Northern Kentucky at Cincinnati

Both of these teams are off to great starts and the main reason is defense as Northern Kentucky allows opponents 66.9 points per game and Cincinnati gives up only 56.5. Also, the Norse has an opponent field goal percentage of .396 and the Bearcats are even better at .383. Cincinnati has gone UNDER in six of its eight games this season even with relatively low posted totals and the Bearcats have picked up where they left off last season when they allowed just 57.5 points per game. Cincinnati comes off a 65-61 road win over UNLV and it went UNDER as the Runnin' Rebels shot only 35.3 percent against the tough Cincy defense. Northern Kentucky is 3-2-1 UNDER its last three games following a 78-60 win over UMBC, which was a push on the total. The UNDER is 59-24 in Cincinnati's last 83 non-conference games and the Bearcats have stayed UNDER 61 of their last 90 games after an ATS loss. Play the UNDER.