Houston vs. SMU

The newly formed American Athletic Conference had a deep divide as the top five teams are all NCAA tournament worthy, while the bottom five have all carried an RPI of over 100 for the entire season. Houston has been the tweener team, as the Cougars are the only team in the AAC's bottom five to beat a team from the top five more than once. Larry Brown has done a great job at SMU, but they ended the season with two straight losses. They are now getting close to the bubble, and there will be a lot of pressure on this team in this game. As a result, they might not be so confident off a pair of losses. Houston played the Mustangs tough with two losses by a combined 9 points, and the Cougars have improved by winning four of their last five, including a big win vs. Memphis. SMU did most of their heavy lifting at home, an have been brutally bad on a neutral court where they are 5-21-1 ATS in their last 27. The Cougars hang tough here, so make the play on Houston.