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The St. Louis Blues head to Lenovo Center on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM puck drop against the Carolina Hurricanes in a pretty tough road spot. St. Louis enters at 25-30-10 and just let a 3-1 third-period lead slip away in an overtime loss to the Islanders. Carolina comes in at 41-17-6 after a 5-4 shootout win over Pittsburgh and has spent most of this season looking like one of the league’s most stable contenders. ESPN+ will carry the broadcast, and the market has Carolina as a sizable home favorite at -274 with St. Louis back at +227. This is one of those games where the standings matter, but so does the texture of the matchup. The Hurricanes are

The Washington Capitals head to KeyBank Center on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM matchup with the Buffalo Sabres, and this one has real weight for both sides. Washington enters at 32-27-7 and is trying to stay in the Eastern playoff mix, while Buffalo comes in at 40-19-6, sitting second in the conference and on top of its division. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the market is clearly backing the home side with Buffalo installed as a solid favorite. Washington just dropped a 4-1 game to Philadelphia after beating Calgary 7-3 two nights earlier, so the recent form is a bit uneven. Buffalo, meanwhile, has been rolling with five straight wins and a 9-1 record over its last 10 games.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament is in full swing at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. Tonight, March 12, the No. 6 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-18) face off against the No. 3 seed Southern Jaguars (15-16) in a quarterfinal matchup starting at 8:30 PM ET. Both programs enter this neutral-site game aiming to keep their postseason aspirations alive. Southern enters as the favorite, but the Golden Lions arrive with significant momentum following a dominant performance in their opening round win. With a spot in the semifinals on the line, this clash promises high intensity and pivotal swings. The betting market is tightly contested for this quarterfinal. You can monitor the latest college basketball odds throughout

The Conference USA tournament reaches the quarterfinal round tonight at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, featuring a high-stakes matchup between the #6 seed Kennesaw State Owls and the #3 seed Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Tipoff is set for 9:00 PM ET. Both teams enter the arena with identical 18-13 records, setting the stage for a tight, competitive contest to secure a spot in Friday’s semifinals. Kennesaw State arrives with confidence, having swept the regular-season series against the Hilltoppers, including a 72-69 win on January 29. Western Kentucky, however, is battle-tested and historically strong when favored, winning over 72% of their games in that role this season. With the spread currently sitting at a narrow 1.5 points, oddsmakers are signaling