Category: Basketball

Northern Iowa Panthers (9-5, 3-0 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (8-6, 1-2 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Northern Iowa after Cooper Schwieger scored 22 points in Valparaiso's 73-72 win over the Missouri State Bears. The Beacons have gone 6-2 at home.

George Mason Patriots (10-4, 1-0 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (11-2, 0-1 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island faces George Mason after Sebastian Thomas scored 20 points in Rhode Island's 67-55 loss to the Duquesne Dukes. The Rams are 8-0 in home games.

Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (10-3, 0-2 Big Ten) Madison, Wisconsin; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -5.5; over/under is 162.5 BOTTOM LINE: Iowa will try to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Wisconsin. The Badgers are 7-1 in home games.

Baylor Bears (9-3, 1-0 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (11-1, 2-0 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Iowa State plays No.

Duquesne Dukes (6-8, 1-0 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (10-4, 0-1 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson takes on Duquesne after Reed Bailey scored 20 points in Davidson's 69-57 loss to the George Mason Patriots. The Wildcats are 8-0 in home games.

Northern Kentucky is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Phoenix are 0-5 against conference opponents. Green Bay is 2-11 in games decided by 10 or more points.

Georgetown ranks fifth in the Big East with 16.6 assists per game led by Malik Mack averaging 4.9. The Musketeers have gone 1-2 against Big East opponents. Xavier is third in the Big East with 17.6 assists per game led by Dayvion McKnight averaging 4.8.

The Eagles are 1-0 in ASUN play. FGCU ranks sixth in the ASUN shooting 33.2% from 3-point range. Queens scores 75.8 points, 8.0 more per game than the 67.8 FGCU allows.

Florida Gators (13-0) at Kentucky Wildcats (11-2) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 165.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Florida visits No.

Towson Tigers (6-8, 1-0 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (11-3, 1-0 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Towson visits Charleston (SC) after Tyler Tejada scored 21 points in Towson's 65-61 overtime win over the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. The Cougars have gone 6-1 in home games.

Fresno State Bulldogs (4-10, 0-3 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (13-1, 3-0 MWC) Logan, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State visits Utah State after Zaon Collins scored 20 points in Fresno State's 103-89 loss to the New Mexico Lobos. The Aggies have gone 7-1 in home games.

DePaul Blue Demons (9-5, 0-3 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (9-5, 2-1 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays DePaul after Eric Dixon scored 28 points in Villanova's 73-65 win over the Butler Bulldogs. The Wildcats are 7-1 in home games.

Furman Paladins (13-1, 1-0 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (8-6, 1-0 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Furman faces UNC Greensboro after Nick Anderson scored 20 points in Furman's 90-61 win against the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Spartans are 5-0 on their home court.

Northern Illinois Huskies (4-8) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6) Ypsilanti, Michigan; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois takes on Eastern Michigan after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 117-50 victory against the East-West Phantoms. The Eagles have gone 2-2 in home games.

Troy Trojans (9-4, 2-0 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (8-7, 1-1 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall takes on Troy after Dezayne Mingo scored 23 points in Marshall's 77-71 victory against the Texas State Bobcats. The Thundering Herd are 8-1 on their home court.