Virginia Military Keydets (ATS) ..

Although I don't love playing on schools that beat their opponents twice during the regular season much in the conference tournament, there's something to be said about a team that went winless in all games inside conference play. That's right. The Citadel come into this game with an 0-18 record against Southern Conference teams and are on a 21-game losing streak at the moment.

On the other hand, VMI has been poor recently. However, the Keydets did win seven games against teams in the Southern this season. That's quite a big difference than the 0 that the Bulldogs won. What's also a huge difference is that VMI hits free throws at a 76.3% rate while The Citadel average just 62.5% from the line which is actually second worst in the entire country just barely ahead of Arkansas Pine Bluff.

Overall, I just believe that VMI is better suited to win this game and is the sizeable favorite for a reason. If The Citadel can't even win a conference game at home all season long, I do not expect them to win a tournament game at a neutral venue. Hammer the Keydets in the first round of the Southern Conf. Tourney.

Score Prediction: 74-60 VMI.