Georgetown scores 72.4 points while outscoring opponents by 8.0 points per game. Providence averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Georgetown allows. Georgetown has shot at a 45.8% rate from the field this season, 4.2 percentage points above the 41.6% shooting opponents of Providence have averaged.
Pittsburgh visits Starling and Syracuse
Pittsburgh is fourth in the ACC scoring 80.4 points per game and is shooting 47.3%. Syracuse scores 74.9 points per game, 4.1 more points than the 70.8 Pittsburgh allows. Pittsburgh averages 80.4 points per game, 2.4 more than the 78.0 Syracuse allows.
Iona hosts Siena following Coyle’s 26-point outing
Siena is fifth in the MAAC scoring 70.6 points per game and is shooting 42.8%. Iona is shooting 40.0% from the field this season, 5.8 percentage points lower than the 45.8% Siena allows to opponents. Siena averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Iona gives up.
Kansas State faces No. 23 West Virginia in conference showdown
West Virginia Mountaineers (13-5, 5-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (7-11, 1-6 Big 12) New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: Javon Small and No. West Virginia take on Coleman Hawkins and Kansas State on Saturday.
Robert Morris hosts Oakland following Mukeba’s 22-point performance
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-12, 6-4 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (14-7, 6-4 Horizon League) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonials -1; over/under is 136 BOTTOM LINE: Oakland visits Robert Morris after Allen David Mukeba Jr. scored 22 points in Oakland's 76-72 win against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Colonials have gone 9-2 at home.
Indiana State hosts Northern Iowa after Anderson’s 21-point game
Northern Iowa Panthers (12-8, 6-3 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (9-11, 3-6 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -3.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa visits Indiana State after Tytan Anderson scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 79-68 win against the Missouri State Bears. The Sycamores are 4-4 on their home court.
Rider faces Quinnipiac following Alvarez’s 28-point game
Quinnipiac is third in the MAAC scoring 71.4 points while shooting 40.7% from the field. The Broncs are 3-5 in conference games. Rider is 2-6 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 10.7 turnovers per game.
Berry leads Temple against UTSA after 24-point game
Temple Owls (12-7, 4-2 AAC) at UTSA Roadrunners (8-10, 2-4 AAC) San Antonio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -2; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: Temple faces UTSA after Quante Berry scored 24 points in Temple's 76-67 loss to the North Texas Mean Green. The Roadrunners have gone 5-3 in home games.
Howard visits Norfolk State after Moore’s 20-point game
Howard Bison (8-11, 3-0 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (13-8, 3-1 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -9.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State faces Howard after Brian Moore Jr. scored 20 points in Norfolk State's 105-42 win against the Washington Adventist Shock. The Spartans have gone 6-1 at home.
Davis and North Carolina host Boston College
Boston College Eagles (9-10, 1-7 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (12-8, 5-3 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -18.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina hosts Boston College after RJ Davis scored 21 points in North Carolina's 67-66 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Tar Heels are 7-2 on their home court.
Mount St. Mary’s hosts Manhattan following Adebayo’s 21-point showing
Manhattan Jaspers (8-9, 3-5 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-8, 4-4 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -1.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's hosts Manhattan after Dola Adebayo scored 21 points in Mount St. Mary's 82-68 loss to the Siena Saints. The Mountaineers are 6-2 on their home court.
Charleston Southern and UNC Asheville square off for conference showdown
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (14-6, 5-1 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (6-15, 2-4 Big South) North Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 150 BOTTOM LINE: Big South foes Charleston Southern and UNC Asheville meet on Saturday. The Buccaneers have gone 5-2 at home.
Ollie Lawrence: ‘If you don’t dream big, you’re never going to get anywhere’
The centre on why England believe they can beat Ireland in their Six Nations opener and how his apology to fans over Alex Mitchell incident backfired
“That’s a good question,” Ollie Lawrence says as he ponders the reasons why England have lost five of their previous six Tests, even though they were in a position to turn each of those defeats into a precious victory. “I think if I had the answer to that then … ”
The Bath and England centre pauses, lost in thought, and then laughs when I suggest that if he could reel off an immediate answer he would be on his way to becoming Test rugby’s next head coach. “Exactly. I think the main thing for us is seeing off games. We’ve been in the lead, or in a position to win after 60 minutes, in all of those games. So it’s making sure we play the game fully from now on. We’ve hopefully learned our lessons and, going into this Six Nations campaign, we can push on and put things to bed when we’re in the lead.”
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