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It’s a limited board tonight for college basketball, but the A-10 tilt tonight for second place between VCU and Rhode Island in what has been an overachieving league in 2020 is the marquee matchup.
VCU (16-5, 6-2 A-10) is 33 in the NET, and Rhode Island (15-5, 7-1 A-10) is 45, so this game will have bubble implications come Selection Sunday. It’s rematch of January 11th where the Rams won 65-56 in Richmond, and both teams will have a chance to improve their case even beyond tonight, as games against conference foe and #7 Dayton remain.
Elsewhere there’s a good one in Philly. Tommy Amaker and Harvard come in 13-4 and 2-0 in the Ivy League, and the Penn Quakers need this to keep their hopes of the conference tournament alive after dropping a pair opening weekend. Only the top four teams in the eight-team Ivy make the conference tournament. Penn just beat Big 5 rival Temple last Saturday, and that Palestra magic has them giving a point to the Crimson early.
Jan 31 Opening Lines
| Teams | Time | Spread | Price | Money Line | Total | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Time | Spread | Price | Money Line | Total | TV |
| Harvard | 5 p.m. | +1 | -115 | -108 | 143.5 | ESPNU |
| Penn | -1 | -106 | -113 | |||
| Akron | 6:30 p.m. | +2.5 | -109 | 120 | 148 | CBSSN |
| Kent State | -2.5 | -112 | -148 | |||
| VCU | 7 p.m. | +1 | -112 | -106 | 141 | ESPN2 |
| Rhode Island | -1 | -109 | -115 | |||
| Bowling Green | 7 p.m. | +4.5 | -109 | 165 | 156.5 | ESPNU |
| Buffalo | -4.5 | -113 | -205 | |||
| Columbia | 7 p.m. | +15.5 | -110 | 1000 | 131.5 | ESPN+ |
| Yale | -15.5 | -110 | -2000 | |||
| Oakland | 7 p.m. | +2.5 | -109 | 120 | 138.5 | ESPN3 |
| Detroit | -2.5 | -112 | -148 | |||
| Quinnipiac | 7 p.m. | +4.5 | -109 | 165 | 143.5 | ESPN+ |
| Canisius | -4.5 | -113 | -205 | |||
| Cornell | 7 p.m. | +8.5 | -107 | 340 | 134.5 | ESPN+ |
| Brown | -8.5 | -114 | -455 | |||
| Siena | 7 p.m. | +1 | -112 | -106 | 146 | ESPN+ |
| Iona | -1 | -109 | -115 | |||
| Marist | 7 p.m. | +6 | -110 | 215 | 131 | ESPN3 |
| Niagra | -6 | -110 | -275 | |||
| Wright State | 8 p.m. | -6.5 | -110 | -295 | 150.5 | ESPN3 |
| Milwaukee | +6.5 | -110 | 230 | |||
| Northern Ky | 9 p.m. | -2.5 | -112 | -143 | 155 | ESPNU |
| Green Bay | +2.5 | -109 | 120 |
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