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Prairie View A&M Panthers (17-17, 12-9 SWAC) vs. Southern Jaguars (17-16, 13-7 SWAC)

College Park, Georgia; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -3.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: Southern takes on Prairie View A&M in the SWAC Championship.

The Jaguars' record in SWAC games is 13-7, and their record is 4-9 against non-conference opponents. Southern ranks second in the SWAC in rebounding averaging 32.6 rebounds. Damariee Jones paces the Jaguars with 6.4 boards.

The Panthers are 12-9 against SWAC opponents. Prairie View A&M ranks fourth in the SWAC with 22.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Cory Wells averaging 5.7.

Southern is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 43.9% Prairie View A&M allows to opponents. Prairie View A&M averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Southern allows.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Jaguars won 87-82 in the last matchup on Feb. 14. Terrance Dixon Jr. led the Jaguars with 24 points, and Dontae Horne led the Panthers with 46 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Jacobs is averaging 17.3 points, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals for the Jaguars. Dixon is averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games.

Wells is averaging 13.1 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Panthers. Horne is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 78.2 points, 31.3 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points per game.

Panthers: 8-2, averaging 74.1 points, 32.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.

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

North Carolina Central Eagles (14-17, 10-6 MEAC) vs. Howard Bison (22-10, 12-3 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bison -11.5; over/under is 145.5

BOTTOM LINE: Howard and North Carolina Central meet in the MEAC Championship.

The Bison have gone 12-3 against MEAC teams, with a 10-7 record in non-conference play. Howard averages 16.4 assists per game to lead the MEAC, paced by Cam Gillus with 4.7.

The Eagles are 10-6 against MEAC teams. North Carolina Central has a 3-11 record against opponents above .500.

Howard averages 77.7 points per game, 2.1 more points than the 75.6 North Carolina Central gives up. North Carolina Central has shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points above the 41.9% shooting opponents of Howard have averaged.

The teams square off for the third time this season. Howard won the last matchup 100-67 on Feb. 21. Travelle Bryson scored 22 to help lead Howard to the win, and Kyric Davis scored 23 points for North Carolina Central.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryce Harris is averaging 17.2 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Bison. Cedric Taylor III is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.

Gage Lattimore is averaging 16.7 points for the Eagles. Dionte Johnson is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bison: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 32.0 rebounds, 19.4 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.2 points per game.

Eagles: 6-4, averaging 70.4 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.

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Wisconsin Badgers (24-9, 16-6 Big Ten) vs. Michigan Wolverines (30-2, 20-1 Big Ten)

Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -11.5; over/under is 161.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan and No. 23 Wisconsin square off in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Wolverines' record in Big Ten play is 20-1, and their record is 10-1 in non-conference games. Michigan leads the Big Ten with 27.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Yaxel Lendeborg averaging 5.1.

The Badgers' record in Big Ten action is 16-6. Wisconsin scores 83.5 points and has outscored opponents by 7.3 points per game.

Michigan averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game, 1.1 more made shots than the 8.1 per game Wisconsin allows. Wisconsin averages 14.5 more points per game (83.5) than Michigan gives up (69.0).

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Badgers won 91-88 in the last matchup on Jan. 10. John Blackwell led the Badgers with 26 points, and Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cadeau is averaging 10 points and 5.6 assists for the Wolverines. Lendeborg is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

Nicholas Boyd is averaging 20.8 points and 4.2 assists for the Badgers. Blackwell is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wolverines: 9-1, averaging 80.2 points, 33.1 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 4.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points per game.

Badgers: 8-2, averaging 84.9 points, 29.9 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.4 points.

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