Category: Basketball

The Owls have gone 5-5 in home games. Florida Atlantic has a 0-1 record in one-possession games. The Eagles have gone 6-1 against AAC opponents.

The Catamounts are 1-6 against SoCon opponents. Western Carolina is seventh in the SoCon with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Vernon Collins averaging 2.2. Citadel's average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 9.6 per game Western Carolina gives up.

Coppin State Eagles (3-16, 1-3 MEAC) at Morgan State Bears (8-12, 2-2 MEAC) Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -8.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State hosts Coppin State after Kameron Hobbs scored 23 points in Morgan State's 78-74 victory against the Norfolk State Spartans. The Bears have gone 8-3 in home games.

Tulane is seventh in the AAC scoring 76.3 points per game and is shooting 44.5%. Rice scores 70.3 points per game, 1.9 more points than the 68.4 Tulane gives up. Tulane has shot at a 44.5% rate from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points greater than the 40.1% shooting opponents of Rice have averaged.

Morehead State Eagles (7-12, 2-7 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (3-15, 1-8 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State is looking to break its three-game skid with a victory against SIU-Edwardsville. The Cougars are 2-6 in home games.

Arkansas makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.3 percentage points higher than Oklahoma has allowed to its opponents (43.5%). Oklahoma has shot at a 48.6% rate from the field this season, 7.4 percentage points higher than the 41.2% shooting opponents of Arkansas have averaged. The Razorbacks and Sooners match up Saturday for the first time in SEC play this season.

NC State ranks fifth in the ACC with 33.6 points per game in the paint led by Marcus Hill averaging 8.4. The Mustangs are 5-3 in conference play. SMU ranks fifth in the ACC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Matt Cross averaging 5.4.

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (11-8, 2-2 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (8-9, 3-1 SoCon) Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Mocs play East Tennessee State. The Mocs are 6-3 on their home court.

Iowa State Cyclones (16-2, 7-1 Big 12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (11-7, 2-5 Big 12) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -9.5; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: No. Iowa State visits Arizona State after Joshua Jefferson scored 30 points in Iowa State's 108-83 victory against the UCF Knights.

Prairie View A&M is 3-9 in games decided by at least 10 points. Alabama State averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 7.1 per game Prairie View A&M allows. Prairie View A&M has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points less than the 45.4% shooting opponents of Alabama State have averaged.

Ball State Cardinals (9-9, 3-3 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-14, 0-6 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -6.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois is looking to end its three-game home slide with a win against Ball State. The Huskies have gone 4-4 in home games.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (12-8, 3-4 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (9-11, 4-3 Big Sky) Moscow; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vandals -1.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: Idaho hosts Northern Arizona after Kolton Mitchell scored 25 points in Idaho's 77-76 victory against the Northern Colorado Bears. The Vandals have gone 6-3 in home games.

Georgetown scores 72.4 points while outscoring opponents by 8.0 points per game. Providence averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Georgetown allows. Georgetown has shot at a 45.8% rate from the field this season, 4.2 percentage points above the 41.6% shooting opponents of Providence have averaged.

Pittsburgh is fourth in the ACC scoring 80.4 points per game and is shooting 47.3%. Syracuse scores 74.9 points per game, 4.1 more points than the 70.8 Pittsburgh allows. Pittsburgh averages 80.4 points per game, 2.4 more than the 78.0 Syracuse allows.

Siena is fifth in the MAAC scoring 70.6 points per game and is shooting 42.8%. Iona is shooting 40.0% from the field this season, 5.8 percentage points lower than the 45.8% Siena allows to opponents. Siena averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Iona gives up.