Houston vs. LSU Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Texas Bowl

The Houston Cougars square off against the LSU Tigers in the Texas Bowl as only 1.5-point favorites on December 27, 2025 at 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Cougars beat the Baylor Bears, 31-24, in their most recent contest.

The Tigers lost versus the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game, 17-13.

Houston vs. LSU Predictions

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Houston Cougars and LSU Tigers, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Tigers (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (43.5)
  
• Prediction: Tigers 20 - Cougars 13

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Houston vs. LSU Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Cougars-Tigers game.

• Houston Moneyline: -115
• LSU Moneyline: -104

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Houston Betting Insights

• Houston has won 85.7% of the games this season when it was favored on the moneyline (6-1).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter, Houston has a record of 5-1 (83.3%).
• The Cougars 12 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 43.5 points nine times.
• The Cougars have an average total of 49.0 in their outings this year, 5.5 more points than this matchup's over/under.
• The Tigers are college football's 109th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 69th-ranked Cougars.

LSU Betting Insights

• This season, LSU has won one out of the six games in which it has been the underdog.
• This season, LSU has won one of its six games when it is the underdog by at least -104 on the moneyline.
• LSU has played four games this season that have had more than 43.5 combined points scored.
• LSU's games this year have had a 50.7-point total on average, 7.2 more points than this matchup's over/under.

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Key Stats for Houston vs. LSU

• The Cougars are totaling 390.9 yards per game offensively this year (65th in the FBS), and they are surrendering 348.2 yards per game (48th) on the other side of the ball.
• Houston ranks 61st in scoring offense (28.3 points per game) and 43rd in scoring defense (21.8 points allowed per game) this year.
• The Tigers rank 111th in the FBS with 332.5 total yards per game, but they've been lifted up by their defense, which ranks 25th-best by giving up just 319.7 total yards per contest.
• LSU ranks 109th in the FBS with 21.8 points per game, but it has been lifted up by its defense, which ranks 14th-best by giving up just 18.3 points per contest.