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Houston vs Oklahoma State prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
HOU 53% win47% OKST
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Houston Cougars
Record 6–2 · #15 in ratings
Neutral site
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Record 5–2 · #22 in ratings
Home / away venueNeutral site
Normal (50)
Turnover and penalty data arrives with the next daily update, so this starts at normal.
- Power index
- 90 vs 85
- Projected
- HOU favored
- Differential
- 1.3 pts
Team A conference
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Team B conference
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10,000 simulated games at a neutral site, luck set to normal. These teams aren't scheduled to play this season.
For entertainment purposes only. These are simulated outcomes, not predictions to bet on.
- Projected spread
- Houston by 1.3
- Projected total
- 58.2
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 41.8%
- Went to overtime
- 3.5%
- Houston wins by 21+
- 10.6%
- Oklahoma State wins by 21+
- 7.5%
- Median score
- 30–28
- Model expectation
- 29.5–28.1
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Houston wins, bars on the left are Oklahoma State wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Oklahoma State 31, Houston 2762 games
- Houston 34, Oklahoma State 3049 games
- Oklahoma State 34, Houston 2747 games
- Houston 27, Oklahoma State 2046 games
- Houston 27, Oklahoma State 2345 games
- Houston 34, Oklahoma State 1743 games
Where the edges are
Houston offense vs Oklahoma State defenseOffense +4.7Defense +1.0Edge Houston: its offense is 3.7 points better than Oklahoma State's defense.
Oklahoma State offense vs Houston defenseOffense +7.5Defense +5.2Edge Oklahoma State: its offense is 2.3 points better than Houston's defense.
| Stat | Houston | Oklahoma State | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.29 | 0.20 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.16 | 0.10 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 51.9% | 49.5% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 43.7% | 42.4% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 36.0 | 40.0 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 21.0 | 23.7 | Raw, not adjusted |
How the simulation works
Every team gets an offense and defense rating from this season's scores, adjusted for who they played: scoring 40 against a top defense counts for more than 40 against a weak one. Blowouts count as at most a 35-point win.
Each simulated game gives both teams about 10 possessions. Every possession ends in a touchdown, a field goal or nothing, with odds set by how the offense and defense match up, plus a little game-day randomness. Ties go to overtime.
Running it 10,000 times and counting the wins gives the win probability. Ratings use 2,508 completed games and update every morning.