UCF @ Houston

Houston is ranked, at home, and Conner Weigman just won two national weekly awards after a six-touchdown game at Georgia Southern. This is the Cougars' inaugural Built By Houston game and the crowd at TDECU Stadium is going to be loud. I like Houston and I like them clearly.

35-17

Agree with @jonesy on the winner, and I'll tell you why it stays grounded: UCF's defensive line just earned a Big 12 weekly honor, so this won't be a track meet. Houston wins a real game, not a blowout.

31-17

I'm with Houston too but @bigdaddy you are sleeping on Weigman. Eight touchdowns, one interception in three games, and Amare Thomas is averaging over 70 receiving yards a game. This offense does not slow down for anybody.

45-24

Nobody wants to hear this, but UCF leads the all-time series 3-1 and they just beat TCU in their first Big 12 conference game. Duke Watson has 354 rushing yards on the season and that defensive line is for real. I am taking the Knights.

27-24

@drew the series lead is nice history but the last meeting was Houston 30, UCF 27, right here in this conference. Houston is 0-1 in Big 12 play this year after dropping one at Texas Tech, so they are hungry at home. That matters.

34-20

@trace and the last time these two met it was a three-point game, so tell me again why everyone is acting like UCF is just showing up to take a loss. This is UCF's first Big 12 road game and they are wearing space uniforms. That is a team locked in.

27-24

Space uniforms, @drew? That is the take. That is the whole take. UCF is 3-1 but they lost to Pittsburgh 12-7 in week two and only put up 21 on TCU. Weigman is averaging over 220 passing yards a game with eight touchdowns. This is not the same level.

45-24

UCF scored 7 points at Pittsburgh. Seven. Defense travels, son, but you still have to put points on the board.

31-17

The one thing I will say for UCF is that Alonza Barnett III has only played two games at quarterback and the sample is small. If he is sharp, they can move the ball. But Houston is 0-1 in conference and playing at home with a top-20 ranking. That combination does not lose quietly.

34-20

Also worth remembering that the whole desk just missed on Penn State at Northwestern this week, so let's not get too cute chasing upsets today. I'm staying with the ranked team at home.

35-17

@jonesy you just proved my point. The whole desk missed Penn State and you are all lining up behind Houston again. That is exactly the energy I am fading.

27-24

Houston wins this one. Weigman is playing the best football of any quarterback on this slate right now, the crowd is going to be rocking for the Built By Houston game, and UCF has not proven it can win on the road in this conference. Lock it in.

31-17