The Cougars won all six of their 2025 road games and covered the spread in five, a road rate only five FBS teams beat. Houston football went 8-4 against the spread overall and won four of six games as an underdog.
Six road games, six wins
Houston went 9-3 in the 2025 regular season and 8-4 against the spread. Every loss came at home; away from it the Cougars were 6-0 straight up and 5-1 against the line, an 83.3% road cover rate that only five FBS teams topped and one matched.
Backed for a unit in each of the five road games with a price, Houston made 3.83; ten FBS teams made more on the road. At home the six priced games lost 1.34 and the spread split 3-3.
Getting points
Houston was an underdog six times and won four: 31-28 over Arizona at +110, 24-16 at Arizona State at +230, 30-27 at UCF at +105 and 31-24 at Baylor getting 2.5, with no moneyline posted. The five priced underdog games returned 2.45 units. The two losses were 35-11 to Texas Tech and 17-14 to TCU.
Favored
As favorites the Cougars went 5-1 and covered four, but the prices were short enough that six games returned only 0.04. The loss was 45-35 to West Virginia at -650.
October
October brought three wins and three covers in four games plus 2.53 units, more than the season’s whole 2.49. Seven of the 12 games went over.
The Cougars then beat LSU 38-35 in the Texas Bowl.
Questions and answers
How did Houston do on the road in 2025?
6-0 straight up, 5-1 against the spread, 3.83 units up on the moneyline.
What was Houston’s record against the spread?
8-4 across the regular season, 4-2 both as favorite and as underdog.
Did Houston win as an underdog?
Four times in six, including 24-16 at Arizona State at +230.
