UNC Asheville Bulldogs @ Winthrop Eagles (Over) ..

While UNC Asheville lost its last game to Presbyterian at home, I believe that a big bounce back performance should be in store this afternoon in a big time Big South matchup to finish the season. Although there won't be much change, if any in the standings for these programs after today, bragging rights going into the tourney are going to have one team full of confidence.

Earlier this year when the two sides met up, we saw UNCA getting the win 93-84. That's 177 combined points. Now, the Bulldogs are coming off a horrid performance only scoring 59. That's going to be wiped off the slate here today as I do not see a team that's averaging 82.5 PPG this season having another performance like that.

On the other hand, Winthrop are averaging even more points than UNCA. The Eagles score 84.4 PPG and play at the 5th fastest pace in the country. according to KenPom's tempo rankings. You know that they want to run the ball up and down the court. The Bulldogs will have to follow suit. Even with this being one of the highest numbers on the board today, expect an "over" to occur.

Score Prediction: 89-84 Winthrop.