Belmont at Middle Tenn State

This is the championship game of the tournament and don't look at the records: Belmont is a talented team that has lost to Duke and Memphis. When they finally stepped down in competition, they flattened Towson by 34 points. Belmont lost only five games all of last season on the way to 30 wins. The Bruins are a threat to win an NCAA Tournament game this year with four starters returning. This is a team that had 11 players who averaged at least ten minutes per game. The Bruins are 4-1 ATS in their last five games vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 7-2 ATS in their last nine non-conference games. They take on a Middle Tennessee State team that is 4-0 and off that long road trip to the West Coast where they beat UCLA. But this is not a good matchup and Middle Tennessee was out rebounded the last game, 34-30, and faces a powerhouse club. Play Belmont.