Houston Cougars vs. Utah Utes

We are backing the No. 3 Cougars as they face a bottom-tier Utah squad currently on a five-game skid and missing key rotation pieces like top shooter Jacob Patrick. Houston enters fully healthy with stars Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. in peak form to exploit a Utes defense that ranks 335th nationally in points allowed. Given the Cougars' elite pressure ranks 5th in turnover rate, we expect them to overwhelm a depleted Utah backcourt that struggled to a 9-of-31 combined shooting mark in their last outing.