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Southern Illinois heads to Cedar Falls on Saturday night for a Missouri Valley matchup with Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center, and the market is pricing in a meaningful home-court edge. Northern Iowa is laying -6.5 with a strong 13-3 home record, while Southern Illinois has been far less reliable away from home at 5-9. That split matters in the MVC, where pace is slower, possessions are more valuable, and a small efficiency edge can create separation over 40 minutes. This total also tells you exactly what kind of game the books expect. At 132.5, the market is anticipating a controlled, halfcourt-heavy matchup with long possessions and fewer “easy points.” In that type of environment, an underdog is often live

Loyola Marymount heads to San Diego on Saturday night for a West Coast Conference matchup at Jenny Craig Pavilion, and the market is giving the Lions a small road-favorite role at -3.0. That number is more about matchup and recent head-to-head than season résumé. Loyola Marymount is 13-15 and has struggled away from home at 3-7, while San Diego is 11-17 but has been more competitive at home with a 9-7 record. In other words, this line is asking you to decide whether Loyola Marymount’s offensive profile and prior success against the Toreros outweigh the home-floor edge. The total is set at 150.5, which fits a game where both teams can score, but also one where one cold stretch can

St. Bonaventure heads to the Robins Center on Saturday night for an Atlantic 10 matchup with Richmond, and the market is calling this a tight game with a modest home edge. Richmond is laying -2.5 with a -150 moneyline, which lines up with its 10-6 home record and the idea that the Spiders are more likely to execute cleanly late in a close finish. St. Bonaventure is sitting at 14-12 overall and has been competitive away from home, so the Bonnies are not being priced like a team that is outclassed, they’re being priced like a team that has to prove it can close on the road against a solid A-10 home group. The other key factor is the total.

North Florida travels to the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET for a key ASUN conference showdown against Stetson. With both teams battling for late-season positioning, this matchup carries weight in the standings and presents one of the highest totals on the board. Stetson enters as a 3.5-point home favorite, priced at -150 on the moneyline. North Florida sits at +3.5 with +125 value to win outright. The total is set at 161.5, one of the more aggressive numbers on the slate, signaling expectations of pace, perimeter shooting, and transition opportunities. With a spread under two possessions and a total north of 160, this game profiles as a high-variance contest where tempo,