Houston Cougars vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/07/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, October 7, 2022

Venue:  Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN 

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Houston +3, Memphis -3; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Houston +3, Memphis -3; Over/Under:  57 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Houston +3, Memphis -3; Over/Under:  57.5 points

 

Houston Cougars:  2-3 (0-1) (9th place, AAC)

Memphis Tigers:  4-1 (2-0) (2nd place, AAC)

 

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Houston Cougars:  lost their last game at home against the Tulane Green Wave 27-24 in OT.

Memphis Tigers:  won their last game at home against the Temple Owls 24-3.

 

Houston is entering this game with a 2-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 1-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 0-1. They lost against the Tulane Green Wave in their last game at home 27-24 in OT. Clayton Tune started that game at QB and he completed 22/33 passes for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brandon Campbell led the team in rushing with 66 yards and 1 TD on 19 rushing attempts. Nathaniel Dell led the team in receiving with 73 yards and 2 TDs on 8 receptions. Abdul-Lateef Audu led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Jamykal Neal and Nelson Ceaser each led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Memphis is entering this game with a 4-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 3rd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-0. They won against the Temple Owls in their last game at home 24-3. Seth Henigan started that game at QB and he completed 24/45 passes for 195 yards and 1 touchdown. Seth Henigan led the team in rushing with 60 yards on 19 carries. Caden Prieskorn led the team in receiving with 40 yards and 1 TD on 3 receptions. Zay Cullens led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Wardalis Ducksworth led the defense in sacks with 1 while Zay Cullens and Cincir Evans each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Memphis listed as a 3 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Memphis didn't look great at the start of their last game but their defense was in that game the whole time, holding Temple to just 3 points in the game, and their offense eventually got going with 24 points to win that one. Houston has looked terrible in their games though, they have had a very rough start to their season and have taken some bad losses at home to teams that they should have beat. They were just beaten at home in their last game to a Tulane team that was playing with their 3rd string QB. The offense has some major issues with decision making and they have struggled to move the ball and come away with points on drives because of it. Memphis has been playing much better this year and they will be at home for this game too. Memphis will be able to stop this dysfunctional Houston offense while their offense has no problems scoring in this game just like Tulane was able to move the ball well with a 3rd string QB. This game is going to get ugly when Houston falls behind by a lot and Holgorsen's job could be in jeopardy this season if he can't figure things out. The best way to place a bet here is on Memphis to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Houston Cougars: 11-2 ATS off an upset loss to a conference rival as a home favorite. 16-11 OVER in all games. 26-16 OVER as a road underdog. 

Memphis Tigers: 10-17 ATS in all games. 10-24 ATS as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 12-7 OVER after 4 or more consecutive straight up wins. 

 

 

Houston Cougars:  A. Green (DB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. G. Owens (DB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. J. Manjack IV (WR) day-to-day - Hand. A. McCaskill IV (RB) out for season - Knee.

Memphis Tigers:  A. Myers (OL) day-to-day - Undisclosed. D. Kemp (K) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. E. Rivers (WR) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

 

 

"There is enough blame to go around." - Dana Holgorsen after his team’s loss against Tulane in their last game.

 

 

“We’re doing enough to win games. It doesn’t mean that we’re even close to where we need to be. Everything that we’re doing has to get fixed and improved upon quickly because we know a talented team like Houston, we can’t go out there and play like we did (Saturday).” - Ryan Silverfield after his team’s good start to the season.

 

 

 

WR Manjack IV, Joseph

WR Golden, Matthew 

WR Carter, KeSean

WR Dell, Nathaniel 

TE Trahan, Christian 

QB Tune, Clayton

RB Henry, Ta'Zhawn 

 

WR Ivory, Javon 

WR Rogers, Gabriel 

WR Lewis, Eddie 

TE Prieskorn, Caden 

QB Henigan, Seth

RB Thomas, Brandon 

 

 

Passing: C. Tune (1201)

Rushing: B. Campbell (243)

Receiving: N. Dell (453)

Touchdowns: N. Dell (5)

 

Passing: S. Henigan (1261)

Rushing: B. Thomas (212)

Receiving: G. Rogers (231)

Touchdowns: B. Thomas (6)

 

Coaches:

Houston Cougars: Dana Holgorsen (4th season)

Memphis Tigers: Ryan Silverfield (3rd season)