Youngstown State Penguins (19-11, 13-6 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (15-15, 10-9 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky hosts Youngstown State after Trey Robinson scored 25 points in Northern Kentucky's 79-74 win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Norse are 10-6 in home games.
Dixon leads Villanova against Butler
Butler Bulldogs (13-15, 6-11 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (17-12, 10-8 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova faces Butler after Eric Dixon scored 32 points in Villanova's 59-54 victory over the Seton Hall Pirates. The Wildcats are 13-3 on their home court.
Monroe and Quinnipiac host Saint Peter’s
Saint Peter's Peacocks (10-14, 5-11 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (17-10, 13-3 MAAC) Hamden, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -8.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac hosts Saint Peter's after Amarri Monroe scored 20 points in Quinnipiac's 74-71 win against the Manhattan Jaspers. The Bobcats have gone 10-2 at home.
No. 7 St. John’s faces Seton Hall after Luis’ 24-point outing
Seton Hall Pirates (7-21, 2-15 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (25-4, 16-2 Big East) New York; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. St. John's takes on Seton Hall after RJ Luis scored 24 points in St. John's 76-70 win against the Butler Bulldogs.
LIU visits Fairleigh Dickinson following Brown’s 23-point game
Long Island Sharks (15-15, 11-4 NEC) at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (12-18, 8-7 NEC) Teaneck, New Jersey; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson hosts LIU after Terrence Brown scored 23 points in Fairleigh Dickinson's 82-69 win over the Stonehill Skyhawks. The Knights are 8-4 in home games.
Arkansas State visits UL Monroe following Nelson’s 30-point showing
Arkansas State Red Wolves (21-9, 12-5 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (7-23, 3-14 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -16.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State visits UL Monroe after Izaiyah Nelson scored 30 points in Arkansas State's 83-64 win against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. The Warhawks have gone 5-10 in home games.
Virginia hosts Schieffelin and No. 13 Clemson
Virginia allows 66.4 points and has been outscored by 1.2 points per game. The Tigers are 15-2 in ACC play. Clemson scores 77.7 points and has outscored opponents by 11.2 points per game.
Iowa visits Northwestern following Martinelli’s 29-point game
Iowa Hawkeyes (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -4.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Iowa after Nick Martinelli scored 29 points in Northwestern's 75-63 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Wildcats are 11-4 on their home court.
Sanders leads Nevada against UNLV after 27-point game
Nevada Wolf Pack (16-12, 8-9 MWC) at UNLV Rebels (15-13, 9-8 MWC) Las Vegas; Friday, 11 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -1.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nevada plays UNLV after Kobe Sanders scored 27 points in Nevada's 84-61 win over the Wyoming Cowboys. The Rebels have gone 9-5 at home.
Oklahoma visits Ole Miss after Moore’s 20-point game
The Sooners are 4-11 in conference play. Oklahoma is 3-3 in games decided by less than 4 points. Ole Miss averages 77.5 points per game, 3.7 more points than the 73.8 Oklahoma gives up.
Saint Joseph’s (PA) visits Fordham following Medor’s 22-point performance
Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (18-10, 10-6 A-10) at Fordham Rams (11-17, 3-12 A-10) New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fordham hosts Saint Joseph's (PA) after Japhet Medor scored 22 points in Fordham's 74-64 loss to the George Mason Patriots. The Rams are 8-6 on their home court.
Dailey leads UCLA against No. 20 Purdue after 20-point game
UCLA Bruins (20-8, 11-6 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -5.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: UCLA visits No. Purdue after Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points in UCLA's 69-61 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Virginia Tech hosts Syracuse in conference matchup
Syracuse is third in the ACC scoring 35.3 points per game in the paint led by Lampkin averaging 8.3. Virginia Tech scores 69.0 points per game, 9.0 fewer points than the 78.0 Syracuse allows. Syracuse averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Virginia Tech gives up.
Murray-Boyles and South Carolina host Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks (17-11, 6-9 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (11-17, 1-14 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina hosts Arkansas after Collin Murray-Boyles scored 27 points in South Carolina's 101-71 loss to the Missouri Tigers. The Gamecocks are 9-7 on their home court.
Miami (FL) visits Davis and North Carolina
Miami Hurricanes (6-22, 2-15 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-11, 11-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina plays Miami (FL) after RJ Davis scored 20 points in North Carolina's 96-85 win against the Florida State Seminoles. The Tar Heels have gone 11-2 at home.