2018 Sun Belt Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2018 Sun Belt tournament. The tournament will be held at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

First Round
3/7- (9) Texas State (14-17; 7-11) vs (8) Coastal Carolina (14-17; 8-10)- 12:30, ESPN3
Prediction: Coastal Carolina

3/7- (12) Little Rock (7-24; 4-14) vs (5) Appalachian State (14-17; 9-9)- 3:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Appalachian State

3/7- (11) Arkansas State (11-20; 6-12) vs (6) Troy (15-16; 9-9)- 6:00, ESPN3

Prediction: Troy

3/7- (10) South Alabama (14-17; 7-11) vs (7) Louisiana-Monroe (15-14; 9-9)- 8:30, ESPN3
Prediction: Louisiana-Monroe

Quarterfinals
3/9- (8) Appalachian State vs (1) Louisiana (26-5; 16-2)- 12:30, ESPN3
Prediction: Louisiana

3/9- (5) Appalachian State vs (4) Texas-Arlington (19-12; 10-8)- 3:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Texas-Arlington

3/9- (7) Louisiana-Monroe vs (2) Georgia State (21-10; 12-6)- 6:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Georgia State

3/9- (6) Troy vs (3) Georgia Southern (20-11; 11-7)- 8:30, ESPN3
Prediction: Georgia Southern

Semifinals
3/10- (4) Texas-Arlington vs (1) Louisiana- 12:30, ESPN3
Prediction: Louisiana

3/10- (3) Georgia Southern vs (2) Georgia State- 3:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Georgia State

Championship
3/11- (2) Georgia State vs (1) Louisiana- 2:00, ESPN2: This should be a good conference championship game between two solid teams. The Rajin Cajuns have had a great season thus for, but I'm going to go with Conference Player of the Year D'Marcus Simonds and the Panthers punch a ticket to the Big Dance.
Prediction: Georgia State