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The final weekend of the men's basketball regular season features games key for NCAA Tournament and conference seedings. A look at the best matchups.

Alabama Crimson Tide (23-7, 12-5 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (27-3, 15-2 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -7.5; over/under is 178.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Alabama faces No.

Mississippi State scores 79.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.6 points per game. Arkansas makes 46.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Mississippi State has allowed to its opponents (43.5%). Mississippi State averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Arkansas allows.

Iowa State Cyclones (22-8, 13-7 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (15-15, 9-10 Big 12) New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -6.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State hosts No. Iowa State in a matchup of Big 12 teams.

Kentucky Wildcats (20-10, 9-8 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (21-9, 10-7 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -5.5; over/under is 169.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky faces No.

St. John's Red Storm (26-4, 17-2 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (22-8, 13-6 Big East) Milwaukee; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -3.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: No.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-19, 5-12 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (18-12, 8-9 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa faces Wichita State after Keaston Willis scored 22 points in Tulsa's 81-77 loss to the Temple Owls. The Shockers have gone 11-5 at home.

UNC Greensboro ranks ninth in the SoCon with 25.9 points per game in the paint led by Ronald Polite averaging 6.0. The Keydets are 8-11 against SoCon opponents. VMI is seventh in the SoCon scoring 28.9 points per game in the paint led by Rickey Bradley, Jr. averaging 6.2.

The Rhode Island Rams are 13-3 in home games. Rhode Island is second in the A-10 with 35.9 points per game in the paint led by Sebastian Thomas averaging 7.3. The Fordham Rams are 3-14 in A-10 play.

SMU Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (16-14, 7-12 ACC) Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -3.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Florida State comes into the matchup with SMU as losers of four straight games. The Seminoles are 10-5 in home games.

The Braves are 16-5 against MVC opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play. Bradley is ninth in the MVC with 7.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Christian Davis averaging 1.6. The Beacons are 8-14 in MVC play.

UCLA averages 74.4 points and has outscored opponents by 9.3 points per game. The Trojans have gone 7-12 against Big Ten opponents. USC ranks eighth in the Big Ten scoring 33.7 points per game in the paint led by Desmond Claude averaging 7.6.

Ohio State Buckeyes (17-13, 9-10 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 3:45 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hoosiers -2.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State faces Indiana after Bruce Thornton scored 29 points in Ohio State's 116-114 overtime win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Hoosiers are 13-4 in home games.

Dartmouth Big Green (14-12, 8-5 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (11-15, 6-7 Ivy League) Boston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson -1.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth visits Harvard in Ivy League action Saturday. The Crimson have gone 6-5 in home games.