Sam Houston has shown that they have some stellar defense but have struggled on offense. They have started to slowly improve and they are off a bye week which should help them regroup in this spot. They held off BYU to just 14 points and kept Air Force to 13 points and they are getting 14 points in this game as an underdog. Houston is coming off a huge emotional let down spot after losing to one of their oldest rivals in TCU and have not done well at home in covering the spread, losing six of their last seven games against the spread. This is a great spot to grab the points with the Bearkats to take advantage of the Cougars in this game.

Sam Houston State are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games. Sam Houston State are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on a Saturday. Sam Houston State are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Saturday when playing on the road. Houston are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games. Houston are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games at home. Houston are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games played in September.

Best bet: grab the points with Sam Houston.