Rutgers at Houston

Houston is home and hungry for a win, dropping two in a row, including a 91-52 decision at No. 14 Louisville on Thursday. The game before, they were a +6 dog to Cincinnati and lost just 61-60, and before that won 67-58 at South Florida as a +5.5 dog.  This is an overachieving team on a 3-2 SU/ATS run, winning twice straight up as a dog. Despite Thursday's loss, the Cougars were boosted by the return of sophomore guards L.J. Rose and Danuel House. House missed nine games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in early December, while Rose was sidelined for five games with a foot injury. Rutgers has lost six of the last 10 games and is one of the worst teams defensively in the AAC, 10th in points allowed (74.8 point per game), and ninth in field goal shooting defense.  Play Houston on the Money-Line.