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NCAAM Sweet Sixteen: (5) Houston vs (1) Arizona

March 24, 2022 by James Pasqual

9:59 PM EST, TBS - Line: Arizona -1.5, Over/Under: 145.0 After a brief break, the madness returns as the fifth-seeded Houston Cougars look to spring yet another upset as they encounter the top-seeded Arizona Wildcats in the South Regional Semifinal from AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. For the third time in four years, Houston (31-5, 1st in AAC) has advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, and they have serious designs on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, College Basketball, Daily Crystal Ball Tagged With: Arizona Wildcats, College Basketabll, Daily Crystal Ball, Houston Cougars, NCCA Tournament

Birmingham Bowl: (21) Houston vs Auburn

December 28, 2021 by James Pasqual

12:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Auburn -2.5, Over/Under: 52.0 With Christmas in the rearview, the bowl season rolls towards the new year with the Birmingham Bowl, as the (No. 21) Houston Cougars are set to face off with the Auburn Tigers in a midday matchup from Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. It's always rewarding to see patience pay off, which is a sentiment that the faithful at Houston (11-2, 8-1 in AAC) must be sharing given the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Daily Crystal Ball, Football Tagged With: Auburn Tigers, Birmingham Bowl, College Football, Daily Crystal Ball, Houston Cougars

NCAA Final Four: (2) Houston vs (1) Baylor

April 3, 2021 by James Pasqual

5:14 PM EST, CBS - Line: Baylor- 5 Over/Under: 134.5 The 2021 Final Four kicks off with an exclusively Lone Star State affair, as the second-seeded Houston Cougars take on the top-seed out of the South Region, Baylor Bears, in the first of two National Semifinals from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Of the four teams to have advanced to this point, Houston (28-3, 14-3 in American Athletic Conference) is arguably the most surprising, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, College Basketball, Daily Crystal Ball Tagged With: Baylor Bears, College Basketball, Daily Crystal Ball, Final Four, Houston Cougars, NCAA Tournament

(16) SMU @ Houston

October 23, 2019 by James Pasqual

7:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: SMU -13.5, Over/Under: 65.5 Instate rivals lock horns in a midweek matchup, as the undefeated, No. 16 SMU Mustangs make the short trip south to battle the Houston Cougars, from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas. Look out world, for 2019 marks the return of Southern Methodist (7-0, 3-0 in AAC), who for the first time in decades has found themselves undefeated and among the nation's ranked team. Of course, that's not an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Daily Crystal Ball, Football Tagged With: AAC, American Athletic Conference, Clayton Tune, College Football, D'Eriq King, Daily Crystal Ball, Dana Holgorsen, Gran Stuard, Houston Cougars, James Proche, Jeremy Singleton, Keith Corbin, Kylen Granson, Logan Holgorsen, Marquez Stevenson, NCAA, Reggie Robertson, Shane Buechele, SMU Mustangs, Southern Methodist Mustangs, TDECU Stadium, Xavier Jones

(20) Washington State @ Houston

September 11, 2019 by James Pasqual

9:15 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Washington State -8.5, Over/Under: Upstart programs meet tonight in Southern Texas as the No. 20 Washington State Cougars face the Houston Cougars, from NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Indeed, despite being separated by thousands of miles of land, these programs share much in common; both are named after the same breed of savage feline, sporting respective shades of red, while prescribing to a wide-open air-raid brand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Daily Crystal Ball, Football Tagged With: AAC, American Athletic Conference, Anthony Gordon, Brandon Arconado, College Football, D'Eriq King, Daily Crystal Ball, Dana Holgorsen, Easop Winston, Houston Cougars, Mike Leach, NCAA, NRG Stadium, Pac 12, Washington State Cougars

(6) Houston vs (3) Michigan

March 17, 2018 by James Pasqual

9:40 PM EST, CBS - Line: Michigan -3.5,  Over/Under: 134.5 A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line tonight in Wichita, Kansas as the Third Seed Michigan Wolverines look to keep their momentum going against the Six Seed Houston Cougars in their Third Round Matchup in the West Regional.  Momentum isn't something exclusive to the Wolverines, for Houston (27-7, 14-4 in AAC) has entered the NCAA Tournament with a good deal of their own, winning six … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, NBA Tagged With: 2018 NCAA Tournament, AAC, American Athletic Conference, Big Ten, Charles Matthews, College Basketball, Houston Cougars, Intrust Bank Arena, John Beilein, Kansas, Michigan Wolverines, Moritz Wagner, NCAA Basketball, Rob Gray, West Region, Wichita, Zavier Simpson

Fresno State vs Houston

December 24, 2017 by James Pasqual

8:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Fresno State -1.5,  Over/Under: 49 What better place to play a football game on Christmas Eve than Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, where the vastly improved Fresno State Bulldogs will face the Houston Cougars in the Hawaii Bowl.  One of the better stories in College Football this year, Fresno State (9-4, 7-2 in Mountain West Conference) has come an awfully long way from the ruins that were the 2016 campaign, in which they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Football Tagged With: AAC, Aloha Stadium, American Athletic Conference, College Football, D'Eriq King, Duke Catalon, Ed Oliver, Fresno State Bulldogs, Hawaii Bowl, Houston Cougars, Jeff Tedford, Jordan Mims, Josh Hokit, Kyle Allen, Kyle Postma, Major Applewhite, Marcus McCaryion, Mountain West Conference, MWC, Ronnie Rivers, Steven Dunbar

(25) Memphis @ Houston

October 18, 2017 by James Pasqual

8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Houston -3,  Over/Under: 59 A key American Athletic Conference clash is on tap tonight from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Cougars host the Twenty-Fifth-Ranked Memphis Tigers.  Existing on the fringes of the AP Poll throughout the campaign, Memphis (5-1, 2-1 in AAC) finally made their presence felt in the Rankings Sunday after earning arguably their most important victory of the term, fending off Navy in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Football Tagged With: AAC, American Athletic Conference, Anthony Miller, College Football, Darrell Henderson, Houston Cougars, Kyle Allen, Kyle Postma, Major Applewhite, Memphis Tigers, Mike Norvell, NCAA, Patrick Taylor, Riley Ferguson, TDECU Stadium

(5) Louisville @ Houston

November 17, 2016 by James Pasqual

8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Louisville -15,  Over/Under: 69 After a wild and crazy Saturday of College Football that saw three of the Top-Four Teams fall in defeat, a pivotal matchup set before the weekend is served as the Fifth-Ranked Louisville Cardinals travel to Houston to face the once promising Cougars.  Indeed, Louisville (9-1, 7-1 in ACC) couldn't have asked for a better predicament, as complete and unbridled chaos swept through the top … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Football, Football Tagged With: AAC, ACC, American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bobby Petrino, Brandon Radcliff, CFB Playoff, Chucky Williams, Cole Hikutini, College Football, College Football Playoff, Greg Ward, Houston Cougars, Jaire Alexander, Jalen Smith, Jamari Staples, James Hearns, James Quick, Lamar Jackson, Louisville Cardinals, Tom Herman

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