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Navy vs Temple Prediction, Game Preview

Navy vs Temple prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Navy vs Temple prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Navy vs Temple How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Navy (2-8), Temple (3-8)
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Navy vs Temple Game Preview

Why Navy Will Win

It’s been a rough and disappointing season for the Midshipmen, but this is where they should finally get to have a little fun before getting ready for the Army game a few weeks later.

The running game hasn’t been dominant like it needs to be, but it rolled East Carolina for 345 yards in the 38-35 battle and hit the 300-yard mark in the stunning win at Tulsa three weeks ago.

Temple doesn’t score.

It can’t move the chains, it doesn’t control the clock, and it hasn’t scored more than ten points since mid-October and hasn’t scored more than 14 in any of the last six games.

But …

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Why Temple Will Win

This will have to be Temple’s bowl game.

The offense fall off the map over the second half of the season in blowout after blowout, but the defense has the ability to get into the backfield and it should be able to hold up reasonably well against the Navy style.

It’s not like the Midshipmen are pushing Georgia for defensive stats. The run D is fine, but the O isn’t getting enough yards – there’s no passing game – and Temple should be able to move the ball better than it has in weeks.

It’ll get to 300 yards for the first time since early October, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Navy will always have the ball.

The running game will grind things down, but that will keep Temple in the game just enough to make this interesting. However, Navy will own the clock in the second half as it keeps the ball for two long marches to put this away.

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Navy vs Temple Prediction, Lines

Navy 28, Temple 17
Line: Navy -12.5, o/u: 43
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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SMU vs. Tulsa Prediction, Game Preview

SMU vs Tulsa prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

SMU vs Tulsa prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

SMU vs Tulsa How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: SMU (8-3), Tulsa (5-6)
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SMU vs Tulsa Game Preview

Why Tulsa Will Win

Tulsa needs this to go bowling, while SMU is looking to move on.

The Mustangs had their shot at making something big happen last week against Cincinnati, and instead they got rocked 48-14 to lose their third game in four weeks.

Even so, head coach Sonny Dykes is reportedly going to become the new TCU head man.

SMU will go bowling, but will it have the intensity after the way the last few weeks went?

Tulsa has won its last two games, battled well against Cincinnati, and it’s got the right makeup to pull this off on the road. The defense hasn’t been a rock, but the running game has been great, there’s a good offensive balance, and for the most part, team has bene able to control games despite not owning the time of possession battle.

However …

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Why SMU Will Win

SMU will want to make amends for the Cincinnati disaster in a big hurry.

The passing game that was so great throughout the year was held to just 66 yards and the offense failed to get to 200.

Tulsa’s pass defense has been okay at best, the offense turns it over way too much, and as good as the team has been, it doesn’t have the firepower to keep up if SMU gets going.

The Mustangs have the No. 1 offense in the American Athletic Conference, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Again, Tulsa needs this for the sixth win and bowl eligibility.

It might not be the type of team that makes its own breaks, but the running game is about to go off on the Mustang defensive front.

Cincinnati was the first team to run for 200 yards this season on the Mustangs, and Tulsa will be the second.

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SMU vs Tulsa Prediction, Lines

Tulsa 31, SMU 30
Line: SMU -6.5, o/u: 62.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Memphis vs Tulane Prediction, Game Preview

Memphis vs Tulane prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Memphis vs Tulane prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Memphis vs Tulane How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Memphis (5-6), Tulane (2-9)
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Memphis vs Tulane Game Preview

Why Tulane Will Win

It’s been a lost season, but a win over Memphis to play the role of spoiler will have to do for something positive.

A two-game winning streak to close things out wouldn’t hurt after rocking USF 45-14.

It’s been a rough run, but there have been a whole slew of positives with a good pass rush, a whole slew of decent battles, and now it’s time to turn it all loose against a very, very shaky Tiger team.

Memphis has lost three of its last four, the running game is missing, and the offense as a whole has only hit 350 yards once in the last four games. Tulane has to control the tempo and the clock with its own ground game, and …

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Why Memphis Will Win

Tulane just can’t score.

Oh sure, it ripped up a bad USF team with 45 points, but before that it hadn’t scored more than 13 points in a game for three straight losses, and it hadn’t hit the 30 mark since Week 2 of the season.

The Memphis offense might not be able to run all that well, but this is the chance to get it all going. Tulane can get behind the line, but it also gets gashed in chunks if a team can commit to the ground attack.

Memphis far better home run hitting capabilities.

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What’s Going To Happen

Memphis will finally get that win needed to go bowling.

It’s going to be a fight, and it’s not going to be able to breathe easily until the final drive and the final stop, but it’ll get the win with the defense holding up through the second half after struggling early on.

Tulane will bring the production, but it won’t be sustainable.

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Memphis vs Tulane Prediction, Lines

Memphis 30, Tulane 23
Line: Memphis -6, o/u: 58
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

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UTSA vs North Texas Prediction, Game Preview

UTSA vs North Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

UTSA vs North Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

UTSA vs North Texas How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: UTSA (11-0), North Texas (5-6)
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UTSA vs North Texas Game Preview

Why UTSA Will Win

There are just three unbeaten teams left in college football – UTSA is doing something right.

It had one of its biggest challenges yet against UAB last week, and it passed even though the offense didn’t work right – the passing game picked up the slack in the 34-31 win.

North Texas is on a roll with four straight wins, but overall the passing game isn’t efficient enough, the defense hasn’t quite been able to hold up against the decent attacks, and UTSA is great at holding up when needed against the big offenses.

It survived WKU, it held up against Illinois – not a great offense, but the Big Ten – and it has been able to find ways to win.

It doesn’t beat itself. There aren’t a lot of penalties, the turnover margin isn’t a problem, and …

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Why North Texas Will Win

UTSA doesn’t need this game. North Texas does.

The Roadrunners are playing the winner of the WKU-Marshall game for the Conference USA championship. Staying healthy is the most important part of this, but for North Texas, it’s all about getting the win to go bowling.

It’s been an impressive turnaround for the Mean Green. Just when it looked like all was lose with a 1-6 record and three road games coming up, the offense clicked – at least it did after the win over Rice – the balance was there, and the team fought back to get in this position.

However …

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What’s Going To Happen

The home win over UTEP was nice, but the other three wins – Rice, Southern Miss, FIU – didn’t exactly come against a bunch of killers.

Don’t expect UTSA to go all out here with bigger things to come, but of course it wants to beat North Texas. Of course it wants to be 12-0 and with an outside shot at the New Year’s Six game from the Group of Five champs.

It’ll push hard to keep its perfect season alive, and it’ll do it with the defense that will give up yards, but won’t break enough.

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UTSA vs North Texas Prediction, Lines

UTSA 37, North Texas 20
Line: UTSA -10, o/u: 59.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Louisiana Tech vs. Rice Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana Tech vs. Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Louisiana Tech vs. Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Louisiana Tech vs. Rice How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Louisiana Tech (3-8), Rice (3-8)
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Louisiana Tech vs Rice Game Preview

Why Louisiana Tech Will Win

Louisiana Tech is about to enter a new era after this, but head coach Skip Holtz gets one more game before moving on to other opportunities – whatever they might be.

Losing six of the last seven games was a problem. However, the team was close in fights against NC State and Old Dominion. Now it gets a shot to end its season on a high note against a Rice team that doesn’t do much defensively, has big turnover problems, and won’t get much pressure in the backfield.

Louisiana Tech’s line might not do much for the running game, but it’s not bad at keeping defenses out of the backfield.

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Why Rice Will Win

Louisiana Tech is one of those teams that can’t seem to create its own breaks.

It beat Charlotte a few weeks ago, and then it turned the ball over five times in the loss to a horrible Southern Miss team.

Rice has a steady enough passing game to keep things moving and control the clock.

Louisiana Tech doesn’t do anything to control much and the defense gives up a whole lot of points considering it’s not that awful at generating third down stops.

Rice should be able to crank up at least 200 passing yards, hold the ball for close to 35 minutes, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Holtz will go out with a win.

You are what your record says you are, but Louisiana Tech also hasn’t had a whole ton of breaks.

The Rice defense will be balanced, and it’ll seem like it always has the ball, but the Bulldogs will come up with three takeaways and capitalize on them all to end the season with something positive.

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Louisiana Tech vs Rice Prediction, Lines

Louisiana Tech 34, Rice 30
Line: Louisiana Tech -3.5, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Old Dominion vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Old Dominion vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Old Dominion vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Old Dominion (5-6), Charlotte (5-6)
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Old Dominion vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

Can the 49ers actually close the deal?

They’ve been on the cusp of bowl eligibility for the last few weeks, but they’ve lost four of their las five games even though the offense is working.

The passing attack has hit 245 yards or more in four of the last five games, there’s just enough of a running game to control the clock, and considering the problems with consistency, forcing takeaways would be a big deal.

For all of the good things Old Dominion is doing, it has a turnover problem with two or more in seven straight games before last week’s win over Middle Tennessee – which, strangely enough, came against the nation’s leading defense in takeaways.

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

Old Dominion has been red hot.

It was a lost season with 1-6 start, but that’s okay. The program didn’t play in 2020, it was going to take a while to get everything going, and then things started to cluck.

The passing game was good, there was a nice balance, and from out of nowhere came a four-game winning streak to get in a position to make this a special season.

The defense has been great against the run, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Charlotte’s defense can’t stop the run.

The winner of this goes bowling. At home, Old Dominion will complete the phenomenal turnaround to its season by running the ball without a problem against the porous Charlotte defensive front.

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Old Dominion vs Charlotte Prediction, Lines

Old Dominion 34, Charlotte 23
Line: Old Dominion -9.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Southern Miss vs FIU Prediction, Game Preview

Southern Miss vs FIU prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Southern Miss vs FIU prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Southern Miss vs FIU How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Southern Miss (2-9), FIU (1-10)
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Southern Miss vs FIU Game Preview

Why FIU Will Win

Southern Miss is one of the few teams that has a harder time moving the chains than FIU does.

The Golden Eagles pulled off a win over Louisiana Tech for the first victory of the year over an FCS team, but the five takeaways had a whole lot to do with that.

The USM offensive front has a nightmare of a time keeping teams out of the backfield, the offense is the second-worst in America averaging just 250 yards a game, and turnover as a huge issue.

The O has given it up 28 times on the year – the second most in America – with 13 in the last four games. But …

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Why Southern Miss Will Win

Southern Miss is taking the ball away.

The defense hasn’t been bad overall. It’s okay against the run, it’s second in Conference USA against the pass, and considering there’s little to no pass rush, it’s not the problem.

Again, the five takeaways against Louisiana Tech were the difference in the win last week, and the D has 12 takeaways in the last four games.

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What’s Going To Happen

FIU doesn’t do anything to generate takeaways.

Even with a good passing game that hits a slew of shots down the field, the Golden Panthers have been obliterated in each of the last four games and haven’t come within 11 points of anyone since the 31-27 loss at Central Michigan.

The woeful and painfully disappointing FIU season comes to a merciful end.

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Southern Miss vs FIU Prediction, Lines

Southern Miss 27, FIU 17
Line: Southern Miss -13, o/u: 46
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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WKU vs Marshall Prediction, Game Preview

WKU vs Marshall prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

WKU vs Marshall prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

WKU vs Marshall How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: WKU (7-4), Marshall (7-4)
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WKU vs Marshall Game Preview

Why WKU Will Win

Does Marshall have the defense to keep up with the red hot Bailey Zappe and WKU offense?

Not sure. The D hasn’t faced anyone who can throw the ball with any regularity other than East Carolina, and Holton Ahlers and company went for close to 400 yards in the Herd win.

UAB went for 250 a few weeks ago and won, and Charlotte went for 245 last week and lost.

Zappe gets out of bed with 300 passing yards already locked in, and he pushes for 400 just after breakfast.

Marshall has a problem against good running teams, but it’s about experience something new with this.

However …

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Why Marshall Will Win

The WKU pass defense is a bit of a rumor.

Sort of like the Marshall season, WKU hasn’t faced a ton of teams that can throw, but the ones that could early on in the season went for 300 yards on a regular basis – and won.

Rice – not exactly the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of offense – cranked up 380 through the air in an attempt to keep up the pace.

Marshall has the offense to keep up with the balance to run well and with Grant Wells dangerous enough bomb away.

He chilled on the picks after a rough start – just three in the last five games, Marshall – again, against a slew of mediocre teams, but … – has the No. 1 pass defense in Conference USA, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Here we go. The winner gets UTSA for the Conference USA championship.

WKU does a lot of things right, but it hasn’t beat a truly good team with this attack.

It came close in battles with Army – that was a case of late points to make the 38-35 score look good – Indiana, UTSA, and to some extent, Michigan State, and lost.

The wins are all over the okay-to-lousy teams.

Marshall has the offense to keep up with Zappe, and it’s got just enough of a defense to hold serve.

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WKU vs Marshall Prediction, Lines

Marshall 38, WKU 34
Line: Marshall -1.5, o/u: 74
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

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Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview

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Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
How To Watch: Stadium
Record: Florida Atlantic (5-6), Middle Tennessee (5-6)
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Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee Game Preview

Why Middle Tennessee Will Win

It’s just this simple. Take the ball away and – usually – win, don’t take the ball away and lose.

Duh – that’s life for a whole lot of teams, but turnovers mean something extra for Middle Tennessee.

The Blue Raiders continue to lead the nation in takeaways, coming up with 29 on the year with five in the win over Southern Miss, four against FIU, and 21 in the last seven games.

The loss to Liberty was the only time since September that they didn’t win after generating a takeaway.

On the other side, Florida Atlantic’s offense has stalled. It hasn’t totally collapsed, but it’s struggling to score – it hasn’t pushed past 17 in any of the last three games – and …

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Why Florida Atlantic Will Win

Florida Atlantic doesn’t really have a turnover issue.

It has big problems in a whole slew of areas, but it’s been able to control the turnover margin. Even when it gives the ball away – like it has over the last few games – with five turnovers in the last two – the defense makes up for it.

The Owls haven’t been in the negative turnover margin since early October.

Not, the offense hasn’t been great, but the Middle Tennessee attack hasn’t been consistent enough.

At home, as long as the FAU running game can get in control of the game, everything else should work.

The Owls are 4-1 in Boca Raton with the only loss coming to Marshall.

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What’s Going To Happen

So it’s an interesting situation.

Both teams are 5-6, but there probably won’t be enough bowl eligible teams. If that’s the case, the schools with five-win football teams get in based on the Academic Progress Rate, and Middle Tennessee should be right there in the mix.

So if Florida Atlantic wins, both teams will likely go bowling. If Middle Tennessee wins, FAU will be out.

Middle Tennessee’s offense will stall just enough on the road – it’s not quite the same against good teams without starter Chase Cunningham – and the Owls will own home once again.

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Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Lines

Florida Atlantic 24, Middle Tennessee 20
Line: Florida Atlantic -3.5, o/u: 50
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

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Houston vs. UConn Prediction, Game Preview

Houston vs. UConn prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Houston vs. UConn prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27

Houston vs. UConn How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Houston (10-1), UConn (1-10)
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Houston vs UConn Game Preview

Why Houston Will Win

Get this over with very, very quickly.

The Cougars have to use this as a chance to get the backups tuned up for the future and can’t be stressed too much with the American Athletic Conference championship against Cincinnati up next. Win that, and at 12-1 they’d be the conference champs and, most likely, would be in the a New Year’s Six game.

But first they have to get by UConn.

The Huskies have the least-efficient passing game in college football, they don’t move the chains at all, and they can’t score. They haven’t hit more than 13 points against anyone but Yale in the last five games.

Houston’s defense might not let UConn convert one third down try.

– College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 13

Why UConn Will Win

Houston will be about as unfocused as a team can get.

This game doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. Cincinnati got its game with East Carolina over with on Friday and has an extra day to rest up and prepare. Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen would love to give his team that break as soon as possible.

The Houston offensive front has been shaky in pass protection, there have been defensive lapses – like in shootouts against USF and SMU – and then there’s the weather.

It’s going to be in the 30s at game time. It’s not exactly balmy in Houston right now, but 25 degrees colder to this team will matter a bit.

– NFL Expert Picks, CFN Week 12

What’s Going To Happen

Houston will get up fast with touchdowns on its first three drives. UConn will put together one good scoring drive of its own, but that won’t be nearly enough to keep up.

Holgorsen will get his backups in the game as soon as humanly possible and won’t show Cincinnati anything it can use.

– College Football Schedule: Week 13 Predictions, Lines

Houston vs UConn Prediction, Lines

Houston 44, UConn 10
Line: Houston -33, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

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