Wagner plays at the second slowest pace in the tourney. Neither team can that efficient to go over in a game with so few possessions. Under.

Will dip my toe in here to see if I even care about the 2024 Dance from a betting perspective because right now I don't much after getting slaughtered late last week. I've somewhat followed Howard all season in part because I remember when Seth Towns was the Ivy League Player of the Year like 7 years ago. Dude is 26 now and older than Jayson Tatum. I was on the fence for this play but it was just reported that Howard will have Shy Odom (concussion), Dom Campbell (concussion) and Ose Okojie (concussion) all available. Odom and Campbell are the more important guys and haven't played since March 7.

While Howard is just 1-9 v Quad 1,2,3 teams, they are very good at teams at its own level. Plus they have the experience of playing in last year’s dance. They have better talent and should win

Howard has won four of its last five games. The Seahawks went on a run to win the Northeast Conference, all on the road. Howard relies heavily on the three, but the Seahawks are also top-10 in the nation in defending the arc. Wagner plays at a very slow pace and have the guard to matchup in this game. The Seahawks have the better defense and Howard is very prone to turnovers.

Wagner now rivals the ferry as the biggest deal on Staten Island after winning the NEC tourney, all on opposing home courts, never scoring more than 66 in the process. Instead, the Hawks control the pace for second-year HC Donald Copeland and hope someone steps up to score the big buckets; usually it’s either juco G Melvin Council, Jr (14.4 ppg) or Monmouth transfer G Tahvon Allen (10.8 ppg), who twice scored 22 in the NEC Tourney, including the title game at Merrimack. A slow-paced loss for the Bison in their lone game vs. an NEC rep (at Bryant on November 20) perhaps suggests a seventh straight Wagner "under" might be the best way to look. Play Wagner-Howard "Under" (NCAA at Dayton)

Howard finished strongly, winning its last three games to get in the NCAA Tournament. Before that the Bison were also on-point, winning four of their final five regular season games. They shoot 45.1% from the field and 37.4% from 3-point range which is 20th in the nation. Wagner is one of the worst shooting teams in the country (39.2%) and has one of the poorest ratings in all of college basketball. Howard covers.