Tulsa at Cincinnati

Tulsa has won six in a row while playing strong defense, off a pair of victories allowing 61 points each time. Tulsa is 7-3 UNDER the total after a spread win and faces a ferocious Cincinnati defense here. Cincinnati snapped a two-game skid with a 77-52 win over UConn on Thursday, and coach Mark Cronin wants to see the team play even better defense. There is plenty of motivation as the Bearcats control their own destiny in the race for the American Athletic Conference regular-season crown. Cincinnati is second in the nation in both scoring defense (56.9) and field-goal percentage defense (36.8) after limiting the Huskies to 29.5 percent from the floor. Cincinnati is 11-5 UNDER the total against teams with a winning percentage above .600, as well as 19-7 UNDER after a straight up win of 20+ points. Play this game to stay UNDER the total.