BYU vs. Houston: Odds, TV info, live stream, prediction

Houston football has a big opportunity when BYU football comes to town.

Can Houston football hand No. 14 BYU football its first loss of the season in Week 7?

We have a pair of very good Group of 5 games happening on Friday night in the college football world. Though the No. 17 SMU Mustangs at the Tulane Green Wave should be a good one, the one going on in Gulf Coast Texas between the No. 14 BYU Cougars and the Houston Cougars should have everyone’s attention. Does Dana Holgorsen’s team have what it takes to knock off BYU?

Here is how to watch Houston football take on No. 14 BYU football on Friday.

Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. CT
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: TDECU Stadium
Betting Odds: BYU -5, O/U: 61.5
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN, SportSurge

Kickoff from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas will be at 9:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. CT. ESPN will have the national telecast of this high-profile Group of 5 game. The available live streams can be found on WatchESPN and on SportSurge. Make sure you have ESPN in your cable package to access WatchESPN. If you cannot, then feel free to go to SportSurge and get a stream there.

BYU will be laying five points on the road vs. Houston. The associated money lines for this game are BYU -205 and Houston +175. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 61.5 points. There hasn’t been a ton of action since the opening point spread, but it has moved half a point towards BYU. Odds are from Odds Shark.

BYU has won its first four games of the season and has looked like one of the better teams in the Group of 5. However, the Cougars’ one ranked game this season vs. the Army Black Knights was postponed earlier in the season. Houston knows a few things about getting games postponed, as Holgorsen’s Cougars have played and won a total of one game this year over AAC foe Tulane.

Let’s got with the under in this one in what should be a tight ball game. Houston won a shootout over Tulane last week, while BYU barely held on to beat the UTSA Roadrunners. With this one being in Houston, let’s side with Holgorsen’s team to not only cover the five-point spread, but win this one outright. BYU’s chances at a New Year’s Six bowl come to an end on Friday night.

Prediction: Houston 27, BYU 24.

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