1* Free Play Northern Arizona.

The Lumberjacks have a clear advantage in hosting this CIT quarterfinal matchup in front of the home town crowd. Northern Arizona opened the Tournament with a 75-70 win at Grand Canyon and then followed it up with a 78-73 victory over conference foe Sacramento State in the second round. Kent State would beat Middle Tennessee State 68-56 in the first round and then would use a late rally to beat the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 69-65 to advance to this point. KSU has won two straight on the road, but I think will run into a buzzsaw today as the Lumberjacks have won seven straight in front of the home town crowd. Also note that Northern Arizona is 9-2 ATS vs. teams with winning records this season, while Kent State is just 4-5 ATS when playing the role of underdog. I definitely feel that the LUMBERJACKS have enough significant advantages working in their favor today to warrant them a second look in this matchup.

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