Tulsa at Houston

Houston defeated Tulsa 38-24 last season in a game that went UNDER by 18 points and four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER. Tulsa escaped with a 43-40 win over SMU last week while Houston was stunned by Navy, losing 46-40 as a 15.5-point favorite. Still, the Cougars are ranked seventh in the country in yards allowed and #14 in scoring defense at 17.0 points per game. Also, Houston allows only 86.0 rushing yards per contest. Quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. was picked off twice and lost a fumble against Navy. Houston will get linebacker Steven Taylor back after he missed a game due to a violation of team policy and he leads the team in sacks. Tulsa QB Dane Evans has completed 58.1 percent of his passes, but he has almost as many interceptions (seven) as touchdown passes (nine). Houston has gone UNDER in four of its last five after an ATS loss and eight of its last 11 after allowing 40-plus points. The posted total is about eight points fewer than last year, but is still too high. Play the UNDER.