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Mid-American Conference play continues Thursday as Miami (OH) heads to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at the NIU Convocation Center. Tip-off is set for January 31, 2026. The Huskies enter as small home favorites, with both teams sitting mid-pack in the MAC standings and jockeying for positioning ahead of February. Northern Illinois (10–10, 4–5 MAC) has split its last four, showing signs of life offensively at home. Miami (OH) (9–11, 3–6 MAC) has been inconsistent, alternating covers and struggling with turnovers. In a spot like this — near a pick’em — it comes down to shot quality, foul control, and who gets more easy buckets in transition. Miami (OH) relies heavily on guard play and ball movement but lacks

Alabama A&M and Florida A&M match up on Saturday, January 31, 2026 in a game that’s usually decided by who controls shot quality and who stays out of self-inflicted trouble. In these conference-style spots, the market can look tight because both teams can string together runs, but the betting edge often shows up in the boring stuff: turnovers, defensive rebounding, and free throws. Florida A&M’s case is the home-court rhythm and the ability to get stops without fouling. Alabama A&M’s case is staying connected long enough to make the final six minutes matter, because that’s where short spreads get fragile. If the game turns into a whistle-heavy grind, the side can come down to who’s more comfortable closing at the

The Los Angeles Kings head to Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee against the Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on January 31, 2026, with puck drop set for 12:30 PM on NBCS. This is one of those “two teams trying to find traction” games, but they’re arriving there in different ways. Los Angeles is 22-17-13 and keeps flirting with a run, then cooling off. Philadelphia is 24-20-9 and openly in “stop the bleeding” mode after dropping 10 of its last 12 (2-8-2). The Flyers just got tagged 6-3 in Boston on Thursday, and it wasn’t subtle. They were down early, chasing the game, and the goalie situation got shakier when Samuel Ersson left with a lower-body issue. If Ersson can’t go,

The Colorado Avalanche wrap up a strange January with a matinee in Detroit, visiting the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 1:00 PM. You can catch it on ABC, and it’s also the first leg of a quick home-and-home, with the rematch coming Monday in Denver. That matters, because these mini-series can get a little tactical once teams see each other twice in three days. Colorado’s 35-8-9 record still looks like a contender on paper, but their form has been choppy. After starting the month on a ridiculous pace, they’ve dropped eight of their last 12 (4-6-2), and the last two losses were ugly in a hurry. When the Avalanche are giving up seven,