MAAC title game from Atlantic City, and this line is a bit puzzling considering the clubs had the same regular-season league mark and the Mount has looked very impressive in this event by knocking off the league's second- and third-place teams from the regular season in Merrimack and Marist. The Mount is 10-3 since Jan. 31, the best mark in the MAAC over that time. These schools met once in the RS, a three-point OT home win for Iona on a Dejour Reaves three-pointer at the buzzer on Feb. 6. That works for me again tonight.

Maybe this goes higher but I have to get my ass on the Peloton for an hour and I don't wanna miss this. So I'm in. THE MOUNT was live to win this tourney from the jump as we told you. Covered 5 straight and won 8 of 10. Lost by 3 at Iona, who is also hot. These teams have identical scoring/d metrics and rebounding metrics and both turn it over too much and have similar styles of play for most part. Very even but I get 6 on a neutral court? Oh, and Iona cannot shoot foul shots if this game is as close as I expect. Little less pressure on the dog I figure and like how THE MOUNT is crashing boards.

In Atlantic City, The Mount has been riding some lightning, edging past Marist and Merrimack to make it to the Metro-Atlantic finale. The hat-trick on the shore, however, might be difficult, as Tobin Anderson is waving his magic March wand once again, this time at Iona, just as he did two years ago with Fairleigh-Dickinson. The Gaels have picked the right time to go on a five-game win streak, and have impressed in taking out Manhattan and a dangerous Quinnipiac at Convention hall, with Northern Colorado transfer G Dejour Reaves on his way to MVP honors of this event by scoring 51 points across the past two nights. Play Iona (Metro-Atlantic at Atlantic City)