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UMBC returns home to face Maine in America East action on Thursday night at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. Tip is set for 6:00 PM ET. The Retrievers are 8.5-point home favorites as they look to rebound after a conference loss, while Maine comes in searching for its first road win of the season. The total is set at 134.5, suggesting a slower, methodical pace from both sides. UMBC (9–6, 2–1 AEC) has been solid offensively but inconsistent on defense. Maine (5–10, 0–3 AEC) plays slow, struggles to score, and hasn’t found much rhythm away from Orono. This is a tricky matchup for both — especially if UMBC starts slow again. These are the current betting lines. Be sure to track

Colorado comes home annoyed and a little beat up. Two straight regulation losses after months of banking points is the kind of jolt that usually snaps their focus back into place, and the schedule gift is real: seven straight in Denver, where they’ve been close to automatic. Ottawa walks into a hard spot. It’s the second night of a back-to-back, the goaltending situation has been unstable with Linus Ullmark away, and now they have to deal with altitude and a team that plays fast at home even when it’s missing bodies. The key handicap is whether Colorado’s injuries on the blue line and in net soften their home edge enough to let Ottawa hang around, or whether the Avalanche’s pace

Michigan State looks to stay hot in Big Ten play as it hosts Northwestern Thursday night at the Breslin Center. Tip is set for 6:30 PM ET in East Lansing. The Spartans are massive 12.5-point favorites, with the total sitting at 142.5. Northwestern enters at 9–6 overall (1–3 B1G), coming off back-to-back losses. Michigan State, meanwhile, is 12–4 (4–1 B1G), winners of five straight and rounding into form defensively. This is a classic “prove it” spot for Northwestern — and a potential letdown spot for Michigan State, who may be looking ahead to Sunday’s matchup with Wisconsin. Still, the spread tells you where the market stands on the gap between these two teams right now. Here are the current lines

Conference USA play heats up Thursday night as Liberty travels to Ruston to face Louisiana Tech at the Thomas Assembly Center. Tip is set for 7:00 PM ET. The Flames enter at 13–4 (3–1 C-USA), laying 5.5 points as road favorites, while Louisiana Tech sits at 9–7 (2–2 C-USA), looking to bounce back after a tough loss at Sam Houston. Liberty is laying a respectable number here based on elite defense and efficient offense — even on the road. But the Bulldogs are scrappy, physical, and always tougher at home. The total is set low at 133.5, reflecting the expected halfcourt grind and limited possessions. These are the current lines — check the latest college basketball odds for updates before