I'm expecting Houston to win but this is too many points when we're expecting a low-possession game and Kansas still has some of the matchup advantages that helped power a 13-point Jayhawks win in the first meeting. Kansas has some offensive versatility with its bigs that allow them to stretch out Houston's suffocating defense, and that should help produce enough scoring to cover this multi-possession spread.

We've got a rematch from a month ago, and there's one big difference. Houston has won eight straight while Kansas is 4-4 in its last eight. The Jayhawks held serve at home but the Cougars have a big edge in Houston, where they've won 21 straight. Houston is the the nation's third-best defensive team. Houston has lost a couple of players but this is about the DNA of a program that has been flat-out dominant for six straight years. The new kids get it. Next man up. Houston gets the cover.