Saint Louis at Rhode Island

Saint Louis guard Sincere Parker, their top-scorer with 15.9 points per game, has a shoulder injury and is questionable to play. Saint Louis is 33-18 UNDER the total off a conference win as an underdog. Rhode Island is 10th in the 14-team Atlantic 10 in scoring (72.6 points per game) and ninth in 3-point shooting (.350), plus is dead last from the charity stripe (.647). Rhode Island has scored 51 and 58 points in the last two games and this first-round battle shapes up as a defensive duel. Play Saint Louis/Rhode Island UNDER the total.