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Ruffin and Jackson State host Southern

Jackson State Tigers (6-15, 6-2 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (13-8, 8-0 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -7.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State visits Southern after Daeshun Ruffin scored 20 points in Jackson State's 65-50 win against the Grambling Tigers. The Jaguars have gone 7-0 in home games.

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USC visits Leach and Northwestern

USC Trojans (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (12-10, 3-8 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts USC after Jalen Leach scored 23 points in Northwestern's 75-69 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. The Wildcats are 10-3 in home games.

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Saint Louis visits UMass after Diggins’ 32-point showing

Saint Louis Billikens (13-9, 6-3 A-10) at UMass Minutemen (10-12, 5-4 A-10) Amherst, Massachusetts; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass hosts Saint Louis after Rahsool Diggins scored 32 points in UMass' 62-53 win over the Duquesne Dukes. The Minutemen are 7-4 on their home court.

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Iowa hosts Smith and No. 10 Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-6 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Purdue faces Iowa after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 81-76 victory against the Indiana Hoosiers.

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SIU-Edwardsville hosts McGlone and Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-8, 10-2 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (4-17, 2-10 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois takes on SIU-Edwardsville after Macy McGlone scored 21 points in Eastern Illinois' 57-55 loss to the Lindenwood (MO) Lions. The Cougars are 3-6 on their home court.

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Arsenal relish City demolition as Sels shines while Liverpool carry on regardless at the top

Any successful title challenge needs a statement victory to install belief and reset previous concerns. Beating Manchester City must now be Arsenal’s foundation and not the zenith. Arsenal have played much of this season as if distracted by situations beyond their control – referees, their rivals’ dispositions and their relative luck with injuries. The second-half performance was a reminder of how Mikel Arteta previously took Arsenal to the verge of title wins, playing high-grade attacking football, pressing their opponents into mistakes. Has the high-quality football returned at the right time? Arteta’s team maintained discipline, not rising to provocations before taking advantage of City’s malfunctions to run in five goals. All without Bukayo Saka, whose loss was supposed to be the end of the affair. In Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, both on the scoresheet, the next generation made its contribution on a perfect Sunday for club and manager. One to celebrate and build on, not bask in. John Brewin

Match report: Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City

Match report: Brentford 0-2 Tottenham

Match report: Manchester United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Match report: Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa

Match report: Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool

Match report: Ipswich 1-2 Southampton

Match report: Everton 4-0 Leicester

Match report: Newcastle 1-2 Fulham

Match report: Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton

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Six Nations warning lights are flashing for exposed England and weak Wales

Steve Borthwick’s side still lack an effective Plan B while Warren Gatland’s aim is to avoid embarrassment in Rome

Few annual tournaments lay bare the truth as brutally or swiftly as the Six Nations. There are no play-yourself-in pool games, no one-off-the-mark half-volleys. The opposition want your guts from minute one and, particularly away from home, there is no hiding place. Even in boxing they allow you a pair of padded gloves and a breather every three minutes.

If you are not quite at the level of your opponent, even for a relatively short period of time, the scoreboard rarely lies. Until their late, late flurry in Dublin, England were 27-10 down and already pinned on the ropes. Over in Paris on Friday night there were moments when you almost wanted the referee, Paul Williams, to step in and save Wales from any more punishment.

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