Unbeaten Utah Hosts Houston Tonight: Two High-Scoring Teams Collide
A marquee Week 8 college football game is set for the night of Oct. 24 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City: No. 10 Utah hosts No. 14 Houston, with kickoff at 10:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. Utah is 6-0 this season, one of the nation's remaining unbeaten teams, averaging 40.2 points and 486.5 yards while allowing only 14.8 points per game; the Utes are 4-0 at home and riding a six-game home winning streak. Houston is 6-1 and arrives on a four-game winning streak, averaging 39.3 points and 485.1 yards - offensive numbers nearly identical to Utah's. In the details, Houston has an edge on third-down conversions at 61.4 percent to Utah's 53.2 percent; Houston's turnover margin this season is plus-5 and Utah's plus-4, and the visitors' ball security will be tested by a Utah defense that has allowed only 89 points all season. Houston previously beat Kansas State 35-16 and lost narrowly to Texas Tech 28-26, its only loss, on the road. For Utah, this is a test of real weight after questions about the strength of its six straight wins - and Houston has already locked up bowl eligibility; for Houston, toppling unbeaten Utah on the road would keep its playoff hopes rising.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：赖斯-埃克尔斯体育场（资料图）。照片：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 2.0）。Rice-Eccles Stadium (file photo). Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).
