The venue
TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
62°F
average temperature
8 mph
average wind
46%
of days see rain or snow
Ten seasons at this venue for this two-week window — a fact about the place, not a forecast for the day.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Houston5
FPI2026
Houston6.2
Elo2026
Houston0.9
SRS2026
Houston12.1
Big12ology2026
Houston13.5
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, via collegefootballdata.com.
The series
Houston 2–1 Baylor as conference opponents since 2011.
If these two finish level in the standings, step (a) of the tiebreaker is head-to-head — which is this game. It is the first thing that separates them, before any of the six steps below it are read.