Week 12 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Houston by 14.0
82% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Houston |  West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Résumé rank | #47 |
| +18.2#22 | Power rating | +2.2#76 |
| +14.1#6 | Offense | +7.0#35 |
| +3.4#62 | Defense | -4.5#116 |
| +0.6#50 | Special teams | +0.7#46 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Houston | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| 35.4#22 | Points per game | 37.2#17 |
| 21.3#41 | Points allowed | 34.6#131 |
| 0.34#10 | Offense EPA/play | 0.25#29 |
| 0.05#61 | Defense EPA/play | 0.21#119 |
| 54.3%#3 | Offense success rate | 45.5%#49 |
| 39.6%#64 | Defense success rate | 43.8%#104 |
| 6.8#11 | Yards per play | 6.4#29 |
| 59.3%#1 | 3rd down | 47.8%#19 |
| 64.6%#31 | Red zone TD rate | 65.6%#20 |
| 18.9%#8 | Havoc created | 13.4%#94 |
| 7.0#14 | Turnover margin | 2.0#49 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Houston
Conner Weigman#3 QB
2238 pass yds · 17 TD · 2 INT · 331 rush yds
Amare Thomas#16 WR
46 catches · 687 yds · 6 TD
Latreveon McCutchin#31 LB
19 tackles · 2 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 2 INT
West Virginia
Michael Hawkins Jr.#9 QB
1752 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT · 1001 rush yds
Ashton Woods#96 LB
22 tackles · 5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Isaiah Patterson#116 LB
56 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).