The set-up: It's CAA action Thursday night from Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, as the William and Mary Tribe play host to the Northeastern Huskies. Both teams are 6-4 in league play, making this an important contest for each team.
Northeastern: It may be even more important for the Huskies, as they enter having had lost four in a row at Towson, Delaware, Hofstra and home to Elon, before beating Towson 69-62 at home in their last game. Leading the way for Northeastern in scoring this year is guard TJ Williams with 21.5 PPG (he adds 4.8 RPG and 5.2 APG). The team's only other double digit scorer is 6-8 forward Murphy (14. 4 & 5.7), although forward Miller (9.5 & 5.1) and guard Begley (9.5) just miss.

William and Mary: The Tribe lost three of four games in mid-January but have won three in a row versus Delaware, UNC Wilmington and Drexel. Those three straight wins (all at home) give the Tribe six wins in their last eight, Guard Daniel Dixon is averaging 17.6 PPG to lead the way and is paired with PG Cohn (6.5 & 5.0 APG) in the backcourt. William and Mary has excellent depth up front with the 6-7 Prewitt (14.8 & 5.9), the 6-9 Whitman (10.7 & 5.8), the 6-6 Malinowski (7.3 & 3.6) and the 6-9 Knight (7.0 & 4.3).

The pick: Those three straight home wins makes William and Mary 10-0 SU at home this season and why go against them here? William & Mary is a 10* play.