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The MAAC takes center stage tonight as the Saint Peter’s Peacocks (15-9) head to New Rochelle to face the Iona Gaels (15-12) at the Hynes Athletics Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. This matchup features two teams trending in opposite directions: Saint Peter’s is looking to translate its dominant home form (10-2) to the road, while Iona aims to protect its house after a string of inconsistent performances. The Gaels open as slight 1.5-point favorites in what oddsmakers expect to be a defensive battle. Iona won the last meeting between these two in a low-scoring affair, but the Peacocks have found a new gear lately behind the scoring of TJ Robinson. With both teams fighting for

First place in the Atlantic 10 is on the line tonight at Chaifetz Arena as the #18 Saint Louis Billikens (24-2, 12-1 A-10) host the VCU Rams (21-6, 12-2 A-10) in a high-stakes Friday night showcase on ESPN2. The Billikens have been nearly perfect at home, boasting a 16-1 record, while VCU enters on a league-best 10-game winning streak. With only one loss separating these two in the conference standings, tonight’s winner will seize control of the A-10 regular-season race. Saint Louis is looking to bounce back from a rare slip-up, an 81-76 road loss to Rhode Island earlier this week. Meanwhile, the Rams are rolling, most recently dismantling George Washington 89-75. Although Saint Louis took the first meeting in

First place in the MAAC is on the line tonight at Lawler Arena as the Merrimack Warriors (18-9, 14-2 MAAC) host the Siena Saints (18-9, 11-5 MAAC) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPNU. Merrimack enters as a 3.5-point favorite, riding a six-game winning streak that has propelled them to the top of the conference standings. Siena, meanwhile, is looking for revenge after dropping a narrow 63-59 contest to the Warriors back in January. With both teams sporting identical 18-9 overall records, this matchup features the MAAC’s best home team (Merrimack, 10-1 at home) against its best road team (Siena, 10-5 away). The Warriors have been a force in North Andover, fueled by a defensive unit that ranks 25th nationally in

The eyes of the college basketball world turn to West Lafayette tonight as the #7 Purdue Boilermakers (21-5) host their arch-rivals, the Indiana Hoosiers (17-9), in a high-stakes Big Ten clash. Tip-off is set for 8:00 PM ET on FOX at a sold-out Mackey Arena, where the Boilermakers have been nearly invincible this season with a 13-3 home record. Purdue enters as a 10.5-point favorite, but after a recent 91-80 stumble at Michigan, they’ll be looking to reassert their dominance in the conference standings. Indiana, meanwhile, is searching for a statement road win after a frustrating 71-51 loss to Illinois. Despite the inconsistent road form (3-6), the Hoosiers have the offensive firepower to make things interesting, led by scoring sensation