T.M. Selection: Cincinnati.

I like Cincinnati to cover the spread against Houston in this game on Sunday. Cincinnati has won 4 of their previous 5 games but they have looked a lot better on their home court this year and I think they will give Houston a very good challenge in this game. Cincinnati has won 3 games in a row on their home court and they have looked really good in a lot of their home games this year. They have only lost 2/13 home games this year and most of their wins at home have been by 10+ points. I think Cincinnati will get up for this game since they have a bit of a rivalry with Houston and I expect them to play them hard here. Houston has won 11 games in a row but they have had a very weak schedule during that time. Most of their games in conference play have been blowouts but they have also not faced any really tough teams and have been feeding on the bottom teams of this conference lately. I think Cincinnati is going to put up a good fight on their home court here and this will probably be the toughest team Houston has played in a while. Houston has even played some of their games in their conference play really close and their schedule has been weak since playing against other ranked teams in non-conference games. I think Cincinnati has their eyes set on upsetting Houston here and handing them their 1st conference loss and I expect them to be highly motivated to win here. I expect Cincinnati to at least keep this game close and give Houston a good score. I like Cincinnati to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 68-66 Houston.