Category: NCAA Basketball

Villanova Wildcats (12-10, 5-6 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (11-12, 2-10 Big East) Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova visits DePaul after Wooga Poplar scored 24 points in Villanova's 62-60 loss to the Creighton Bluejays. The Blue Demons are 10-5 on their home court.

Illinois State Redbirds (14-9, 6-6 MVC) at UIC Flames (15-8, 7-5 MVC) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC faces Illinois State after Ahmad Henderson II scored 20 points in UIC's 88-83 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Flames have gone 7-4 in home games.

Fordham scores 75.6 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 72.8 Rhode Island allows. Rhode Island averages 78.9 points per game, 2.2 more than the 76.7 Fordham allows. The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

Belmont Bruins (15-8, 7-5 MVC) at Bradley Braves (18-5, 9-3 MVC) Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bradley hosts Belmont after Jaquan Johnson scored 27 points in Bradley's 83-69 loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Braves are 10-2 on their home court.

SMU Mustangs (17-5, 8-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-12, 5-6 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toibu Lawal and Virginia Tech host Kevin Miller and SMU in ACC action Wednesday. The Hokies are 7-5 in home games.

Michigan State Spartans (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -2.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: UCLA hosts No. Michigan State after Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points in UCLA's 78-52 win over the Oregon Ducks.

Ball State Cardinals (10-11, 4-5 MAC) at Akron Zips (16-5, 9-0 MAC) Akron, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -14; over/under is 159 BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays Ball State after Nate Johnson scored 20 points in Akron's 85-71 win against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The Zips are 10-0 in home games.

Valparaiso Beacons (10-13, 3-9 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (11-12, 5-7 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State hosts Valparaiso after Camp Wagner scored 22 points in Indiana State's 88-83 victory over the UIC Flames. The Sycamores are 5-5 in home games.

Texas is ninth in the SEC scoring 78.9 points while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Razorbacks have gone 2-6 against SEC opponents. Arkansas ranks ninth in the SEC with 14.7 assists per game led by Boogie Fland averaging 5.7.

Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 4-4 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (16-6, 5-4 SEC) Oxford, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rebels -4.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky visits No.

Duke Blue Devils (19-2, 11-0 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-12, 4-7 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke takes on Syracuse after Kon Knueppel scored 22 points in Duke's 87-70 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Duquesne Dukes (9-13, 4-5 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (7-15, 2-7 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Richmond will try to stop its seven-game skid when the Spiders play Duquesne. The Spiders are 4-6 in home games.

Cincinnati Bearcats (12-9, 2-8 Big 12) at UCF Knights (13-8, 4-6 Big 12) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCF takes on Cincinnati after Keyshawn Hall scored 20 points in UCF's 81-75 loss to the BYU Cougars. The Knights are 10-3 in home games.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-16, 5-6 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (11-12, 4-7 Sun Belt) Statesboro, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern hosts Louisiana after Adante' Holiman scored 24 points in Georgia Southern's 72-68 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Eagles are 7-2 in home games.

Illinois Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-11, 4-7 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Illinois plays Rutgers after Will Riley scored 24 points in Illinois' 87-79 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.