Memphis Tigers (5-5) vs. Houston Cougars (9-1)
November 19, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Cougars -9.5 / Memphis Tigers +9.5; Over/Under: -63.5
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The Houston Cougars and Memphis Tigers clash in week 12 AAC college football action from TDECU Stadium in Houston on Friday night.
The Memphis Tigers will be looking to bounce back from a 30-29 loss at the hands of East Carolina in their last game. Seth Henigan has thrown for 2,778 yards, 21 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 61.1% passing while Brandon Thomas has rushed for 669 yards with 8 touchdowns and Rodrigues Clark has 327 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs. Calvin Austin leads Memphis in receiving with 67 catches for 1,026 yards with 8 receiving TDs while Sean Dykes has 548 receiving yards with 7 TDs and Javon Ivory has 401 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, JJ Russell leads the Tigers with 104 total tackles while Quindell Johnson has 89 total tackles while Jaylon Allen has 4.5 sacks.
The Houston Cougars will look to add to their nine-game winning streak after a 37-8 win over Temple in their last game. Clayton Tune has thrown for 2,448 yards, 21 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 69.8% passing while Alton McCaskill has 732 rushing yards with 14 touchdowns and Ta’Zhawn Henry has 398 rushing yards and 6 scores. Nathaniel Dell has 58 receptions for 865 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns while Christian Trahan and KeSean Carter each have 300+ receicing yards. Another pair of receivers have 200+ receiving yards and another three have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Donovan Mutin leads the Cougars with 61 total tackles while David Anenih and Logan Hall each have 4 sacks. Marcus Jones also has 3 interceptions as well this season.
Memphis is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games as a road underdog while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as an underdog. Houston is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 Friday games and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games following an ATS win while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 conference games.
I get why a lot of points with Memphis looks tempting, but the road hasn’t been kind to the Tigers and now playing a Houston team that’s getting it done on both sides of the ball is not the ideal spot to be in. Houston’s really getting their mojo going right now and I think the cherry on top would be a double-digit win to get to ten wins on the year. I’ll lean the way of Houston in this one.
