The top two teams in the Northeast Conference square off for a berth in the NCAA Tournament when the Bryant Bulldogs host the Wagner Seahawks in the final of the NEC tournament on Tuesday at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, R.I. The top-seeded Bulldogs (21-9) advanced to the final with a 70-69 victory over Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals on Saturday. Meanwhile the second-seeded Seahawks (21-5) knocked off LIU, 82-62, to reach the championship game. 

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are favored by three points in the latest Bryant vs. Wagner odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over/Under for total points scored is 149.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

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The model knows that Bryant features the nation's most prolific scorer in Peter Kiss. The 6-foot-5 senior from New York City leads all Div. I players in points per game (24.7). In a stretch of six games from Jan. 30 to Feb. 24, he scored at least 30 points in each game, averaging 33.0 points.

The model also knows that Wagner has the conference's best player in Alex Morales. A 6-foot-6 guard from Paterson, N.J., Morales is the only player in the nation averaging at least 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. For his efforts this season was named both the NEC Player of the year and Defensive Player of the Year.

Now, the model has set its sights on the NEC final and Bryant vs. Wagner. We can tell you it is leaning Under the total, predicting a combined 149 points, and it also says one side of the spread covers in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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