Arkansas St +4
If you are a stat guy there is no way you can play against Ark St here. John Brady has them winning games the way I like to see. They only have 1 player averaging more than 10 points a game, but Brady has them winning games with defense and rebounding. Those are the 2 things I look at first when capping games, defense and rebounding. They do just that. Get this no team has shot better than 40% against them this year, and no team has out rebounded them. Miss 36% +1 rb avg, Lyons 32% +15, Murray St 37% +9, UT Martin 36% +10, Ball St 40% +16. Those are just crazy numbers, and they seem to be buying into Brady's defensive approach that he said he planned on implementing when he took over this summer. And why shouldn't they be buying in? They have won at a very good Tenn Martin team that was picked to win the OVC, and at an improved Ball St team over the weekend. They beat a team that was guard oriented with all american Lester Hudson of the Skyhawks, and an established big in Nevill of Ball St. Winning those 2 games on the road should give them confidence while traveling to the Hulman Center to face the Sycamores. Conversely Indiana St is 0-4, and have only shot better than 42% in 1 game, and has been out rebounded in each. 2 things which seem to give a strong edge to Ark St. I still say the loss of Stinson before the season was a death blow for the year before the first game was played. These are 2 programs heading for a totally opposite year, and expect the confident Arkansas St team to come in and get another win.