Game Preview: Wright State Raiders @ Butler Bulldogs After a dominant showing in the Greenbrier Tip-Off tournament, the Butler Bulldogs return home to face the Wright State Raiders on Friday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Butler took down both South Carolina and Virginia, and now looks to keep the momentum rolling against a Raiders squad that has won two

Game Preview: Cleveland State Vikings @ Missouri Tigers It will be a reunion on the sidelines when the Cleveland State Vikings visit the Missouri Tigers Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. Missouri head coach Dennis Gates will face former assistant Rob Summers, now in his first season at the helm for Cleveland State. Gates and Summers spent several years building the

Game Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs Marquette Golden Eagles Familiar faces and familiar settings will take center stage Friday as the Marquette Golden Eagles face off with the Oklahoma Sooners in the Bad Boy Mowers Series in Chicago. This neutral-site battle brings together two coaches with deep ties to their opponents and the Windy City. Shaka Smart, now leading Marquette, previously

Purdue Boilermakers vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Betting Preview No. 1 Purdue returns home Friday after dominating Texas Tech 86-56 to win the Baha Mar title. The Boilermakers enter at 6-0 and have looked like the most complete team in the country through two weeks. Their defensive improvement and rebounding margin have impressed Matt Painter as they head toward their Big

UConn Huskies vs Illinois Fighting Illini Betting Preview No. 5 UConn meets No. 13 Illinois on Friday at Madison Square Garden in a matchup defined by depth and size. These programs last met in the 2023 Elite Eight, where UConn delivered a 30–0 run that still gets referenced whenever these rosters collide. Illinois believes its rebuilt lineup can close that

Game Preview Rutgers @ UNLV The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3) and UNLV Runnin’ Rebels (3-4) meet Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET in the final game of the Players Era men’s tournament. The matchup at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas serves as a chance for both programs to avoid a winless showing in the event. Both teams

Game Preview Stanford @ Minnesota The Stanford Cardinal (4-1) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) meet Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. ET in the Acrisure Invitational. Held at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, this neutral-site matchup serves as a bounce-back opportunity for both teams following surprising losses. Stanford led by 13 points late in their most recent game but

Game Preview: Virginia Tech Hokies @ Saint Mary’s Gaels Two undefeated programs collide in Paradise Island as the Virginia Tech Hokies face the Saint Mary’s Gaels in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. Neutral-site tournament settings often tighten pace, but both teams arrive with strong offensive identities and defensive structure. The line opened with Saint Mary’s -4.5 and a total near

Michigan State Spartans vs North Carolina Tar Heels Betting Preview Michigan State and North Carolina meet Thursday in the Beach Division championship at the Fort Myers Tip-Off, with both teams entering at 6-0. Tom Izzo downplayed the early-season hype around his No. 11 Spartans, insisting they still need time to understand their ceiling. But wins over Arkansas and Kentucky speak