Houston Cougars at Utah Utes
Game preview · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Current market
Latest model projection
Updated Oct 14, 2026 · 7:08 PM EDT
Model projection only. It is not an official tracked pick and does not enter the public record.
The betting line
UTAH -7
Sportsbooks make Utah Utes the favorite by 7. Expected combined score: 55.5
DraftKings · updated Wed, 7:08 PM EDT
Our projected score
Houston Cougars—
Utah Utes—
Kickoff
Sat, 10:15 PM EDT
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Our recommendations on this game
The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.
Team
No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.
Players
No high-rated player recommendation on this matchup. We only show one when DraftKings posted the number and price before kickoff.
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Player prop angles
No player prop angles for this matchup yet. Our stat lines need a few completed games of form for each player before we publish a number, so early-season NCAA Football games fill in as the season goes on. Check back closer to kickoff.
Records & form
How our picks have graded in NCAA Football, plus how both teams have actually played.
Our College Football record
3-2
60% of graded picks covered
Road team
Houston Cougars
Record 1-0
Against the spread 0-0
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Home team
Utah Utes
Record 2-0
Against the spread 0-1 (0%)
See all Utah Utes picks & results
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