T.M. Selection: UMBC.

I like UMBC to cover the spread against UMass Lowell in this game on Sunday. UMBC has looked good in their games lately and they have won 3 games in a row now. They have even won 4/5 of their previous 5 games and 3 of those wins were by 10+ points. I think they are going to continue playing at a high level in this game now that they are in tournament play and they have a bit of an advantage with this being a home game for them. They have won 6 home games in a row and only 1 of those games wasn't won by 10+ points while the other 5 were. They looked good in their home games all year and even though they were no Vermont who finished in 1st place in the conference at 17-1 in conference play, UMBC still dominated the conference coming in 2nd place. UMass Lowell was 3rd from last in their conference and they haven't looked good in many road games this year either. They ended their year on a win but they still lost 4/6 games of their final 6 games and they were even blown out in a few of those games. I think UMBC has been having a better year and they have been hot to end the season as they approach this tournament. I expect them to come out in full force in this game and win it here on their home court. I like UMBC to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 75-68 UMBC.