The setup: The Herd finished 25-11 last year and the Colonels were 11-20. Marshall was 12-6 in C-USA play. It would then win the C-USA Tournament, before then taking down Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament, before then falling to WVU in the second round. Marshall lost some talent of course, but it's added some top recruits in Cameron Brooks-Harris and Jeremy Dillon. EKU finished 5-13 in the OVC and it missed the conference tournament for a third straight year. The Colonels have two seniors back in Kirkland Humphrey and Nick Mayo, but EKU is once again expected to struggle this season.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Marshall is 6-2 ATS in its last eight on the road, while Eastern Kentucky is just 1-5 ATS in its last six non-conference games. Lay the points and expect a rout.