My 10* SWEET 16 TOTAL OF THE YEAR is on the under between Purdue and Houston at 10:00 EST. Houston is the No. 1 seed and it's looked good through the first two rounds, most recently getting by No. 8 seed Gonzaga. Now it faces No. 4 seed Purdue. The bottom line here is that if the Boilermakers have any shot at taking this game outright in my estimation, they're going to have to run their offense through their big man Trey Kaufman-Renn. Will that be enough to break down this tough Cougars' defense? Houston has talented offensive players as well, like LJ Cryer, who had 30 points in the win over Gonzaga. Pressure and fatigue also collectively weigh heavy at this point of the Tournament. I believe the conditions are absolutely correct for a very low-scoring defensive battle, rather than a "run-and-gun shootout." This number is high, the play is the under.