The Ohio Valley conference tournament is about to be underway and this should be an interesting tournament from start to finish. There is one team with better odds than anybody else in the conference and we could very well see them cutting the nets down and heading to the NCAA tournament.

The Bracket

Betting Odds

Morehead State +140

Tennessee Tech +380

UT Martin +650

Tennessee St +750

SIUE +900

Southeast Missouri State +1100

Southern Indiana +1300

Lindenwood +10000

Teams To Watch

UT Martin

The Skyhawks could have themselves a nice little run in the OVC tournament. UT Martin is led by their three-headed monster in senior guard Parker Stewart, senior guard KJ Simon, and sophomore guard Jordan Sears. Stewart averages 16.7 points per game, Simon averages 14.8 points per game and Jordan Sears averages 14.7 points per game. These three are a huge part of this team’s success so far this season. UT Martin averages 81.1 points per game (20th in the nation). They also allow 75.4 points per game as well. One other thing for UT Martin is that they are top 25 in the country in rebounds per game (39.1). The Skyhawks have the potential to be a threat in this tournament.

Does Morehead State Have Enough?

The Morehead State Eagles have a good little core, but they are not a super deep team. Morehead State is led by senior guard Mark Freeman who averages 14.8 points per game with a 43/39/87 shooting split. However, they don’t average a ton of points. They average 70.6 points per game which is ranked 219th in the nation. However, they are good defensively. The Eagles only give up 66.5 points per game. If the Eagles are going to win the OVC conference title for the sixth time in school history, they are going to need their defense to step up in a big way.

Who’s Going To Be The Winner?

As much as I think Morehead State is going to win. I am going away from the chalk and I am riding with UT MARTIN +650. The Skyhawks are ready to win the Ohio Valley Conference for the first time ever. They have never made the NCAA tournament as well. Ride the Skyhawks to the promise land as they win their first ever Ohio Valley Conference tournament title.

The Don’s Game By Game Predictions

First Round

5 Southeast Missouri State over 8 Lindenwood

6 SIU-Edwardsville over 7 Southern Indiana

Quarterfinals

5 Southeast Missouri State over 4 Tennessee State

3 UT Martin over 6 SIU-Edwardsville

Semifinals

1 Morehead State over 5 Southeast Missouri State

3 UT Martin over 2 Tennessee Tech

Finals

3 UT Martin over 1 Morehead State