Albany at Vermont

Albany is in the America East tournament despite being the second-worst team in the conference at 5-11. The defense is eighth in the nine-team conference in points given up (78.9 per game) and last in field goal shooting allowed (.467). Albany is on a 7-3 run UNDER the total. They're also 16-29 ATS as an underdog, including 5-13 ATS as a double-digit dog. No. 1 seeded Vermont has home court and is on a 26-14 ATS run at home. They're just sixth in scoring, but a powerhouse defensive squad, No. 1 in points given up (62.9 points per game) and second in shooting allowed (.406). They're also No. 1 in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.50). Vermont is on a 21-8 run UNDER the total, including 14-2 UNDER in conference action. Vermont has won six straight America East Playoff games with no opponent scoring more than 59 points. Play Vermont + UNDER the total.