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The Southland Conference tournament heats up on Monday night as the Nicholls Colonels meet the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. This matchup is set for the Townsley Law Arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which serves as a neutral site for this postseason clash. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 PM ET, and fans can follow the game live on ESPN+. The Vaqueros enter the building as 8.5 point favorites, while the over/under for the contest is currently set at 146.5 points. Nicholls comes into this game with a 14-18 record overall and a 7-12 mark when playing away from their home floor. Texas-Rio Grande Valley has put together a more consistent season at 18-13, including a balanced 8-8 record in games played

The West Coast Conference tournament takes center stage on Monday night as the Santa Clara Broncos meet the 21st ranked Saint Mary’s Gaels at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:30 PM ET in a matchup that carries massive implications for the conference crown. Santa Clara enters this contest with a 25-7 record and plenty of momentum, while Saint Mary’s brings a dominant 27-4 mark into the desert. The Gaels are currently listed as 3.5 point favorites in a game where the total is set at 147.5. This is a classic clash of styles between two of the most consistent programs on the West Coast. Saint Mary’s has been nearly perfect as a favorite this season, boasting

Penn State closes the regular season on the road with a noon Eastern trip to Jersey Mike’s Arena, and this one still matters as a momentum spot even if the bigger seeding picture has mostly settled for Rutgers. Both teams enter at 12-18, so this is less about résumé and more about who finishes the weekend playing cleaner, harder half-court basketball. Rutgers is at home, Penn State has been volatile, and the market still shaded this toward the Scarlet Knights. That makes sense. Rutgers tends to be more comfortable when games get physical and possessions shrink. Penn State has had stretches where the offense looks workable, but the defensive consistency and rebounding profile still leave too much margin for error,

Winthrop heads into the Big South title game as the underdog, and that fits the matchup. High Point has been the steadier team, the more bankable offense, and the side the market has trusted all morning. This one tips at noon Eastern and carries clear urgency because there is no tomorrow here. It is a championship setting, so game state and late fouling matter more than usual. That urgency also changes how you handicap the total. High Point can score in bunches, Winthrop is capable of answering, and end-game fouling can blow open numbers that look a little rich on paper. This is not a sleepy Sunday conference game. It should be played with real pace and real pressure. These