is 1-7-0 against the spread this season.
The Wildcats have not yet covered the spread as favorites of 1.5 points or more this season (0-4).
Houston's ATS record is 5-4-0 this season.
The Cougars have a 4-3 record against the spread this year when an underdog by 1.5 points or more.

Total Pick

Pick OU: Under 47 (model projecting 46.5 points)

Arizona games have had more than 47 points scored on five occasions this year.
Cougars games have finished with over 47 points only twice this season.
The total for this game is 47, 8.6 points fewer than the average total in Arizona games thus far this season.
The over/under for this game is 0.4 points higher than the average scoring total for Cougars games (46.6).

Team Leaders

Arizona

Noah Fifita: 2,324 PASS YDS / 258.2 YPG / 61.2% / 13 TD / 10 INT
Quali Conley: 116 CAR / 570 YDS / 63.3 YPG / 7 TD / 30 REC / 174 YDS / 19.3 YPG / 0 TD
Kedrick Reescano: 53 CAR / 265 YDS / 29.4 YPG / 1 TD / 7 REC / 35 YDS / 5 YPG / 0 TD
Tetairoa McMillan: 63 REC / 1,066 YDS / 118.4 YPG / 6 TD
Keyan Burnett: 18 REC / 217 YDS / 27.1 YPG / 1 TD
Chris Hunter: 18 REC / 194 YDS / 24.3 YPG / 1 TD
Tre Smith: 39 TKL / 3 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Dalton Johnson: 58 TKL
Genesis Smith: 34 TKL / 2 INT / 2 PD

Houston

Donovan Smith: 867 PASS YDS / 108.4 YPG / 65.4% / 4 TD / 8 INT / 64 CAR / 159 RUSH YDS / 3 TD
Re'Shaun Sanford II: 65 CAR / 300 YDS / 33.3 YPG / 1 TD / 10 REC / 97 YDS / 12.1 YPG / 0 TD
Zeon Chriss: 70 CAR / 287 YDS / 31.9 YPG / 2 TD / 1 REC / 8 YDS / 1.1 YPG / 0 TD
Joseph Manjack IV: 17 REC / 266 YDS / 29.6 YPG / 3 TD
Stephon Johnson Jr.: 20 REC / 224 YDS / 28 YPG / 2 TD
Mekhi Mews: 24 REC / 224 YDS / 24.9 YPG / 1 TD
Michael Batton: 54 TKL / 7 TFL / 3 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
A.J. Haulcy: 42 TKL / 4 INT / 4 PD