The Chattanooga Mocs (28-9) are set to battle UC Irvine for the championship on Thursday. The Anteaters (32-6) punched their ticket to the title game in dramatic fashion, setting a new program record for single-season victories with a nail-biting 69-67 triumph over North Texas in the semifinals.

It was a group effort for UC Irvine on Tuesday as it had four of its five starters in double figures. Devin Tillis led the way with 16, along with 11 boards. Bent Leuchten added 14, Justin Hohn had 12 and Myles Che posted 11.

Chattanooga has relished the underdog role this year, and they once again look appealing while catching points vs. UC Irvine in the NIT title game, per our college basketball betting picks.

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Of the four teams left, the Mocs are the only team to rank in the top 50 in offensive efficiency, per KenPom, boasting a trio of guards: Honor Huff, Trey Bonham, and Bash Wieland, all averaging at least 14 points per game. Chattanooga averages just below 80 points per game while shooting 48.1 from the field.

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For a week after he was hired at West Virginia, new men's basketball coach Ross Hodge wore two hats.Hodge stayed on as the coach at North Texas to get the Mean Green prepared to play in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament,

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UC Irvine (32-6) has been a force across both the national and Big West landscape this season and were quality candidates for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament after bowing out to top-seeded UC San Diego in the league title game,