Don’t fret college basketball bettors, as we don’t have to wait until the 2026 college basketball tournament on Thursday for hoops action to return as the first two NIT quarterfinal matchups tip off tonight. I’m most interested in the second game featuring No. 1 seed New Mexico of the Mountain West hosting unseeded Saint Joseph’s of the Atlantic 10 with a 9 ET tip on ESPN2.
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It will be the home finale regardless for the Lobos (24-10, 19-14 ATS), with the Pit in Albuquerque always one of the toughest places to play in the country and UNM sitting 16-3 there this season. That includes blowout wins over Sam Houston (107-83) in Round 1 and George Washington (86-61) in Round 2 of this tournament as the school has won consecutive postseason games by at least 20 points for the first time in program history. It is the first team since Virginia Tech in 2008 to reach the NIT quarters with a pair of at least 20-point wins…