By Kyle Wood,Matt Ehalt Against the spread bets for Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup between No. 2 Villanova and No. 5 Houston in the South Region. One could argue No. 5 Houston had the harder path to the Elite Eight compared to its opponent, No. 2 Villanova. But the way Kelvin Sampson’s team plays basketball, they probably prefer it that way. For the Cougars, this is a chance to advance to the Final Four for the second year in a row and perhaps capture the school’s first-ever national title. For Jay Wright’s Wildcats, they can return to the biggest stage in college basketball for the first time…