The Houston Cougars have nothing to lose. Out of contention for a bowl game with one game left in the season, Houston will be playing for pride on Saturday whe

Of course, anything can happen on the football field, but let’s look at some of the data-driven prediction models to see how this weekend’s most critical contests are expected to shake out, along with how those projections will affect the Big 12 championship game matchup.

If all of those teams win in the final week of the regular season, BYU would be left out. Instead, it would be Arizona State and Iowa State heading to the Big 12 title game. The Cougars would lose the tiebreaker to both ASU and ISU. So, BYU needs a win and some help to punch its ticket.