Category: Basketball

Tennessee State Tigers (4-7) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-5) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Southern Indiana after Brandon Weston scored 22 points in Tennessee State's 89-58 win over the Johnson (TN) Royals. The Screaming Eagles are 4-1 in home games.

VCU scores 77.1 points while outscoring opponents by 18.1 points per game. New Mexico scores 87.8 points, 28.8 more per game than the 59.0 VCU gives up. VCU averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 8.4 per game New Mexico allows.

Northern Illinois Huskies (3-7) at Illinois State Redbirds (6-4, 0-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -15.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on Northern Illinois after Chase Walker scored 27 points in Illinois State's 81-77 win over the Saint Louis Billikens. The Redbirds are 4-1 in home games.

Alabama State Hornets (4-6) vs. Norfolk State Spartans (6-6) Uncasville, Connecticut; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State takes on Alabama State at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Spartans are 6-6 in non-conference play.

Saint Peter's Peacocks (2-7) at Manhattan Jaspers (6-3) Riverdale, New York; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Peter's visits Manhattan after Fatmata Janneh scored 23 points in Saint Peter's 51-37 win against the Long Island Sharks. The Jaspers have gone 3-0 in home games.

Marshall Thundering Herd (4-5) at Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall plays Cincinnati after Meredith Maier scored 20 points in Marshall's 78-76 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins. The Bearcats are 4-1 in home games.

VCU Rams (5-5) at East Carolina Pirates (6-4) Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina plays VCU after Amiya Joyner scored 27 points in East Carolina's 59-58 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Pirates are 4-0 on their home court.

Drexel Dragons (3-5) at Norfolk State Spartans (10-3) Norfolk, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drexel faces Norfolk State after Amaris Baker scored 20 points in Drexel's 101-51 loss to the Florida State Seminoles. The Spartans have gone 4-0 in home games.

Florida Atlantic Owls (6-4) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (6-3) Phoenix; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic and Georgia Southern square off in Phoenix, Arizona. The Eagles are 6-3 in non-conference play.

Wofford Terriers (6-2) at Duke Blue Devils (9-2, 1-0 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke hosts Wofford after Toby Fournier scored 27 points in Duke's 81-59 victory against the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Auburn Tigers (7-3) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4-4) Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana takes on Auburn in a matchup of Division 1 Division opponents. The Ragin' Cajuns have gone 4-0 in home games.

James Madison Dukes (8-3) at NC State Wolfpack (8-3, 1-0 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Dukes play No. NC State.

Valparaiso Beacons (3-5) at Saint Louis Billikens (4-7) St. Louis; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso visits Saint Louis after Leah Earnest scored 23 points in Valparaiso's 67-54 victory against the Western Michigan Broncos. The Billikens are 2-2 on their home court.

The Wildcats have gone 4-3 at home. Northwestern is 2-2 in games decided by 10 points or more. The Rebels have gone 1-2 away from home.

SMU Mustangs (6-5, 0-1 ACC) at North Texas Eagles (7-3) Denton, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Texas hosts SMU after Tommisha Lampkin scored 25 points in North Texas' 63-58 loss to the Santa Clara Broncos. The Eagles are 5-0 in home games.