Arkansas State Red Wolves (16-5, 7-2 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (9-12, 4-5 Sun Belt) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -8; over/under is 149.

So you can understand why a mid-major conference might want to put a thumb on the scale a little to help its best teams reach the Big Dance. The Sun Belt Conference announced in August it would ...

Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images This could be why the Sun Belt Conference Tournament may be the most dastardly seen creation in all of college basketball.