Northwestern State is 6-9 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Cardinals are 11-4 in conference games. Lamar scores 71.6 points while outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game.
Kansas State faces Utah after McDaniel’s 22-point game
Kansas State Wildcats (13-12, 7-7 Big 12) at Utah Utes (14-11, 6-8 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Utes -2; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State visits Utah after Dug McDaniel scored 22 points in Kansas State's 80-65 loss to the BYU Cougars. The Utes are 13-3 on their home court.
Loyola Chicago visits Durkin and Davidson
Davidson is eighth in the A-10 with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Durkin averaging 5.3. The Ramblers are 7-5 against A-10 opponents. Loyola Chicago scores 73.8 points and has outscored opponents by 5.0 points per game.
SE Louisiana hosts McNeese following Richards’ 21-point game
McNeese Cowboys (20-6, 14-1 Southland) at SE Louisiana Lions (17-9, 11-4 Southland) Hammond, Louisiana; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -7.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: McNeese visits SE Louisiana after DJ Richards scored 21 points in McNeese's 78-64 victory against the New Orleans Privateers. The Lions are 7-2 in home games.
Kent State takes on Bowling Green following Medley’s 24-point showing
Kent State Golden Flashes (17-8, 7-5 MAC) at Bowling Green Falcons (10-15, 4-8 MAC) Bowling Green, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kent State visits Bowling Green after Cian Medley scored 24 points in Kent State's 76-75 victory over the Ohio Bobcats. The Falcons are 7-6 in home games.
Muniz, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles square off against the Jacksonville Dolphins
Jacksonville is third in the ASUN with 10.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Stephon Payne III averaging 3.0. FGCU makes 47.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Jacksonville has allowed to its opponents (44.4%). Jacksonville has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points above the 42.8% shooting opponents of FGCU have averaged.
Baylor hosts No. 13 Arizona after overtime win
Arizona Wildcats (17-8, 11-4 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (16-9, 8-6 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -1.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Baylor hosts No. Arizona after the Bears took down the West Virginia Mountaineers 74-71 in overtime.
Pittsburgh hosts Syracuse after Leggett’s 21-point game
Syracuse Orange (11-15, 5-10 ACC) at Pittsburgh Panthers (15-10, 6-8 ACC) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh hosts Syracuse after Ishmael Leggett scored 21 points in Pittsburgh's 74-65 win against the Miami Hurricanes. The Panthers have gone 11-3 in home games.
Butler visits Xavier following Brooks’ 30-point game
Butler Bulldogs (12-13, 5-9 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (16-10, 8-7 Big East) Cincinnati; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler takes on Xavier after Pierre Brooks scored 30 points in Butler's 97-86 win against the Georgetown Hoyas. The Musketeers have gone 12-2 at home.
Seton Hall plays No. 18 Marquette following Coleman’s 23-point game
Seton Hall Pirates (7-18, 2-12 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (19-6, 10-4 Big East) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall takes on No. Marquette after Isaiah Coleman scored 23 points in Seton Hall's 69-68 overtime win against the UConn Huskies.
Lawal leads Virginia Tech against Boston College after 23-point showing
Virginia Tech Hokies (11-14, 6-8 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (10-15, 2-12 ACC) Boston; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech takes on Boston College after Toibu Lawal scored 23 points in Virginia Tech's 73-70 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. The Eagles are 7-7 in home games.
Fresno State visits Boyd and San Diego State
Fresno State Bulldogs (5-21, 1-14 MWC) at San Diego State Aztecs (17-6, 10-4 MWC) San Diego; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego State hosts Fresno State after Nicholas Boyd scored 24 points in San Diego State's 64-47 victory over the Boise State Broncos. The Aztecs have gone 9-3 at home.
Sellers and No. 17 Maryland host Michigan
Michigan Wolverines (18-7, 9-5 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (19-6, 9-5 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Maryland hosts Michigan after Shyanne Sellers scored 23 points in Maryland's 91-71 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Lawrence and Coppin State host South Carolina State
Coppin State Eagles (15-9, 6-2 MEAC) at South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-22, 1-7 MEAC) Orangeburg, South Carolina; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coppin State visits South Carolina State after Laila Lawrence scored 20 points in Coppin State's 63-53 victory against the North Carolina Central Eagles. The Bulldogs have gone 2-7 at home.
Tiger Woods expects Trump talks to see LIV golfers back on PGA Tour in 2025
- PGA Tour board members met Trump at start of February
- ‘I think things are going to heal quickly’ says Woods
Tiger Woods has claimed LIV golfers could make a sensational return to the PGA Tour this year after the direct involvement of Donald Trump in the sport’s unification talks.
Elite golf has been in a fractured state since the launch of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV circuit in 2022. A key upshot was the generally acrimonious departure of several big names from the PGA Tour to LIV. Despite the signing of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in the summer of 2023, the pace of progress has been glacial.
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