Marist at Siena

The Siena Saints took over the Metro Atlantic last year and are poised to do it again en route to capturing their second-consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Saints not only got into the tournament, but were an upset winner against Vanderbilt by over 20 points. They return all their vital pieces and have three players that will be in the hunt for the conference player of the year. They are good at all five spots on the floor and beyond their trio of potential players of the year, they have a PG averaging 5.4 assists per game and the fifth starter leads the team in rebounding. The Red Foxes have had a good run winning 67 games over the last three years, but a new coach, new system, and a lot of new faces are going to make life difficult for them this season. A true indicator of how far they have fallen is a 20+ point loss to an average St. Bonaventure team at home. This one shouldn't be close, and I'll take the Saints as a big favorite to get it done.