The East Carolina Pirates took a 95-60 beating by Wichita State their last time out. I think they'll keep it a lot closer here when they host the Houston Cougars Sunday afternoon.

East Carolina is 8-1-2 ATS in its last 11 games after allowing more than 90 points in their previous game and 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games following a straight up loss. Houston is in a let down spot after putting up more than 100 points in a blowout win against Tulsa its last time out and only 2-5 ATS in its last seven after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.

The Cougars broke the league record with 18 3-pointers in Thursday's win against Tulsa but note that the Pirates lead the league in 3-point shooting defense at 31.2 percent.

My selection is a 10* play on East Carolina.