Eastern Kentucky at NC Wilmington

Eastern Kentucky has a new coach in Dan McHale, who worked in Minnesota under Richard Pitino. Those teams played all-out defense. In addition, while at Seton Hall, McHale was in charge of the Pirates defensive game planning and spearheaded opponent scouting and game preparation. Eastern Kentucky is on a 4-1-1 run UNDER the total, as well as 7-0-1 UNDER following a win. They head out on the road for this one, and the UNDER is 7-3 in the Colonels last 10 road games. NC Wilmington plays tough defense, too, off a win allowing 62 points. The Seahawks are 14-6 UNDER the total at home and 5-1 UNDER after a straight up win. Look for a lot more defense than oddsmakers anticipate. Play this one to the UNDER.