Tennessee Volunteers (20-4, 7-4 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (16-7, 5-5 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee visits No.
Roberts and No. 5 Houston host Baylor
Baylor Bears (15-8, 7-5 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (19-4, 11-1 Big 12) Houston; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9; over/under is 132.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston takes on Baylor after J'wan Roberts scored 20 points in Houston's 69-59 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes.
Little Rock hosts Southeast Missouri State following McCully’s 30-point showing
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (4-19, 2-12 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (12-11, 10-4 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State plays Little Rock after Lexi McCully scored 30 points in Southeast Missouri State's 67-56 loss to the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Trojans are 6-4 in home games.
Gibb and BYU host No. 9 TCU
BYU Cougars (12-11, 3-9 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (22-3, 10-2 Big 12) Fort Worth, Texas; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: BYU visits No. TCU after Delaney Gibb scored 21 points in BYU's 83-71 loss to the Baylor Bears.
No. 11 Kentucky faces Ole Miss following Amoore’s 43-point game
The Wildcats are 8-1 in conference games. Kentucky averages 79.1 points while outscoring opponents by 18.0 points per game. Ole Miss scores 76.6 points, 15.5 more per game than the 61.1 Kentucky gives up.
Gaston, Auburn Tigers square off against the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners
The Tigers are 3-7 against SEC opponents. Auburn ranks ninth in the SEC shooting 32.9% from 3-point range. Oklahoma makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.1 percentage points higher than Auburn has allowed to its opponents (42.0%).
Fantasy Basketball: One last look at the ramifications of the NBA trade deadline
Several stars switched teams ahead of the deadline, while another notable deal ended up being rescinded. Dan Bruno recaps the hectic action.
Texas Southern hosts Bethune-Cookman following Thomas’ 27-point showing
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (10-13, 7-3 SWAC) at Texas Southern Tigers (10-13, 7-3 SWAC) Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -3; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman faces Texas Southern after Tre Thomas scored 27 points in Bethune-Cookman's 85-82 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The Tigers are 7-3 on their home court.
Eastern Michigan visits Ball State after Nelson’s 22-point performance
Eastern Michigan Eagles (11-12, 4-6 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (11-12, 4-6 MAC) Muncie, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Michigan visits Ball State after Da'Sean Nelson scored 22 points in Eastern Michigan's 76-70 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Cardinals have gone 5-5 at home.
Santa Clara plays Saint Mary’s (CA) following Mahi’s 28-point game
The Broncos have gone 9-4 against WCC opponents. Santa Clara ranks second in the WCC shooting 36.5% from 3-point range. Saint Mary's (CA)'s average of 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Santa Clara allows.
UAB visits Walker and East Carolina
UAB Blazers (15-8, 8-2 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (13-11, 5-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina faces UAB after C.J. Walker scored 28 points in East Carolina's 80-79 win against the UTSA Roadrunners. The Pirates have gone 8-6 at home.
Duggan and Campbell host N.C. A&T
The Fighting Camels are 7-4 in home games. Campbell is 2-2 in one-possession games. The Aggies are 0-11 against CAA opponents.
North Carolina visits Lakhin and Clemson
North Carolina Tar Heels (14-10, 7-5 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (19-5, 11-2 ACC) Clemson, South Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -5.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Clemson hosts North Carolina after Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points in Clemson's 77-71 victory over the Duke Blue Devils. The Tigers are 12-2 on their home court.
Eagles lead way-too-early Super Bowl LX odds after crushing Chiefs
The Eagles are listed as the early favorites to win Super Bowl LX and lift the Lombardi Trophy in the Bay Area next February.
Doncaster’s Joe Ironside: ‘Playing non-league has made me appreciate life now’
A much-travelled former FA Cup hero for Cambridge against Newcastle now has Crystal Palace in his sights
Subscribers to the theory that the FA Cup has lost its magic have clearly never met Joe Ironside. It is now more than three years since the Doncaster striker experienced one of the very best days of his life when he scored the winning goal for his former team Cambridge United in a wildly celebrated third-round upset at Newcastle.
“What a day, what a really special day,” says Ironside as he looks forward to Crystal Palace’s visit to South Yorkshire for Monday night’s fourth-round tie. “The celebrations afterwards are something I’m going to remember for a lifetime but, although my memories are all happy, the game itself is a bit of a blur. The one thing I can remember was the VAR check for offside after I’d scored. It was only about three minutes but it felt so long.”
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