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Louisiana Tech heads to Jacksonville for a Conference USA matchup with Jacksonville State on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The game streams on ESPN+. Louisiana Tech is 10-7 overall and has been much better in friendly settings than on the road, while Jacksonville State is 8-9 and has played solid basketball at home (6-4), enough to earn favorite status here. The line is Jacksonville State -4.5 with a total of 127.5, which is telling. This is being priced like a slower, more half-court game where each empty trip matters. That usually makes spreads harder to cover, but it also makes the better late-game shot quality and rebounding more important than raw scoring averages.

UC Irvine heads to Davis for a Big West matchup with UC Davis on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET at the University Credit Union Center. The game streams on ESPN+. UC Irvine comes in at 12-6 and has traveled well (6-2 away), while UC Davis has been strong at home at 7-2 and will like this spot as a short home dog. The market has UC Irvine as a small road favorite at -2.5 with a -148 moneyline, and the total is 146.5. This is the kind of number that usually comes down to execution and late-game shot-making more than anything dramatic. If UC Irvine’s rebounding edge shows up, they can grind out a road win. If

Northwestern State heads to San Antonio to face Incarnate Word on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET at the McDermott Convocation Center. It’s a Southland Conference game on ESPN+. Incarnate Word is 7-1 at home and is priced as the favorite, while Northwestern State has struggled away from home at 1-8, which explains why the Cardinals are laying a full -8.5. The market is sitting at Incarnate Word -8.5 with a total of 141.5. This looks like a classic home-court spot where the favorite is expected to control the game, but the number is big enough that Northwestern State doesn’t need to be great to get there. They just need to stay connected, avoid the big turnover runs,

Northern Arizona visits Portland State on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon. This Big Sky matchup will be available on ESPN+. Portland State enters 10-5 overall and has been strong at home at 6-1, while Northern Arizona is 6-12 and still looking for its first true road win at 0-8. Portland State is favored by 11.5 points, which is a big number for a conference game, but it makes sense when you layer in the splits: Vikings reliable at home, Lumberjacks still searching away. The total is 141.5, and the pace and shot profile hints matter here because Northern Arizona’s clearest path to staying close is making threes and avoiding long empty