IPFW Mastodons vs Tarleton State Texans Point Spread Picks

The CIT Tournament has reached the semi-finals as 22-12 IP Fort Wayne will play at 25-9 Tarleton St. These teams are unfamiliar to most gamblers. The Texans were 13-2 in their last 15 games, but they were not a good 3-pt shooting team where they connected on just 32.5%. They have defended very well at home late in the season where they held opponents 66.3ppg over their last eight games. IP Fort Wayne had similar success defending the three where opponents shot just 31.7% on the season. These teams both played several early season games vs. opponents below the division-1 level where they scored big, and it has skewed numbers upward in the total. Tarleton St. has played to a 15-5 mark to the UNDER the last two seasons when facing a team that has a winning percentage from .600 to .800. Tarleton Coach Gillespie's teams have played to a 19-3 mark to the UNDER following two games in which his team allowed 30 or fewer first half points. Make the play on the UNDER.