I like Navy to handle the disappointment of not making the NCAA Tournament with a spirited effort at Wake Forest. The Midshipmen are better defensively, and they're efficient enough offensively to make this interesting. The Demon Deacons are 3-4 SU over their last seven games and shouldn't be laying this big of a number.

Navy's games average 141 points, Wake Forest's 138 -- and those figures are bumped up by a total of six overtimes played. Yet somehow this game has drawn a total several points higher than both numbers. Few teams operate as slow offensively as the Midshipmen, who stand 327th for possessons per game in Division 1. The visitors' likely strategy is to shorten the game with lengthy possessions. Playing lately wth confidence, having won 14 in a row outright before a conference tourney loss, they can dictate the pace and produce a modest final score.

I'll take a shot getting double digit points with a Navy team who won 22 of its last 24 games and shockingly didn't win the Patriot League. The Midshipmen covered in 21 of 31 games this season and should have all the motivation in this game, trying to prove they can hang with an ACC team. I won't doubt that Wake Forest will win, but don't be surprised if this is a one or two possession game in the final minutes of Wednesday's NIT game.