Houston vs Grambling State 9/18/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Houston Cougars meet the Grambling State Tigers in week 3 college football action from TDECU Stadium on Saturday.

The Grambling State Tigers will look to pull off a big time upset after ending up on the wrong end of a 37-0 loss to Southern Miss last time out. Elijah Walker’s thrown for a touchdown and an interception on 50% passing while also leading the Tigers in rushing with 81 rushing yards and a score. Donald Johnson III and Greg White share the team lead in receiving with 26 receiving yards this season. Defensively, Blake Thomas and Lewis Matthews each have a team-high 8 total tackles with a sack.

The Houston Cougars come into this game trying to add to a 44-7 win over Rice last time out. Clayton Tune’s thrown for 410 yards,4 touchdowns and 4 INTs on 72.1% passing while also leading the Cougars in rushing with 77 rushing yards. Mulbah Car has 65 rushing yards and Alton McCaskill has 45 yards with a pair of rushing TDs. Nathaniel Dell has a team-high 14 catches for 167 yards as well this season to lead Houston’s receiving group. On defense, Logan Hall leads Houston’s unit with 11 total tackles while Donovan Mutin and Damarion Williams each have 10 total tackles with a team-high 6 solo tackles this season.

The under is 4-1 in Grambling State’s last 5 games overall. Houston is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Saturday home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 week 3 matchups.

I get that this is a big number but Houston has the offensive horses to cover it and we saw Grambling struggle against Southern Miss of all teams, so I shudder to think what could happen when the Cougars are on. With that said though, I’m siding with the under here as I just think that Grambling’s going to have a hard time contributing to this total.