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California Baptist heads to Cedar City on Thursday, February 12, 2026 to face Southern Utah at America First Events Center. Tip-off is set for 8:30 PM ET, and the market is pricing the Lancers as the clear favorite despite being on the road. When you’re laying -6.5 away from home, the handicap is less about who wins and more about how the game is controlled. Can California Baptist create enough high-quality possessions to build separation, and can Southern Utah keep the game connected by generating extra chances and avoiding long scoring droughts? With a total of 145.5, this matchup also sits in a range where pace and free throws can swing the outcome quickly. If the game stays structured and

Louisiana Tech heads to Springfield on Thursday night to face Missouri State at Great Southern Bank Arena, with tip-off set for 8:30 PM ET. This is a meaningful Conference USA spot for two teams that have been playing in the same neighborhood of the standings, and it comes with a number that says Missouri State has the clearest edge at home, but not a number so big that the underdog is drawing dead. The market is asking a simple question: can Missouri State separate enough to cover a mid-single-digit spread, or does Louisiana Tech have the defensive backbone and half-court offense to keep this within one or two possessions into the final stretch. When you see a spread in the

Southeast Missouri State heads to Edwardsville on Thursday night for a key Ohio Valley Conference matchup with SIUE at First Community Arena. Tip-off is set for 8:30 PM ET, and the market is treating this like a true coin-flip with the spread essentially at pick and both moneylines shaded slightly to the favorite. This is the kind of game that matters in the OVC because it is not just about one win. It is about positioning and tiebreakers, and it is the type of matchup that often shows up again in Evansville when the conference tournament bracket tightens. SIUE has been one of the more consistent OVC teams this season, and they have played well enough to keep pressure on

Little Rock heads to Western Hall in Macomb for a Thursday night Ohio Valley Conference game against Western Illinois, with tip set for 8:30 PM ET. The Trojans enter this matchup needing traction in the standings, while the Leathernecks are trying to stack any kind of momentum in a league race that has not been friendly to them. This is also a game where the market is taking a clear stance. Little Rock is laying points on the road and priced like a strong favorite on the moneyline, which signals a perceived gap in overall reliability. That does not guarantee a comfortable cover, but it does shape how bettors should frame the handicap: can Little Rock control the game script