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Sacred Heart heads to Albany on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, to face Siena at MVP Arena, with tip set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. It’s a MAAC spot where the records suggest a gap, Siena is 11-6 overall and 5-2 at home, while Sacred Heart is 5-13 and just 2-9 away. The line reflects that, too. Siena is laying -8.5 with a total of 142.5. This matchup feels like a classic “underdog shooting vs favorite control” game. Sacred Heart’s path is pretty straightforward: make threes, keep the turnover count reasonable, and turn the last eight minutes into a free-throw contest where they’re comfortable. Siena’s path is also clean. Defend the arc, keep Sacred Heart off the line, and make

Furman and Samford meet Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama, with ESPN+ carrying the Southern Conference matchup. Furman comes in 12-5 overall, but the road piece is the question at 3-3 away from home. Samford is 9-8, and their home splits are loud: 6-1 in this building, 3-7 everywhere else. The market has this basically at a pick’em. Furman is +1 on the spread with a near-even moneyline, and the total is posted at 148.5. So you’re betting who controls pace, who wins the three-point math, and which team handles the late-game possessions without empty trips. These are the current betting lines, and bettors should always monitor updated college basketball

Coastal Carolina heads to Huntington for a Sun Belt conference game against Marshall on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the Cam Henderson Center, with ESPN+ carrying the broadcast. Marshall is positioned as the clear favorite at home, and the number backs it up: the Thundering Herd are laying -8.5 with a moneyline of -412, while Coastal Carolina comes back at +8.5 and +320. This one sets up as a style and control game. Coastal wants to make rebounding and spacing matter, keep Marshall from getting comfortable runs, and turn it into a possession battle. Marshall’s goal is simpler: play with pace and confidence in its building, score into the high 70s, and force Coastal to match them shot-for-shot. These are

Southern Miss heads to Troy, Alabama for a Sun Belt matchup against the Troy Trojans on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with tip set for 7:00 PM ET at Trojan Arena. The game will stream on ESPN+. Troy is priced as the clear home favorite at -8.5 with a -405 moneyline, while Southern Miss takes back +8.5 and +310. The total is 147.5, with slightly different juice depending on which side of the number you play. This game is really about pace and shot volume. Southern Miss has been winning lately and they can score, but they also prefer a slower rhythm that keeps margins tighter. Troy, on the other hand, can turn home games into track meets when the threes