Few teams play at a more dawdling pace than than North Texas. However, this is a roadie against giddy-up LSU, whose games average 151 points. The Tigers' first two SEC Tournament outings generated 177 and 164 points. The Mean Green closed out their AAC Tournament with a 148-point game, having allowed 77. The visitors have gone Over in eight of the last 10.

LSU was very solid down the stretch as they tinkered with their starting lineup and rotations. Those stretch-run adjustments by head coach Matt McMahon led to wins over Kentucky and South Carolina among others. North Texas plays great defense, but is too reliant on 3 point shooting and I think their offense will sputter at times. LSU beat this North Texas team in November by 4 and LSU is a better team now than they were back then. North Texas won the NIT last year, but I think they're an early exit this year.