Despite the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights already earning an NCAA Tournament bid on Saturday, they will clash with the Merrimack Warriors for the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship on Tuesday. The Knights (19-14, 10-6 Northeast) earned the league's automatic bid with a 70-50 win over St. Francis (Pa.), in the semifinals. The Warriors (17-16, 12-4), the league's top seed, are still ineligible for the NCAA and NIT Tournaments because of the reclassification process. Merrimack, which is transitioning from Division II to Division I, downed Sacred Heart 71-60 in the semifinals.

The game at Hammel Court in North Andover, Mass., will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). The Warriors are 4-point favorites in the latest Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Merrimack odds, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 138. 

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The model knows the Knights have four players averaging double-digit scoring. Senior guard Demetre Roberts is coming off an 18-point, five-assist performance in Saturday's semifinal win over St. Francis (Pa.). In 33 games, including 32 starts, Roberts is averaging 16.7 points, 4.2 assists, three rebounds and 1.2 steals. He has scored in double figures 27 times, including 20 or more points in 13 games. He has also registered one double-double.

The model also knows the Warriors are led by senior forward Jordan Minor, who is coming off a double-double in Saturday's semifinal victory over Sacred Heart. In that game, Minor poured in 18 points, while grabbing 12 rebounds, blocking six shots and making four steals. He has registered 15 double-doubles on the year, including two against Fairleigh-Dickinson. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds in their December meeting, and 15 points and 11 boards against the Knights in January. For the year, he is averaging 17.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals.

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