At first glance, this seems like a ridiculous number to lay in a conference game, especially when that team has the same 12-3 record that the Cougars do. But Houston is no stranger to double-digit spreads. They’ve laid 10 or more 12 times this season and have covered the spread in 10 of them. They do that by having the best defense in the country and the 13th-best offense. The Cougs have played four conference games and laid big numbers in all of them. They have covered all four, beating the number by over 10 ppg and surrendering just 41.3 ppg in those four contests.