North Texas at Florida International

One of the top teams in Conference USA meets one of the worst. North Texas saw its four-game win streak end Saturday in a first-place showdown with Florida Atlantic, a 66-62 defeat as a +3 road dog. North Texas is a dominant defensive team while the balanced offense has 6-10 junior Abou Ousmane (11 ppg, 6.1 rpg) up front with the senior backcourt of Kai Huntsberry (11.2 ppg) Tylor Perry (17.7 ppg) leading in scoring. North Texas is No. 1 defensively in the conference allowing 54.3 points per game and .389% shooting. North Texas is on a 40-28 ATS run on the road. Florida International is the worst defensive team in Conference USA allowing 75 points per contest while on a 24-42 spread run. They come off of a 70-59 loss at Western Kentucky and are 9-18 ATS off a conference road loss. Play North Texas.