Expert Basketball Picks and Previews

The Ohio Valley Conference Tournament moves to the semifinals tonight, March 6, 2026, at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The top-seeded Tennessee State Tigers face the No. 4 seed UT Martin Skyhawks in a high-stakes neutral site matchup with a trip to the OVC Championship game on the line. Tipoff is set for 8:00 PM ET, and the game

Charleston Southern and Winthrop meet Friday, March 6, at 2:30 PM ET in a Big South tournament quarterfinal from Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is a neutral-floor setup, but the stakes are obvious either way. Charleston Southern enters at 15-16 after closing the regular season with a 92-75 win over UNC Asheville, while Winthrop comes in

Florida Gulf Coast and Lipscomb meet in the Atlantic Sun tournament quarterfinals on Friday, March 6, 2026, with a 2:30 PM ET tip at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s a neutral-floor conference game on ESPN+, and it has that familiar tourney feel where one cold shooting stretch can flip everything. FGCU comes in off a controlled 69-58

UIC and Murray State meet Friday afternoon in a neutral-site Missouri Valley Conference game at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, with tip set for 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+. Murray State comes in at 20-11 and is a small favorite across the board, while UIC sits 17-14 and is priced like a live underdog in what looks closer to a

The Big South Conference Tournament moves to a neutral floor on Friday night as the Presbyterian Blue Hose face off against the Radford Highlanders. This high-stakes matchup is set for 8:30 PM ET at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. Fans and bettors can catch the action live on ESPN+ as these two programs fight to extend

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament continues Friday night at the Pensacola Bay Center as the Georgia Southern Eagles take on the South Alabama Jaguars. This neutral site clash in Pensacola, Florida, is scheduled for an 8:30 PM ET tipoff and will be available to stream on ESPN+. South Alabama enters the contest as the favorite, laying 4.5 points on the

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament takes center stage on Friday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Fairfield Stags and the Saint Peter’s Peacocks meet in a neutral-site battle that carries significant postseason implications. Saint Peter’s enters the contest as a slim 1.5 point favorite with a -125 moneyline, while Fairfield sits as a live

The eyes of the college basketball world turn to Athens, Ohio, on Friday night as the No. 19 Miami (OH) RedHawks attempt to complete an unblemished regular season against their archrivals, the Ohio Bobcats. Tipoff is set for 9:00 PM ET at the Convocation Center, with the action broadcast nationally on ESPN2. Miami enters this historic finale with a 30-0

A share of the Big East regular-season title is on the line Friday night as the No. 18 St. John’s Red Storm travel to the Prudential Center to face the Seton Hall Pirates. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:00 PM ET on FS1. St. John’s enters the regular-season finale with a 24-6 record and a 17-2 mark in conference play, knowing