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South Alabama heads to Neville Arena for a Tuesday night NIT matchup with Auburn, with tipoff set for 10:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The Jaguars come in at 21-11 overall after an 11-8 run in Sun Belt play, while the Tigers sit at 17-16 after going 8-12 in the SEC. It is a pretty interesting postseason spot. South Alabama has the better overall record, but Auburn has the much tougher schedule profile and gets this one at home, where it went 11-4 this season. There is also a clear motivational angle here. Auburn landed a No. 1 seed in the NIT despite missing the NCAA field, so this becomes a chance to reset after the SEC tournament loss to Tennessee.

UNLV heads to the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, for an NIT first-round game against UC Irvine on Tuesday, March 17, with tipoff set for 11:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The Rebels come in at 17-16 after splitting their last two conference tournament games, while the Anteaters are 23-11 and back on their home floor after a loss to Hawai’i in the Big West tournament. The market has kept this one tight, with UC Irvine installed as a small home favorite in a game that matters because both teams are now in survive-and-advance mode. This is a pretty interesting matchup for bettors because the profiles are not identical at all. UNLV has played in more volatile, higher-scoring games all

The Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes travel to Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night to face a Columbus Blue Jackets team that has become one of the most intriguing stories of the second half. Carolina has been a juggernaut lately, posting a 14-3-2 record in their last 19 games, including a solid 4-2 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday. However, the Blue Jackets have been nearly as impressive since Rick Bowness took over the bench in January, entering tonight on a nine-game point streak (5-0-4) that has them knocking on the door of the second wild-card spot. Carolina’s success continues to be driven by the duo of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov, both of whom are riding multi-point streaks. Aho is currently

The Toronto Maple Leafs return to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night, continuing their uphill battle to regroup in the wake of losing captain Auston Matthews to a season-ending knee injury. Despite the devastating blow, Toronto has shown significant heart, winning two of their last three games, including a gutsy 4-2 road win over Minnesota. However, the path doesn’t get any easier as they host a surging New York Islanders squad that has won 11 of its last 16 games and is currently locked in a tight race for second place in the Metropolitan Division. While Toronto remains 10 points out of a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, the locker room is far from giving up. The emergence of AHL