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Stanford and West Virginia meet Thursday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for an 8:00 PM ET neutral-floor matchup that feels tighter than a lot of the board. FS1 has the broadcast. Stanford comes in at 20-12 after a one-point ACC tournament loss to Pitt, while West Virginia is 18-14 and last played in the Big 12 tournament after closing the regular season with a win over UCF. Both teams finished 9-10 in conference play, so this is not one of those spots where one side obviously owns the profile edge. What makes it interesting for bettors is the contrast in style. Stanford is the better perimeter scoring team and plays a bit faster, while West Virginia

Rutgers and Creighton meet Thursday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with tipoff set for 10:30 p.m. ET on FS1. It is a neutral-floor postseason game between two teams that did not have the regular seasons they wanted, but both still have enough shot-making and guard play to make this matchup interesting for bettors. Rutgers comes in at 14-19 after a rough Big Ten run, while Creighton sits at 15-17 after an uneven Big East season. The market is shading the Bluejays as a short favorite, which feels about right on talent and offensive balance, though not by much. Rutgers has been volatile, but there is at least some recent proof that the Scarlet Knights can still

Illinois State Redbirds and Auburn Tigers meet Thursday night in the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with tipoff set for 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Illinois State enters 23-12 after knocking off Kent State, Wake Forest, and Dayton to reach this stage, while Auburn is 20-16 and into the semis after beating South Alabama, Seattle, and Nevada. This is a neutral-floor game, but the market still treats Auburn like the stronger side, which makes sense given the gap in top-end offensive ceiling. The more interesting betting question is whether Auburn should be laying this kind of number away from Neville Arena against a team that has already won twice on the road in this tournament. Illinois State has

Minnesota heads into Thursday’s series finale at Kauffman Stadium trying to stop a three-game skid, while Kansas City is pushing for a sweep after winning three straight. First pitch is set for 2:10 PM ET in Kansas City, and the weather could matter a bit here. The morning looked damp, but the forecast around first pitch called for mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-70s, so this sets up more like a playable day game than a weather mess. The Twins are 1-4 and the Royals are 3-2, and after Wednesday’s 13-9 game, this matchup suddenly carries a very different betting feel than it did at the start of the series. Taj Bradley gets the ball for Minnesota against