ASA play on 8* OVER 57.5 Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers, 7:30 PM ET - In Friday night's action we like OVER the total in the Houston/Memphis game. These two teams met last year with Houston winning 31-13. The Cougs put up 462-total yards in the game compared to the Tigers 322. The difference this year is that Houston isn’t near as good defensively as they were a season ago. Last year the Cougars were 16th in Yards Per Play defense at 4.9 and gave up just 22PPG. This season they allow 5.5YPP (65th) and 34PPG (98th) respectively. This Memphis offense is more than capable of putting up points in this game as they rank 25th in scoring at 34.4PPG. The Tigers rank 17th in Yards Per Point offense at 11.7 so they score with bigger plays and not time-consuming drives. Memphis will also have a hard time stopping this Houston offense that is putting up 31PPG and 391YPG. The Tigers have given up 32+ points against the three good offenses they’ve faced this season and have allowed 28 or more points in 6 of their last eight games dating back to last season. Houston should be able to exploit a Memphis pass defense that is 123rd in the nation allowing 288-passing yards per game. An average college game this season finishes with 58 total points. This game is going to be higher scoring than ‘average’ given the pace of play and offensive/defensive advantages. BET OVER!