Duke Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -11.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke takes on North Carolina after Cooper Flagg scored 28 points in Duke's 93-60 win against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Ole Miss visits No. 5 Florida following Condon’s 27-point outing
Ole Miss averages 77.9 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game. Florida makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than Ole Miss has allowed to its opponents (43.0%). Ole Miss averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Florida allows.
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars and Tennessee State Tigers square off in OVC Tournament
Tennessee State Tigers (17-15, 13-8 OVC) vs. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (20-11, 13-7 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville squares off against Tennessee State in the OVC Tournament. The Cougars have gone 13-7 against OVC opponents, with a 7-4 record in non-conference play.
East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Wofford Terriers square off in SoCon Tournament
East Tennessee State ranks sixth in the SoCon with 13.1 assists per game led by Quimari Peterson averaging 3.7. The Terriers' record in SoCon play is 10-8. Wofford ranks third in the SoCon with 35.1 rebounds per game led by Kyler Filewich averaging 9.5.
No. 13 Maryland hosts Berry and Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (16-14, 7-12 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces No. Maryland after Ty Berry scored 22 points in Northwestern's 73-69 loss to the UCLA Bruins.
Saint Louis hosts Edwards and Duquesne
Saint Louis has a 3-3 record in one-possession games. The Dukes are 8-9 in A-10 play. Duquesne is 0-3 in one-possession games.
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In a world run by bullies, with sports subsumed by greed, England v Italy – never mind Ireland v France – offers comfort
I recently caught myself telling someone I couldn’t wait for England’s Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday, which seemed a bit, well, enthusiastic. Clearly, rugby fans of all stripes will be salivating at Saturday’s key clash between Ireland and France. It’s a bit less usual to get excited at the kind of historical mismatch which, in the past, I might have watched as highlights, late in the evening, when I already knew the result.
Is it because I expect the action to be good? Uncertain. Italy pushed England close last year and dominated Wales in Rome last month, which salts the dish. The home team need a sizeable win – four tries for the bonus point – to stay in the title hunt, which raises the question of whether Steve Borthwick’s reformatted backline can finally cut loose and run in a cricket score. Or will Italy bounce back from a drubbing at the hands of the French and provide a last-minute Twickenham thriller for the third game running?
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