Wk 7 · 2026
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
· Fox
Big 12 · 4-1
at
7:30pET
HOU -3.5 · total 58.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential HOU by 13.2
#22 Houston Cougars
Big 12 · 5-1
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Oklahoma St is ranked #18 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04). Houston is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Oklahoma St form
W 42-28vs UCFW 41-24at WVUW 59-0vs MURW 39-31vs OREL 10-24at TLSA
2026 season
Houston form
W 35-16at KSUW 27-17vs UCFW 42-28at GASOL 26-28at TTUW 77-6vs SOU
2026 season
Oklahoma St this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Houston this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Oklahoma St | Houston |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Big 12 | at W 41-24 preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| UCF Big 12 | vs W 42-28 preview | vs W 27-17 preview |
| Colorado Big 12 | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas St Big 12 | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at W 35-16 preview |
| Texas Tech Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at L 26-28 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Houston leads 3–2 · Houston won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.8 points toward Houston
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Houston 39 — 17 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Houston |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Oklahoma St 43 — 30 Houston | at HOU | Oklahoma St |
| 2009 | 2009-09-12 | Houston 45 — 35 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Houston |
| 2008 | 2008-09-06 | Houston 37 — 56 Oklahoma St | at OKST | Oklahoma St |
| 2006 | 2006-09-23 | Oklahoma St 25 — 34 Houston | at HOU | Houston |
Oklahoma St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Drew Mestemaker QB #17 | 95/141, 1271 YDS, 11 TD, 5 INT |
| Broderick Vehrs QB #8 | 6/6, 37 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins RB #24 | 83 CAR, 441 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ayo Adeyi RB #25 | 24 CAR, 159 YDS | |
| Drew Mestemaker QB #17 | 13 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Wyatt Young WR #10 | 22 REC, 410 YDS, 3 TD |
| Justin Bowick WR #0 | 20 REC, 344 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Chris Barnes WR #2 | 9 REC, 145 YDS | |
| Terrence Lewis WR #3 | 12 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ethan Wesloski LB #32 | 36 |
| Tate Romney LB #3 | 29 | |
| Quinton Hammonds S #7 | 25 | |
| Sacks | Jaleel Johnson DE #95 | 1.5 |
| Malik Charles DE #0 | 1.5 | |
| Ethan Wesloski LB #32 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Malik Charles DE #0 | 1 |
| Mose Phillips III S #18 | 1 | |
| LaDainian Fields CB #9 | 1 |
Houston leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Conner Weigman QB #1 | 91/135, 1186 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Keisean Henderson QB #5 | 6/8, 83 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Re'Shaun Sanford II RB #6 | 55 CAR, 314 YDS, 2 TD |
| Makhi Hughes RB #21 | 66 CAR, 309 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Conner Weigman QB #1 | 42 CAR, 156 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Amare Thomas WR #0 | 27 REC, 330 YDS, 4 TD |
| Patrick Overmyer TE #9 | 25 REC, 317 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trent Walker WR #4 | 14 REC, 198 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Young WR #2 | 8 REC, 176 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kentrell Webb DB #8 | 32 |
| Jaden Yates LB #1 | 29 | |
| Javion White DB #0 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Javion White DB #0 | 2.5 |
| Ashton Porter DL #9 | 2 | |
| Khalil Laufau DL #18 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Allen DB #6 | 1 |
| Will James DB #5 | 1 | |
| Latreveon McCutchin LB #10 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.