Houston Cougars vs Miami Hurricanes Point Spread Picks

Miami has won 11 of 13 and the only losses were by one point to Florida State and then against Duke in the ACC Tournament. The Hurricanes have covered their first two games in the NCAA Tournament even while shooting only 30 percent against Drake while winning it at the free throw line. Houston has gone UNDER five of its past six games and hopes to have Marcus Sasser nearly 100 percent healthy as he has been dealing with a groin injury and he scored 22 points against Auburn. The Cougars are primarily a defensive team and they are only 3-10 ATS their past 10 games as they struggle to cover big spreads. Miami shot 49 percent against Indiana with Isaiah Wong leading with 27 points and the Hoosiers were held to 41 percent shooting. The Hurricanes are 8-3 ATS versus teams with winning records and 36-16-2 ATS their past 53 games versus .600 winning opponents. Houston is 2-5 ATS its past seven against winning teams and 1-6 ATS following a win. Miami is 6-1 UNDER its past seven NCAA Tournament games and 7-3 UNDER overall on neutral courts. Houston is 43-21-1 UNDER versus teams with .600 winning percentages. The Hurricanes proved against Drake that it can win games outright even while having an off day shooting-wise. Take the Hurricanes on the money line and the First Half and full game to go UNDER the total.