The Appalachian State Mountaineers will look to secure the outright Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship when they battle the Arkansas State Red Wolves in a key matchup on Friday. The Red Wolves (16-14, 11-6 Sun Belt), who have won six in a row, are coming off a 71-60 win over Coastal Carolina on Wednesday. The Mountaineers (25-5, 15-2 Sun Belt), who have won 14 of 15, including six straight, downed Old Dominion 89-64 on Wednesday.   

Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, N.C. The Mountaineers are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 148.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Appalachian State junior forward Tre'Von Spillers has been dominant this season and is coming off an 18-point and 16-rebound effort in Wednesday's win over Old Dominion. He also had 12 points and 11 boards in an 82-67 win at Old Dominion on Feb. 22. He has nine double-doubles on the year, including three in the last five games.

The model also is aware five Red Wolves are averaging at least 10 points per game, led by junior guard Taryn Todd, who is in his first year with the program. Todd has reached double-figure scoring in seven of the past eight games, including a 21-point and three-assist performance in a 76-73 win over South Alabama on Feb. 17. For the year, Todd is averaging 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.5 minutes.

Now, the model has set its sights on Arkansas State vs. Appalachian State. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time! 

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