I really like the slate for today and how could you not after the last two days were pretty sparse for good matchups. There are 24 games out of 76 being played today where Vegas has the point spread under 10 points. The nice thing about it is they are mostly spread out over the day although there are 8 of these games being played at 7 p.m. so that's supposed to be your best viewing window today. Enjoy! Friday, November 7, 2025 (24 games) 1 p.m. (1 game) Columbia [-6.5] at New

Friday, November 7, 2025 (57 games) 1 p.m. (1 game) Columbia at New Haven (NEC Front Row) 1:30 (1 game) SIU-Edwardsville at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 p.m. (1 game) Northeastern at Colgate (ESPN+)   6 p.m. (4 games) College of Charleston at Liberty (Field of 68 Tip-Off) (Field of 68 YouTube feed/X feed) Georgetown at Maryland (FS1) Boston U. at Northwestern (Peacock) Tulsa vs. Rhode Island (Veterans Classic; Alumni Hall; Annapolis, MD) (CBSSN)   6:30 p.m. (2 games) Green Bay at Buffalo (

The below games are the games Las Vegas has with the favorite favored by less than 10 points. Even though they aren't on this list, it is possible the Auburn-Merrimack and Bethune-Cookman-Miami (FL) games are closer than the point spreads indicate based on both teams' performances on Monday. On the other hand, it may be that Auburn was really flat and took BCU lightly, while BCU played over their heads. This is the fun of early season basketball. Who knows! Enjoy! Thursday, N

Thursday, November 6, 2025 (25 games) NOTE: Highlighted teams are playing their first games of the season. 6:30 p.m. (1 game) LIU at IU-Indianapolis (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (7 games) The Citadel at Boston College (ACCN Extra) Jackson St. at [#11] Louisville (ACCN Extra) Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL) (ACCN Extra) Illinois St.  at Ohio (ESPN+) Central Connecticut St. at Quinnipiac (ESPN+) Campbell at West Virginia (ESPN+) Le Moyne at Xavier (ESPN+)   7:30 p.m. (1 game) Robert Morris at

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (3 games) 9 p.m. (2 games) USC Upstate at Fresno St. [-9.5] (MWN) North Dakota St. at UC Davis [-3] (ESPN+) 10:30 p.m. (1 game) Eastern Washington at Loyola Marymount [-8.5] (ESPN+)

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (14 games) 6 p.m. (1 game) Rider at Rutgers (BTN)   6:30 p.m. (1 game) Coppin St. at LaSalle (ESPN+)   7 p.m. (3 games) Southern Indiana at Butler (ESPN+) Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgia (SECN+) Delaware St. at Temple (ESPN+) 8 p.m. (4 games) South Dakota at [#23] Creighton (Peacock) Alabama A&M at Indiana (BTN) Tarleton St. at LSU (SECN+) Southern U. at Marquette (ESPN+) 9 p.m. (4 games) USC Upstate at Fresno St. (MWN) North Alabama at Mississip

So, there are 36 games tonight; that's the good news! Here's the bad news (not that it comes as a big surprise this early in the season): Las Vegas only has 5 of those where a team is favored by less than 10 points over their opponent. More good news in that I am listing those 5 gems below! See, turn that frown upside down. Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (5 games) 7 p.m. (1 game) Georgia Southern at East Carolina [-5.5] (ESPN+)   7:30 p.m. (1 game) UNC Asheville at Wichita St. [-6

When you strip away the 16 "cannon fodder" D1 versus non-D1 games, this is actually a pretty decent 2nd day of the season schedule. Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (Election Day; 20 games) 6:30 p.m. (1 game) Evansville at [#1] Purdue (BTN) 7 p.m. (6 games) Georgia Southern at East Carolina (ESPN+) NJIT at Fordham (ESPN+) Alcorn St. at FSU (ACCN Extra) Nicholls St. at [#9] Kentucky (BBN United Tipoff Classic MTE) (SECN+) North Carolina A&T at South Carolina (SECN+) Mount St. Mary’s

So here are the 34 games that Las Vegas has as being decided by single digits today, Monday, 11/3/25. It doesn't mean they will all turn out that way as we know it's a bit of a crap shoot even for Vegas to figure out how good teams will be in an opener with all the roster turnover that we see in the NIL era. Still, these will be the games I will focus my attention on. I have a hard time watching a blowout between a Power 5 school (defined as the Power 4 plus the Big East in b

8 a.m. (1 game) Queens U. at Winthrop (Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon) (Field of 68 YouTube feed/X feed) 11 a.m. (1 game) Bradley vs. St. Bonaventure (Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon; Rock Hill Sports & Events Center; Rock Hill, SC) (Field of 68 YouTube feed/X feed)   1:30 p.m. (1 game) Omaha vs. Murray St. (Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon; Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls, SD) (Field of 68 YouTube feed/X feed) 4 p.m. (1 game) Northern Arizona vs. Drake (Field of 68 Opening