Auburn Tigers (21-2, 9-1 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (17-6, 5-5 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -9; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Auburn takes on Vanderbilt after Miles Kelly scored 22 points in Auburn's 90-81 loss to the Florida Gators.
Jones and No. 18 Marquette host DePaul
DePaul Blue Demons (11-13, 2-11 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (18-6, 9-4 Big East) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -18.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Marquette hosts DePaul after Kameron Jones scored 27 points in Marquette's 77-67 loss to the Creighton Bluejays.
Council and the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies take on conference foe Rhode Island
Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (17-8, 5-7 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (15-8, 4-7 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island faces Saint Bonaventure in a matchup of A-10 teams. The Rams are 11-2 in home games.
UConn visits Ashworth and No. 24 Creighton
UConn Huskies (16-7, 8-4 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (18-6, 11-2 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bluejays -3; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Creighton takes on UConn after Steven Ashworth scored 22 points in Creighton's 77-67 win against the Marquette Golden Eagles.
Richardson leads No. 11 Michigan State against Indiana after 29-point showing
Indiana Hoosiers (14-10, 5-8 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (19-4, 10-2 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -11; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan State plays Indiana after Jase Richardson scored 29 points in Michigan State's 86-74 victory against the Oregon Ducks.
Fordham hosts Dayton following Johnson’s 25-point performance
Dayton Flyers (16-8, 6-5 A-10) at Fordham Rams (11-12, 3-7 A-10) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fordham hosts Dayton after Jackie Johnson III scored 25 points in Fordham's 80-79 victory against the Rhode Island Rams. The Rams are 8-4 on their home court.
Burton leads Notre Dame against Boston College after 23-point showing
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-13, 4-8 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (10-13, 2-10 ACC) Boston; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame visits Boston College after Markus Burton scored 23 points in Notre Dame's 65-63 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. The Eagles are 7-6 on their home court.
Jones and No. 10 Iowa State host UCF
Iowa State Cyclones (18-5, 9-4 Big 12) at UCF Knights (13-10, 4-8 Big 12) Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -7.5; over/under is 158 BOTTOM LINE: No. Iowa State visits UCF after Curtis Jones scored 24 points in Iowa State's 82-52 victory against the TCU Horned Frogs.
No. 7 Purdue visits No. 20 Michigan following Wolf’s 20-point game
Purdue Boilermakers (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (18-5, 10-2 Big Ten) Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -1.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan faces No.
Filewich and the Wofford Terriers visit conference foe Citadel
Wofford averages 74.2 points and has outscored opponents by 4.0 points per game. Citadel's average of 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Wofford allows. Wofford has shot at a 45.0% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points below the 45.3% shooting opponents of Citadel have averaged.
Drake takes on Illinois State following Stirtz’s 20-point game
Drake Bulldogs (22-2, 12-2 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (15-10, 7-7 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drake faces Illinois State after Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points in Drake's 85-81 overtime win over the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds are 10-3 in home games.
Talford and Winthrop host Radford
Radford Highlanders (16-10, 6-5 Big South) at Winthrop Eagles (17-9, 7-4 Big South) Rock Hill, South Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Winthrop hosts Radford after Kelton Talford scored 22 points in Winthrop's 105-95 win against the South Carolina Upstate Spartans. The Eagles are 14-1 in home games.
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‘We’ll be brothers forever but business is business’: Sam Burgess on family, infamy and fears for Luke Littler
The Warrington head coach reflects on high expectations, learning from pain and a Super League opener against Huddersfield and his younger brother Thomas
“A lot of pain or adversity can be a great foundation for future success,” Sam Burgess says as we track back through the dark times, as well as the glory years, which have shaped him. Burgess, the once imperious rugby league player from Yorkshire who earned searing fame and then infamy in Australia, is about to start his second campaign as the head coach of Warrington Wolves.
Having guided Warrington to third place in Super League and to the Challenge Cup final last season, Burgess aims to end the club’s 70-year wait for another championship. It is a sign of the calm hope he feels now that the 36-year-old can reflect on the tumult and strife he has endured – starting with the death of his father from motor neurone disease when Burgess was a teenager to playing with a shattered cheekbone and fractured eye socket while inspiring the South Sydney Rabbitohs to their first NRL title in 43 years in 2014.
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