*Free Play Under* Southern Indiana's tempo has been much slower so far this year, especially in their conference games of late. Southern Indiana has scored 55, 62, and 60 points in their last three games. The last game (60 points) went into overtime as well.

SIU Edwardsville isn't very good on offense, but this Edwardsville team is scrappy on defense. They are 59th nationally in blocked shot percentage.

Two offenses who are outside the top 300 in offensive efficiency.

Take the under.

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*4 Star Play Under* The Northern Iowa Panthers are a great defensive team. They also play at an extremely slow pace. Northern Iowa is 361st in tempo out of 365 teams in the country. Northern Iowa is also sixth nationally in effective field goal percentage defense. They are good on the defensive glass and very good at defending without fouling. Offensively, they very rarely get second shots, and they don't get to the line much.

Indiana State has been quite a bit better on defense this year than a year ago. The Sycamores are 65th in effective field goal percentage defense. They have played about a second per possession slower than a year ago as well. On offense, they have been shooting a bunch of long range jumpers and not getting many second chances.

Take the under.

*3 Star Play Over* The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defense ranks 314th in the country in defensive efficiency. They have been terrible defending the 3 point shot, and they don't have shot blockers either. Tennessee Tech is 81st in average possession length, so they are playing fast.

Little Rock has been shooting the ball a bit better this year than they did a year ago. Little Rock and Tenn Tech met twice last year and there were 148 and 154 points in those games.

These two teams both excel at scoring on steals and breakaway transition buckets. Both teams are poor at preventing that as well.

Take the over.

*3 Star Play Under* The Texas Tech Red Raiders defense is superb. Shiel Wood is a top three defensive coordinator in the country. He is a defensive wizard. Texas Tech is first nationally in PPA/rush and YPC this season. They are third in success rate allowed on defense. They are #2 nationally in pass rush grade at PFF. The defensive front is arguably the best in the nation. They dominated both Utah and BYU's offensive lines that are very good.

Oregon's offense was very good this year, but when they stepped up in class they did struggle. Oregon only scored 18 points at Iowa. They had just 17 points in regulation against Penn State. They put up only 4.2 yards per play at home against Indiana.

Texas Tech's offense has been very inconsistent. Morton is fine, but he isn't a big playmaker. The Red Raiders rushing attack is subpar. Oregon is weakest against the run, but I don't think Texas Tech can take advantage of that.

Oregon is playing slower this year. Texas Tech is an under team. I expect a hard fought game here.

Take the under.