NEC Preview

The main story in the NEC is can the regular season champions win the conference tournament? I would say with confidence yes. The sensational duo of Kiss and Pride is so much fun to watch and on their home court I would bet they string together 3 great games in a row to go dancing. I am seeing the Bulldogs at +110 to win the championship and I would say that's good value because I don't see them getting beat unless it's in the championship where they will be favorites for sure the whole way. +110 isn't sexy or anything, but they'll probably be around -200 in the championship. With that said, who are the threats to Bryant? Wagner as we all know is a true threat but at +190 I don't see any value there and they have a tougher path. LIU with the 3 seed presents the most value as a true dark horse here at +600. LIU has won 6 in a row coming into the tournament and is peaking at the right time. Similar to the duo of Kiss and Pride, LIU also presents a similar duo who can fill it up. Ty Flowers averages 19 PPG and Earl Penn averages 17 PPG. The Hofstra transfer Isaac Kante also plays his role well as he chips in 12 PPG and 7.5 RPG. LIU has the pieces to make some noise and at +600 I think it's worth a sprinkle. As I mentioned earlier I don't think Wagner presents much value and I do believe they are a bust. Wagner simply hasn't been the same team since losing Ford and put too much stress on Morales' shoulders.

Round By Round Predictions

8 FDU over 9 CCSU

1 Bryant over 8 FDU

4 MSM over 5 SF.

Brooklyn 3 LIU over 6 SHU

2 Wagner over 7 SFU

1 Bryant over 4 MSM

 3 LIU over 2 Wagner

1 Bryant over 3 LIU



Predicted Winner - Bryant +110 Dark Horse - LIU +600 Bust - Wagner +190