Missouri State is coming into this game with a 4-1 record this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They were a mediocre team last season, but they are in their 1st season with a new head coach now and the Cuonzo Martin era is already off to a great start with their new lineup of players he has brought in. They lost their 1st game of the season on the road by 7 points to Butler, Butler being a much bigger program who is also 4-1 to start the season, but they have been great since that loss as they have won their last 4 straight games. They won 3 straight games at home with 2 of those wins coming by 10+ points and now they are coming off of a 10 point win against High Point in this same tournament. They are going up against a Boston College team that is also 4-1 this season. Boston College was a mediocre team last season as well and they are not returning many of the players from that team, but they still have their head coach who is now in his 4th season coaching there and just coming off of his 1st winning season, but was still under .500 in their conference. They have won 4 of their 5 games this season, but they have not played any quality teams either. They are coming off of a 30 point win against Old Dominion in the 1st game of this tournament and their other wins this season came against The Citadel, Temple, and Loyola Maryland. Their only loss this season was in a neutral location as well and they lost that game to VCU by 25 points. That is not an encouraging loss for Boston College and Missouri State is going to have some confidence here as they just gave High Point their 1st loss of the season. Missouri State has also kept 3 of their last 4 opponents under 70 points scored and both teams are on a B2B here so Missouri State will make Boston College work with some better defense. Missouri State will cover the spread in this game.