*3 Star Play on Louisiana Monroe* The Little Rock Trojans were picked to finish near the bottom of the Sun Belt this year. They deserve a lot of credit for how they have played, but I don't think they are a good enough team to be laying this kind of number.

Little Rock has won 13 games in the conference, but nine of those wins have come by seven points or fewer. The Trojans haven't won a game by more than 18 points in the league despite having a 13-4 record. 

LA Monroe has played well of late. They have won three of their last four, and they are playing hard to the end. They lost by a single point at home against Little Rock. They were able to beat Little Rock in both matchups last year.

Grab the points.

Take Louisiana Monroe. 

*3 Star Play Under* The final score in the last three meetings between these two teams are as follows: 60-42, 63-56, and 62-50. All three of those games were played at a pace of 59 possessions or fewer. That's about as slow as you'll ever see. I don't see any reason to expect anything different here. 

Loyola Marymount has slowed things down to a crawl in recent weeks. They are using 21.4 seconds of the 30 second shot clock on average. 

Pacific's defensive improvement this year is drastic. The Tigers were 320th in effective field goal percentage defense last year. They are 117th this year.

Look for a low scoring contest.

Take the under. 

*3 Star Play Grand Canyon* The New Mexico State Aggies are the best team in the WAC. No one will deny that. New Mexico State is unbeaten in the WAC and the Aggies will likely win the conference tournament and be in the NCAA Tournament again. 

New Mexico State is unbeaten in the WAC thus far, but they have had several very close calls. In all the preseason rankings, Grand Canyon was picked as the second best team in this league. Grand Canyon has disappointed for much of this year, but they have played better in recent weeks.

Grand Canyon has a great home court advantage that is worth several points here. The Antelopes have fallen just short many times against New Mexico State, and they would love to pull the upset here.

A loss here wouldn't hurt New Mexico State much. They will win the regular season title with ease, and they aren't going to get an at large berth. They must win the conference tournament. It's a good spot situationally for Grand Canyon.

Take Grand Canyon. 

*4 Star Play Under* The first meeting between these two teams played to an extremely slow pace of just 61 possessions. The final score was 58-53. This one likely won't be that low, but I do think this total is set too high.

St. Peter's is tied at the top of the MAAC, and they certainly should be ready to go in this one. The Peacocks defense is the main reason they are at the top of the standings. St. Peter's has allowed just 54 points per game in their last three games.

St. Peter's turns the ball over too much on offense to be all that efficient. Niagara doesn't generate hardly any second chance points.

Take the under here. 

*4 Star Play Over* These two teams rank near the top of the list in second chance point opportunities, and both of these defenses rank near the bottom of second chance opportunities allowed. If we go back and look at the first meeting between these two one thing really stands out. Idaho State had 21 offensive rebounds. Portland State had 19 offensive rebounds. That's about as many offensive rebounds in one game as you will ever see.

Portland State presses and looks to get quick points off their steals from pressure, and Idaho State turns the ball over a lot. 

Portland State has been able to dictate tempo very well of late. Portland State has scored 81 points or more in six of their last seven contests overall.

Take the over here.