Appalachian State vs. Norfolk State live stream, NCAA March Madness, TV channel, how to watch

The Appalachian State Mountaineers will meet the Norfolk State Spartans in the First Four on Thursday night, stream NCAA March Madness here.

The Appalachian State Mountaineers will meet the Norfolk State Spartans in the First Four on Thursday night from the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

Appalachian State comes into this one at 17-11 on the season and looking to make a run in the NCAA Tournament but first will need to get by Norfolk State, who sits at 16-7 on the season. Norfolk was able to knock off Morgan State and North Carolina Central to get here while the Mountaineers knocked off Texas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State to get to this point.

This should be a great start to the NCAA Tournament, here is everything you need to know to stream the action tonight.

Appalachian State vs. Norfolk State

NCAA Odds and Betting Lines

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Appalachian State (-3.5) vs. Norfolk State

O/U: 133.5

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Appalachian State vs Norfolk State Prediction, Game Preview: NCAA Tournament First Four

NCAA Tournament First Four: (16) Appalachian State (17-11) vs (16) Norfolk State (16-7) prediction and college basketball game preview.

NCAA Tournament First Four: (16) Appalachian State (17-11) vs (16) Norfolk State (16-7) prediction and college basketball game preview.


Appalachian State vs Norfolk State Broadcast

Date: Thursday, March 18
Game Time: 8:40 pm, truTV
Venue: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN
Network: truTV

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Appalachian State vs Norfolk State Game Preview

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Why Appalachian State Will Win

Awful throughout the second half of the season – the Mountaineers finished seventh in the Sun Belt – they were on a run of five straight losses and six in seven, and then a crazy thing happened …

They started winning.

It wasn’t easy, but it rumbled through their final four games including a stunning win over Texas State – the best team in the Sun Belt – on the was to a conference tournament title to get into the fun.

It’s a three-and-free team, bombing away from the outside – it doesn’t make a high percentage of them, but it takes them – and it brilliant on the free throw line. Combine that with an aggressive defense that comes up with a. whole lot of steals, and it has an interesting style that can get hot enough to be a problem if the threes start falling.

However …

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Why Norfolk State Will Win

If Appalachian State isn’t hitting from the outside, there’s a problem.

This isn’t a great shooting team overall – it somehow won in the Sun Belt Tournament over Coastal Carolina when shooting under 30% – and Norfolk State is solid at defending the three.

The Spartans won their final six games – three of them over Morgan State, including the MEAC Championship – with an offense that’s great at getting to the rim and happy to crank up the tempo.

It’s okay from the outside, but it’s at its best when forcing the action, getting fouled, and then owning the game on the line.

What’s Going To Happen

Norfolk State has enough parts to its game and style to overcome adversity if something isn’t working. Appalachian State doesn’t.

It’s really this simple – either the Mountaineers hit a ton of threes, or they don’t. They’re 7-0 in their last 15 games when they make ten or more three pointers, and 1-7 when they don’t.

And that’s where Coppin State comes in.

The Eagles led the MEAC in three point attempts and makes, and they went 3-1 against Norfolk State hitting double-digit threes in each of the four.

It won’t be pretty, but Appalachian State will get to ten made threes.

Appalachian State vs Norfolk State Prediction, Line

Appalachian State 73, Norfolk State 70
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Line: Norfolk State -3, o/u: 134.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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