Category: NCAA Basketball

Oregon Ducks at Iowa Hawkeyes Game Preview

Rytgers Scarlet Knights at Washington Huskies Game Preview

West Virginia heads home for what seems to be a must-win game for the Mountaineers when they face Cincinnati on Wednesday. Cincinnati entered Saturday on a three-game winning streak, but that ended on the road against Iowa State.

The Explorers have gone 9-3 in home games. La Salle is eighth in the A-10 with 32.1 points per game in the paint led by Jahlil White averaging 5.7. The Spiders have gone 4-9 against A-10 opponents.

UIC Flames (16-11, 8-8 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (23-3, 13-3 MVC) Des Moines, Iowa; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -10.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: Modestas Kancleris and UIC visit Bennett Stirtz and Drake on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have gone 12-2 at home.

Austin Peay Governors (12-16, 7-8 ASUN) at Queens Royals (17-11, 10-5 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay plays Queens after Tate McCubbin scored 31 points in Austin Peay's 94-68 loss to the Bellarmine Knights. The Royals are 9-4 on their home court.

NC State Wolfpack (10-15, 3-11 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (15-11, 8-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -9.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina takes on NC State after Ian Jackson scored 23 points in North Carolina's 88-82 victory over the Syracuse Orange. The Tar Heels are 9-2 in home games.

UNC Greensboro Spartans (18-9, 11-3 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (15-12, 8-6 SoCon) Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buccaneers -1.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State plays UNC Greensboro after Quimari Peterson scored 31 points in East Tennessee State's 78-71 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs. The Buccaneers have gone 11-3 in home games.

Fordham Rams (11-14, 3-9 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (10-15, 5-7 A-10) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -6.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne hosts Fordham after Tre Dinkins scored 21 points in Duquesne's 77-76 loss to the Dayton Flyers. The Dukes are 7-6 in home games.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-18, 6-7 Big South) at High Point Panthers (23-5, 11-2 Big South) High Point, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -16.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern takes on High Point after Taje' Kelly scored 21 points in Charleston Southern's 75-72 loss to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The Panthers have gone 14-1 at home.

Bradley Braves (21-6, 12-4 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (15-12, 7-9 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -1.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State hosts Bradley after Chase Walker scored 22 points in Illinois State's 85-76 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds have gone 10-4 at home.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-11, 11-4 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (4-24, 1-14 ASUN) Louisville, Kentucky; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky visits Bellarmine after Devontae Blanton scored 22 points in Eastern Kentucky's 66-57 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons. The Knights are 4-10 in home games.

UMass Minutemen (11-15, 6-7 A-10) at VCU Rams (20-5, 10-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -17.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: VCU will try to keep its 10-game home win streak intact when the Rams face UMass. The Rams are 12-0 on their home court.

Northwestern Wildcats (13-13, 4-11 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State faces Northwestern after Devin Royal scored 26 points in Ohio State's 86-83 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. The Buckeyes have gone 10-5 in home games.

The Salukis have a 5-6 record in non-conference games. Southern Illinois is 4-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.4 turnovers per game. Murray State is shooting 44.5% from the field this season, the same percentage Southern Illinois allows to opponents.