Indiana State is coming into this game with a 32-6 record this season and they were 17-3 in their conference. They were dominant in their conference all season as they were the best team, but they ended up missing the NCAA Tournament due to a 4 point loss to Drake in the finals of their conference tournament. Indiana State was by far the biggest snub for the NCAA Tournament as they were ranked in the top 30 for NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) rankings and they actually made history by being the highest ever NET ranked team to miss the tournament. They are definitely feeling snubbed but all they can do now is try to win this NIT Championship, and they have certainly been playing every game in this tournament with a chip on their shoulder. They have won 4 straight games in this tournament with 3 of their wins coming by 9+ points and they are going to have a strong home advantage here since the game is at a neutral location in Indiana. They have also had a much tougher road to this game as Indiana State beat SMU, Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Utah on their way here. They are going up against a Seton Hall team that is 24-12 this season and they were 13-7 in their conference. They were also snubbed from being in the NCAA Tournament, but the snub was not as bad as Indiana State. Seton Hall has also been playing very well in this tournament as they have won 4 straight games, but they had a much easier path as they beat Saint Joseph's, North Texas, UNLV, and Georgia. Seton Hall has also been a much better team at home this season, which they won 3 of their games in this tournament there, and this is going to feel more like a road game for them which they have not played as well in this season. They have also played a lot less games at neutral locations as they only have the 4 games played and went 2-2 in those while Indiana State has doubled that and went 7-1 in theirs. Indiana State also has the much better offense as they are one of the best shooting teams in the country from the field, and Seton Hall is not going to have an answer for Avila and Conwell either. Indiana State is going to cover the spread in this game and win the NIT Championship.