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Pittsburgh heads to Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon for an ACC matchup with No. 11 North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center. The market is pricing this as a clear Tar Heels advantage, and it’s not hard to see why. North Carolina has been dominant at home all season, while Pittsburgh has struggled to find consistent answers away from home. When a ranked team with a 15-1 home record is laying double digits, the spread is essentially asking one question. Does the favorite play a clean, controlled game that turns into separation, or does the underdog hang around long enough to make the backdoor a realistic outcome late. For bettors, this is also a matchup of styles that can

Kent State heads to Muncie on Saturday afternoon for a Mid-American Conference matchup with Ball State at Worthen Arena. The Golden Flashes are priced as a solid road favorite, which reflects two very different season profiles. Kent State has been one of the more productive offenses in this league and has shown it can win games with pace, physicality, and a steady free-throw pipeline. Ball State has had trouble scoring consistently, and that’s the main reason the market is comfortable laying more than two possessions with the visitor. For bettors, the handicap starts with how Kent State’s scoring translates on the road. They have been strong at home, but they’re closer to even away from it, and Worthen Arena can

Army heads to Washington, D.C. on Saturday for a Patriot League matchup with American at Bender Arena. The Eagles are priced as a double-digit home favorite, which reflects how different these teams have looked in their preferred environments. American has been strong at home all season, while Army has been far less consistent away from West Point. That split is the foundation of this number, but the matchup also has a clear volatility lever, Army’s three-point volume. When the Black Knights are making threes, they can shorten games and keep spreads alive even when they’re losing the possession battle in other areas. This is also the type of spread where game flow matters as much as raw efficiency. American doesn’t

East Carolina heads to Houston on Saturday afternoon for an American Athletic Conference matchup with Rice at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice is priced as a mid-range home favorite, which reflects two teams with uneven season-long results but clear game-to-game volatility. East Carolina has struggled to score consistently, yet it has shown it can spike offensively when it wins the free-throw battle and gets a big night from its top scorer. Rice has been more stable at home and has multiple ways to score, which is why the Owls are laying points in this spot. From a betting angle, this line sits in the range where execution and possession control decide everything. If East Carolina can keep this game in the halfcourt