La Salle is coming into this game with a 13-18 record this season and they are 5-13 in the conference. They have not been playing well in their recent games as they have lost 8 of their last 9 games, but they are coming off of an 81-74 win against Saint Joseph's in their last game and that win will give them some confidence coming into this tournament. They average 74.8 points allowed per game this season, but their defense has been better recently as they have held opponents under 70 points in 3 of their last 5 games. They are going up against a UMass team that is 12-19 this season and they are 7-11 in the conference. They had a great start to the conference season, but they have been awful in their recent games as they have lost a lot of steam down the stretch. They have lost their last 2 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games. Their offense has also been awful in these games as they have been held under 60 points in 4 of their last 6 games, getting held to 52 points or less in 3 of their last 5 games as well. Their defense has not been great either, allowing 73+ points in their last 7 straight games. UMass did win both games against La Salle by 20+ points this season, but their last meeting was back at the beginning of the February and this is not the same UMass team as they have lost 6 of their 7 games since that win. UMass is a top 20 team in the country with their rebounding, but La Salle is a top 100 team themselves and UMass has also been awful with their shooting. UMass takes a lot of shots, but they are a bottom 25 team in the country from the field and also have the 2nd worst 3 point percentage in the country. La Salle is going to cover the spread in this game.