T.M. Selection: Chattanooga.

I like Chattanooga to cover the spread against Furman in this game on Monday. Chattanooga has looked very good in their games lately and they are rolling into this game very hot at the moment. They have won 4 games in a row now and I expect them to extend their run to 5 games here. They finished the regular season with 2 wins and they have won their 1st 2 games of this tournament too. They just won their most recent game over Wofford by 10+ points and they have 2 wins by 10+ points in their previous 4 games. Those 2 wins were against Wofford and Samford which is huge since those 2 teams finished in 3rd and 4th place of this conference. Chattanooga has already taken down 2 of the top 4 teams in the conference in their previous 4 games and I think they can make it 3 here with a win over Furman in this game. Furman has also looked good in their games lately with 3 wins in a row now but a lot of their games have been closer in score as of late. When put up against some of the better teams in this conference, Furman has struggled to win convincingly and in some cases, they have struggled to even win at all. In their previous 5 games, they have also seen 2 of the top 4 teams in this conference in 3 different games but they have not looked that great in those games. They have a loss to Samford by 8 points and then they also have a win over them by 3 in their most recent game and a win over Wofford by 1 point. I think Chattanooga has been the better team here all year, they have been better in conference play and they even completed a season sweep of Furman this year. I think Chattanooga will have no issues with taking Furman down a 3rd time this year in this game. I like Chattanooga to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 74-67 Chattanooga.