Houston at South Florida

Houston is a powerhouse defensive team under coach Kelvin Sampson on a 9-4 spread run. Houston is 63-36 ATS against teams that shoot 31% or worse from three-point land. South Florida has a losing record coming off a 77-57 loss to Wyoming. South Florida is 33-59 ATS at home versus teams that outrebound their opponents by 4+ boards per contest. Houston has won the last nine games against South Florida, including six straight on this court. Houston won 82-65 here last year and the favorite is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings. Play Houston.