10* ELITE EIGHT TOTAL OF YEAR - UP BIG!
(NCAAB) Houston vs. Villanova,
Total: 128.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Loss
This is a 10* ELITE EIGHT TOTAL OF THE YEAR on the OVER Houston/Villanova.

Houston enters on a six-game win streak. It's off a 72-60 win over Arizona as a 1.5-point underdog. The Cougars average 75.8 PPG, while allowing 59.

The Wildcats will look to take Houston out of its "comfort zone" today and push the pace from start to finish. If Houston is forced to play from behind, the tempo of this contest is going to be much different than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe.

Nova averages 72.8 PPG, while allowing 66.3 It's off a 63-53 win over Michigan, but note that the Wildcats have seen the total go OVER the number in seven of their last ten after a SU/ATS win in which they held their opponent to 55 or fewer points in.

A really low number here, but now public perception having pushed it a little TOO low in my opinion.

Look for this total to sneak OVER the number as the game comes down the stretch.

Good luck, NP