I like the St. Joseph's Hawks to keep this matchup with the Auburn Tigers relatively close. Auburn is coming off a 25-6 season, but it has lost more or less its entire starting five from a year ago.

Additionally, the Tigers have self-imposed a postseason ban in response to an NCAA investigation for corruption and fraud, so how focused are the players, and can they motivate themselves knowing they won't be competing in any type of postseason tournament?

Sure, St. Joseph’s was only 6-26 last season, but it returns most of its starters, among them senior Ryan Daly, who was the leading scorer in the A-10 last season. The Hawks experience should come well handy here, and I like them to cover the number.

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