Houston at Navy 10/22/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/21/2022 at 11:00 AM ET

The Houston Cougars visit Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday to play the Navy Midshipmen. Houston improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the American Athletic Conference following its 33-32 victory over the Memphis Tigers a week ago this past Friday. Houston had a bye this week. In the victory over Memphis, Houston gained 463 yards of total offense, but gave up 438 yards of total offense to the Tigers.

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune has thrown for 1,567 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. The leading rusher for Houston is Brandon Campbell with 296 yards and three touchdowns and the leading receiver is Nathaniel Dell with 534 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Donavan Mutin is the leading tackler with 32. Houston has 18 quarterback sacks and five interceptions.

Navy dropped to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the AAC following its 40-34 loss to the SMU Mustangs on Friday. Navy gained 510 yards of total offense but the Midshipmen turned the ball over twice. Navy allowed SMU to gain 441 yards of total offense. Navy quarterback Tai Lavatai passed for 138 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Navy quarterback Tai Lavatai has passed for 662 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. The leading rusher is Daba Fofana with 336 yards and three touchdowns, while Maquel Haywood has rushed for 298 yards. The leading receiver is Vincent Terrell Jr with 170 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker John Marshall is the leading tackler with 42. Navy has 14 quarterback sacks and four interceptions.

Houston lost its most recent outing to SMU on Friday night 40-34 and Houston won its most recent matchup against Memphis 33-32, therefore the play here is OVER. The Houston offense is generating 31.0 points per game and the Cougars are allowing an average of 33.7 points per game. The total has cashed OVER in six of Houston’s last seven head to head with Navy and in five of Houston’s last six overall. Final Score Prediction, Navy Midshipmen win but our best play is OVER 34-30.

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