The Butler Bulldogs take on the Houston Cougars in college basketball action.

The Butler Bulldogs have gotten off to a nice start to the season and are sitting at 4-1. As a team, the Bulldogs are putting up 65.8 points a game and are shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from deep. On the defensive end, they are giving up 58 points and thier opponents are shooting 39.9 percent from the field and 25.5 percent from deep. The offense is led by Chuck Harris with 15 points and 4 rebounds. Jair Bolden adds 12 points.

The Houston Cougars have started the season with three straight wins. As a team, the Cougars are putting up 76.3 points a game and they are shooting 44.8 percent from the field and 42,9 percent from deep. On the defensive end, they are giving up 56 points and their opponents are shooting 34.7 percent from the field and 25.6 percent from deep. The offense is led by Marcus Sasser with 23.3 points a game. Kyler Edwards adds 15.3 points and grabs 6.3 rebounds.

The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cougars are 17-8 ATS in their last 25. Houston is one of the elite defenses in the country. Butler struggled at home on both ends of the court against a good but not great Michigan State team. They lost a valuable payer off the bench in Nze who did everything for Butler. Houston struggled in thier opener against Hofstra, needing overtime. I like Houston to pull away in the second half to cover the number.

Play on Houston. This is a 7* play.