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East Carolina heads to Houston on Saturday afternoon for an American Athletic Conference matchup with Rice at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice is priced as a mid-range home favorite, which reflects two teams with uneven season-long results but clear game-to-game volatility. East Carolina has struggled to score consistently, yet it has shown it can spike offensively when it wins the free-throw battle and gets a big night from its top scorer. Rice has been more stable at home and has multiple ways to score, which is why the Owls are laying points in this spot. From a betting angle, this line sits in the range where execution and possession control decide everything. If East Carolina can keep this game in the halfcourt

Villanova heads to Omaha on Saturday afternoon for a Big East conference matchup with Creighton at CHI Health Center Omaha. The Wildcats are priced as a short road favorite, which tells you the market respects their consistency and overall profile even in a tough venue. Creighton has been far more comfortable at home, and that split is what makes this line interesting. You’re not betting “who’s better,” you’re betting whether Villanova’s execution and shot quality travel well enough to win in a building where Creighton typically shoots with confidence. This game also sets up cleanly for bettors because both teams can score, both teams can make threes, and neither side is built to play at a frantic pace. That usually

Presbyterian heads to Asheville on Saturday afternoon for a Big South matchup with UNC Asheville at Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs are priced as a moderate home favorite, which fits the profile of two teams sitting in a similar tier overall but with very different splits. Asheville has been far more reliable in its own building, while Presbyterian has struggled to carry its offense and defensive execution onto the road. With the total sitting in the mid-130s, the market is also signaling a possession-controlled game where halfcourt efficiency and late-game shot quality matter more than tempo. From a betting perspective, the spread is telling you this should be a two-possession game that turns on finishing. That puts extra weight on free

High Point goes on the road Saturday afternoon to face Gardner-Webb in a Big South conference matchup at Paul Porter Arena. The market is treating this like a mismatch, with High Point laying an enormous number and priced deep on the moneyline. That’s what you’d expect when one team has been one of the most efficient scoring outfits in the country and the other has struggled to string together complete 40-minute performances. For bettors, games like this come down to game state more than raw talent. High Point can win comfortably without playing its best, but covering a spread north of 25 points depends on focus, rotation, and whether the favorite keeps attacking for the full game. Gardner-Webb’s job is