Hawai'i at Houston - 2020 Matchup Preview

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors vs Houston Cougars

Thursday, December 24th 2020 (3:30 PM EST)
Houston -7 (60.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Hawai'i 28 - Houston: 14 (New Mexico Bowl)

Rainbow Warriors (5 - 4) (4 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 24 (26 - 35 on Road)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Our Line: -4.5 (SP+ HOU -9)
Projected Score: HAW: 26 - HOU: 29 (55)
HOU Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
HAW Travel: 3784 miles, 5 hrs behind

Cougars (3 - 5) (3 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 23 (26 - 24 @ Home)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
HAW Players
HOU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Hawai'i's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	Hawai'i at Fresno State	+2.5	64.5	W 34 - 19	U	Y
Fri 10/30	Hawai'i at Wyoming	-2.5	60.0	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/7	Hawai'i vs New Mexico	-15.0	61.5	W 39 - 33	O	N
Sat 11/14	Hawai'i at San Diego State	+9.5	51.0	L 10 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/21	Hawai'i vs Boise State	+13.5	55.5	L 32 - 40	O	Y
Sat 11/28	Hawai'i vs Nevada	+7.0	61.5	W 24 - 21	U	Y
Sat 12/5	Hawai'i at San José State	-2.5	59.0	L 24 - 35	U	N
Sat 12/12	Hawai'i vs UNLV	-19.5	60.0	W 38 - 21	U	N
Thu 12/24	Hawai'i vs Houston	+7.0	60.5	W 28 - 14	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Hawai'i's Schedule

Houston's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/8	Houston vs Tulane	-6.0	58.0	W 49 - 31	O	Y
Fri 10/16	Houston vs BYU	+3.0	62.0	L 26 - 43	O	N
Sat 10/24	Houston at Navy	-14.5	56.0	W 37 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/31	Houston vs UCF	+3.0	81.0	L 21 - 44	U	N
Sat 11/7	Houston at Cincinnati	+12.5	51.5	L 10 - 38	U	N
Sat 11/14	Houston vs South Florida	-15.0	58.5	W 56 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 12/5	Houston at SMU	-2.0	68.0
Sat 12/12	Houston at Memphis	-7.5	63.5	L 27 - 30	U	N
Thu 12/24	Houston vs Hawai'i	-7.0	60.5	L 14 - 28	U	N

Important Stats (2019)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HAW	.28	50%	29	50%	3.1	134	49%	337	3.92	.24	46%	24.1	48%	43%	3.89	61.2	2	1.3
HOU	.16	42%	29.1	44%	3.06	188	37%	203	3.43	.29	45%	22.8	43%	46%	4	48.3	1.8	1.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HAW		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
HOU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2019

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HAW Offense	15	29	25.8	49.8%	3.92	2	25	471	134	337	4.8	37%	62%	50%	49%	16%	.28
HOU Defense	12	22.8	24.2	45.3%	4	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	47%	51%	43%	46%	20%	.29

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HAW Defense	15	24.1	35.4	46.4%	3.89	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	50%	48%	48%	43%	16%	.24
HOU Offense	12	29.1	25.7	42.4%	3.43	1.8	19	392	188	203	4.9	54%	43%	44%	37%	23%	.16

Additional Stats 2019

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Hawai'i	15	31:13	24.5	47%	61%	6.9	61.2	2	1.3	5.5	1.4	5	27.6
Houston	12	30:57	19.3	35%	71%	4.8	48.3	1.8	1.4	6.7	1.8	5	30.1

Run Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HAW Offense	15	37%	50%	28	134.1	4.8	21	.2	3.1	73%	8%	0.97
HOU Defense	12	47%	43%	-	-	-	-	.17	2.7	61%	11%	1.17

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HAW Defense	15	50%	48%	-	-	-	-	.29	3.36	83%	9%	1.1
HOU Offense	12	54%	44%	38.8	188.2	4.9	20	.18	3.06	62%	16%	1.04

Pass Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HAW Offense	15	62%	49%	26.4	42.3	337.3	8	12.8	42	17	.34	1.5	30%	40%	.46	8%	1.9
HOU Defense	12	51%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.4	1.7	33%	38%	.55	9%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HAW Defense	15	48%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	.19	1.5	31%	34%	.25	7%	1.8
HOU Offense	12	43%	37%	14.7	26.2	203.3	7.8	13.9	19	12	.17	1.9	35%	32%	.24	8%	1.9

Hawai'i's Power Ratings
Hawai'i's Power Rating: NR
Hawai'i's Offense Rating: NR
Hawai'i's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #95
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Hawai'i's 2020 Expected Record: -
Hawai'i's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.1 #95
Hawai'i's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.2 #64
Hawai'i's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.2 #108

Average Talent
Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Hawai'i: Houston: 1.05

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Hawai'i: -7.1 Houston: 2.1

Houston's Power Ratings
Houston's Power Rating: 1.05 NR
Houston's Offense Rating: NR
Houston's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #53
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Houston's 2020 Expected Record: -
Houston's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: 2.1 #59
Houston's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.5 #59
Houston's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.6 #67

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Hawai'i Scoring
Offense: 29 PPG
Offense on Road: 25.8
Defense: 24.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 35.4

Hawai'i's 2020 Record
Record: 5 - 4
Record vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 2 - 7
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Houston 29
Hawai'i 26

Projected Total Points: 55

Houston Scoring
Offense: 29.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.7
Defense: 22.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 24.2

Houston's 2020 Record
Record: 3 - 5
Record vs Spread: 3 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 4
Record at home: 2 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2020	12/24	Houston	14	Hawai'i	28	Houston -7	Hawai'i	60.5	Under
2003	12/25	Hawai'i	54	Houston	48

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Houston	0	0	0 Overs
Hawai'i	2	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	1 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

Hawai'i Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2020	Mexico Bowl	Hawai'i vs Houston	+7.0	60.5	W 28 - 14
2019	I Bowl	Hawai'i vs BYU	+3.0	65.5	W 38 - 34
2018	I Bowl	Hawai'i vs Louisiana Tech	+2.0	60.5	L 14 - 31
2016	I Bowl	Hawai'i vs Middle Tennessee	+4.5	70.0	W 52 - 35

Houston Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2020	Mexico Bowl	Houston vs Hawai'i	-7.0	60.5	L 14 - 28
2018	Forces Bowl	Houston vs Army	+6.5	56.0	L 14 - 70
2017	I Bowl	Houston vs Fresno State	-2.5	52.0	L 27 - 33
2016	Vegas Bowl	Houston vs San Diego State	-3.0	51.0	L 10 - 34
2015	N/A	Houston vs Florida State	+6.5		W 38 - 24
2014	Forces Bowl	Houston vs Pittsburgh	+5.5	54.0	W 35 - 34

(#) HAW at (#) HOU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	HAW	HOU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#95	#59
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#95	#53
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Hawai'i Injury Report

Houston Injury Report

Hawai'i on Offense


CategoryCat	HAW Off	HOU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#64	#67
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Hawai'i Run Game


CategoryCat	HAW Off	HOU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Hawai'i Pass Game


CategoryCat	HAW Off	HOU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Houston on Offense


CategoryCat	HOU Off	HAW Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#59	#108
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Houston Run Game


CategoryCat	HOU Off	HAW Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Houston Pass Game


CategoryCat	HOU Off	HAW Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
HOU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Top G5
'20 Profile: Up to Below Avg P4

HAW 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'20 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Toyota Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 1
Houston -7.0 (60.5)
Hawai'i won at Houston this year (28-14)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

HAW's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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HAW's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

HOU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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HOU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD