Houston Cougars Odds

Houston Cougars 2025 Season Preview

The Houston Cougars enter the 2025 season still seeking their footing in the Big 12 Conference. After a disappointing 4–8 finish in 2024, head coach Willie Fritz faces the challenge of turning things around in Year 2. The Cougars showed flashes of offensive potential but struggled with depth and consistency on both sides of the ball.

The Cougars have undergone a significant roster overhaul, adding 27 players through the transfer portal. Key additions include quarterback Conner Weigman from Texas A&M, tight end Tanner Koziol, and running back Dean Connors. These moves aim to revitalize an offense that struggled in 2024. 

The Cougars' 2025 schedule includes a season opener against Stephen F. Austin, followed by a challenging Big 12 opener against Deion Sanders' Colorado. With a revamped roster and improved depth, Houston aims to break a two-year bowl drought and secure their first winning season since 2022. 

Houston Cougars Point Spreads

The point spread bet is arguably the most popular traditional fixed wager. A point spread wager is a bet based on the margin of victory.

Let’s take a look at what a Cougars spread might look like and what it all means:

• Houston +9.5 (-110)
• Kansas State -9.5 ( -110)

If the Cougars lose this matchup 41-0, they lose this spread. If the Cougars were to cover this spread, they’d need a loss of nine (9) points or less or a win outright.

Houston Cougars Over/Unders

Another common pre-game fixed wager is the over/under bet.

Over/under bets, also known as totals, are wagers that deal with the combined points scored by both teams in a respective game.

Oddsmakers set the total at how many total points they think will be scored combined by both teams. So, let’s revisit the example above and say the over/under was set at 46.5.

If you took the under a 41-0 final would mean you have a winner because the total amount of points scored (41) was less than 46.5. If the total points scored combined at 47 or more, the over would have be the winning side.

Houston Cougars Moneylines

While point spread and total bets deal with point differentials and combined points, moneyline wagers are more straightforward. When you place a moneyline bet, you are simply picking who you think will win the game.

Houston defeating Cincinnati as a -300 favorite is fine, but a $30 bet pays out just $10. If you’re able to catch the Cougars as a +300 underdog, a $10 bet would win you $30. These bets are the easiest to understand when you think of them in $10 or $100 units.

Houston Cougars Futures

Instead of wagering on in-game bets like the moneyline or point spread, you can turn your focus towards futures. Futures are wagers that settle at a later time, usually at the end of the season. Examples of futures bets are picking a conference winner, over/unders on team wins, as well as picking a Heisman Trophy winner.