The Billikens have three legit scoring options who can keep this close. They also have a coach who took his team to the NIT championship game last year. I grabbed the points with a talented St. Louis team that won’t mind the Red Wolves’ fast pace.

NIT first-round game from the campus of Arky State, the co-Sun Belt regular-season champion. While many schools treat the NIT like old lint, this likely matters for the Red Wolves because they haven't played in a major postseason tournament (NCAA or NIT) outside of conference since 1999. A-State was the only Sun Belt team this season with a Quad 1 win (over Memphis) and ranks sixth nationally in rebounding (40.88) while also leading the SBC in scoring (79.2), defensive rebounding (27.44) and 3-pointers attempted per game (28.9). The Red Wolves are 13-2 at home.