The set-up: The 11-5 Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans visit the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina to take on the 7-9 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Both teams have opened 2-1 in Sun Belt play.

Little Rock: The Trojans come into this game with five players averaging in double figures. The group includes guards Johnson (13.7) and Osse (10.2), as well as forwards Jackson (10.4 & 4.4), Shosi (10.3 & 7.9) and Hill (10.1 & 5.4). Both Johnson and Jackson are doing so while coming off the bench.
Coastal Carolina: The Chanticleers' two starting guards, SG Wilson (14.8) and PG Shaw (13.8 & 4.4 APG) are the only players in double digits so far this year. The 6-8 Beck is the team's top rebounder at 8.1 per game and leads a group of seven players averaging between 4.5 and 9.1 PPG (his average).

The pick: Josh Hagins (13.2-4.2-4.7) is missed from Little Rock's 30-win team from last year (one which upset Purdue in the NCAA's first round) but as noted, the Trojans have five double digit scorers and are simply just a better team than the Chanticleers and they are getting points. Make Little Rock a 10* play.