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Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-19, 4-12 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (9-17, 4-12 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Screaming Eagles -2.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Indiana plays Eastern Illinois after Stephen Olowoniyi scored 22 points in Southern Indiana's 81-78 overtime loss to the Lindenwood Lions. The Screaming Eagles are 7-6 on their home court.

Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5, 8-4 SEC) at Tennessee Volunteers (19-6, 6-6 SEC) Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee faces No.

UTEP is 4-11 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Owls are 4-9 in conference games. Kennesaw State ranks fourth in the CUSA with 32.6 rebounds per game led by Prencis Harden averaging 10.7.

Queens (NC) Royals (8-17, 2-12 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (10-15, 5-9 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay faces Queens (NC) after Sa'Mya Wyatt scored 24 points in Austin Peay's 77-67 loss to the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. The Governors have gone 4-5 in home games.

Missouri State Bears (20-5, 12-2 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (13-12, 8-6 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces Missouri State after Maya McDermott scored 35 points in Northern Iowa's 96-91 loss to the Murray State Racers. The Panthers have gone 7-4 at home.

Canisius has a 3-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Red Foxes are 7-7 against conference opponents. Marist is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Morehead State gives up 72.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.1 points per game. The Cougars are 2-14 in OVC play. SIU-Edwardsville is sixth in the OVC with 31.8 rebounds per game led by Brianna Wooldridge averaging 4.6.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (18-9, 8-6 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (4-23, 0-14 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky visits North Florida after Kaitlyn Costner scored 20 points in Eastern Kentucky's 79-73 victory against the Bellarmine Knights. The Ospreys are 4-8 in home games.

Niagara is 1-18 in games decided by 10 points or more. The Saints are 11-4 against MAAC opponents. Siena is 1-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Fairleigh Dickinson is second in the NEC with 13.6 assists per game led by Abaigeal Babore averaging 3.2. The Dolphins have gone 4-7 against NEC opponents. Le Moyne is fifth in the NEC with 22.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Haedyn Roberts averaging 5.5.

UT Martin Skyhawks (12-16, 9-8 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (20-5, 14-2 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin plays Tennessee Tech after Anaya Brown scored 24 points in UT Martin's 73-52 win over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Golden Eagles have gone 10-0 in home games.

SE Louisiana averages 67.0 points and has outscored opponents by 14.8 points per game. The Demons are 9-6 against Southland opponents. Northwestern State is ninth in the Southland scoring 25.2 points per game in the paint led by Vernell Atamah averaging 4.0.

Wagner Seahawks (6-17, 3-8 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (12-12, 8-3 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wagner visits Stonehill after Julia Fabozzi scored 24 points in Wagner's 61-56 win against the Le Moyne Dolphins. The Skyhawks have gone 6-4 in home games.

Samford Bulldogs (10-16, 5-5 SoCon) at Wofford Terriers (15-8, 7-3 SoCon) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford takes on Wofford in SoCon action Thursday. The Terriers have gone 11-1 in home games.

North Carolina Tar Heels (23-4, 11-3 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-15, 4-10 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse hosts No. North Carolina after Georgia Woolley scored 23 points in Syracuse's 75-69 loss to the California Golden Bears.