T.M. Selection: Oral Roberts.

I like Oral Roberts to cover the spread against South Dakota in this game on Monday. This is the 1st game of their conference play for both teams here and I am expecting Oral Roberts to get off on the right foot with a big conference win here. They have looked good in their games lately with a 60+% winning percentage over their past 3 and 5 games. Oral Roberts has 6 wins this year and their lowest margin of victory was by 7 points, when they are going to win the game they usually win it comfortably. They have looked good in their games on defense lately and that has helped them win some of their games. They haven't given up 70+ points in their previous 3 games and they came out of those with 2 wins. South Dakota haven't looked terrible in their games and they have won 2 games in a row now. They have looked as good as Oral Roberts has on defense though and I think that is going to be a major factor in this game. I think Oral Roberts is the better team here and I think they are going to play some good defense to get some stops and pull away with their lead in this game. They are playing their 1st conference game here on the road so defense will be key in this tough environment for them to win this game and I expect that to be a big part of their game plan. I like Oral Roberts to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 74-62 Oral Roberts.