Sam Houston at Florida International

Sam Houston is in first place in Conference USA. A pair of junior guards lead the team in scoring in Lamar Wilkerson (14.6 ppg) and Davon Barnes (14.2 ppg), though the defense is sixth in the nine-team Conference USA in points allowed and seventh in field goal shooting allowed (.441%). Florida International prefers to run, fourth in the conference in scoring (75.2 points per game) but the defense is last in points given up (78 per game) and shooting allowed (.487%). They just gave up 93 points in a loss to La Tech. Florida International is 97-62 OVER the total when working with one or fewer days of rest, plus 76-45 OVER off two consecutive conference losses. Take Sam Houston/Florida International OVER the total.