A berth in the NCAA Tournament will be on the line when the Vermont Catamounts host the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Saturday in the 2023 America East Tournament championship game at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vt. The No. 1 overall seed, Vermont (22-10) is making its seventh championship game appearance in the last eight years and 16th all-time. Meanwhile UMass Lowell (26-7) has reached the program's second championship game in the last three years. 

Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. ET. The Catamounts are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Vermont vs. UMass Lowell odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 141. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

Before making any UMass Lowell vs. Vermont picks or America East predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows that Vermont has the best player in the conference in Finn Sullivan. A 6-foot-4 guard from San Diego, Sullivan ranks second on the team in both scoring (11.8 points per game) and rebounding (4.9 rebounds per game). For his efforts this season he was named the America East Player of the Year, becoming the seventh straight Catamount to win the award.

But the model also has taken into account that UMass Lowell is the conference's top defensive team. The River Hawks allow just 65.8 points per game, which is the fewest in the America East. Max Brooks, a member of the conference's all-Defensive team, blocks a league-best 1.8 shots per game.

Now, the model has set its sights on Vermont vs. UMass Lowell. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in more than 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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