BTH Predictions (3/4): UALR vs. South Alabama and other first-round Sun Belt games

BURN THE HORSE
UALR (-2.5) vs. South Alabama
9 p.m. tonight
Hot Springs Convention Center Court
With the way South Alabama handled UALR last week in Mobile it's surprising that Las Vegas would favor the Trojans tonight. But UALR goes in as a 2.5-point favorite over the Jaguars.

Ken Pomeroy (20-9): UALR 72, South Alabama 69
Real Time RPI (19-10): South Alabama 70, UALR 67
CBS Sportsline (19-10): South Alabama 71, UALR 70
The Sports Network (18-11): South Alabama 71, UALR 66
Jeff Sagarin (17-12): UALR 68, South Alabama 65

The Sports Network's preview:
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=55527

Pomeroy was the regular-season champion. Here's his predictions for tonight's other games:
Western Kentucky 71, Louisiana-Monroe 61
North Texas 81, Troy 75
Denver 65, Florida International 61