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Houston Christian Huskies (4-2) at Georgia Southern Eagles (3-5)

Statesboro, Georgia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern aims to break its four-game skid when the Eagles play Houston Christian.

The Eagles are 2-0 in home games. Georgia Southern has a 2-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Huskies are 1-1 in road games. Houston Christian is sixth in the Southland with 15.3 assists per game led by Kylin Green averaging 5.8.

Georgia Southern averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the 8.3 per game Houston Christian allows. Houston Christian averages 72.0 points per game, 11.1 fewer points than the 83.1 Georgia Southern allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyren Moore averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc. Spudd Webb is shooting 47.9% and averaging 13.9 points.

Trent Johnson is shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, while averaging 11.2 points. Green is averaging 13.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists.

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Drake Bulldogs (4-2) vs. LSU Tigers (5-0)

Niceville, Florida; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -11.5; over/under is 148.5

BOTTOM LINE: LSU faces Drake at Raider Arena in Niceville, Florida.

The Tigers are 5-0 in non-conference play. LSU is third in the SEC with 30.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Marquel Sutton averaging 7.0.

The Bulldogs are 4-2 in non-conference play. Drake is fifth in the MVC with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Okku Federiko averaging 3.3.

LSU's average of 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 9.2 per game Drake allows. Drake averages 8.2 more points per game (78.8) than LSU gives up (70.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Sutton averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 14.4 points while shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc. Michael Nwoko is shooting 76.0% and averaging 19.0 points.

Jalen Quinn is averaging 14.8 points and 3.7 assists for the Bulldogs. Federiko is averaging 13.5 points.

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Mercer Bears (4-2) at Elon Phoenix (4-2)

Elon, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Elon hosts Mercer after Chandler Cuthrell scored 23 points in Elon's 88-53 victory against the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

The Phoenix have gone 2-0 at home. Elon has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Bears are 1-2 on the road. Mercer leads the SoCon scoring 82.2 points per game while shooting 44.7%.

Elon averages 89.2 points, 10.9 more per game than the 78.3 Mercer gives up. Mercer averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Elon allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Randall Pettus II averages 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Phoenix, scoring 15.7 points while shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc. Cuthrell is shooting 54.2% and averaging 22.7 points.

Baraka Okojie is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Bears. Quinton Perkins II is averaging 13.5 points and 2.2 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.