Bit surprised the Cougars aren't at least -7 with Tulane at 1-4 and with its only win over FCS school Morgan State. The Green Wave played their guts out in the season opener at Oklahoma but mostly haven't been the same since. Their defense is terrible. Houston has won four straight in convincing fashion since a season-opening loss to Texas Tech and it has a stellar defense, ranking third nationally in third down conversion percentage (.250), fourth in total (253.6), fourth in first downs (62), fifth in defensive touchdowns (2), fifth in passing yards allowed (144.4) and 10th in scoring defense (15.0).