BYU’s explosive offense was on full display in its 96-92 win over Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. But on Friday night, the 17th-ranked Cougars (24-8) will face a much tougher test against No. 2 Houston (28-4), the tournament’s top seed and the nation’s best defensive team. With a spot in the Big 12 championship game on the line, this semifinal clash in Kansas City, Mo., will be a battle of strengths—BYU’s prolific scoring attack versus Houston’s lockdown defense. The Cougars put on an offensive clinic against No. 12 Iowa State on Thursday, shooting 51.7% from the field and an incredible 50% (18-of-36) from three-point range—setting a tournament record for made threes. “That’s a season high for us,

At 8:00 ET, the Timberwolves (-530) will host the Magic (+394) in a non-conference matchup. Minnesota is currently favored by 10.5 points and has won six straight games. The over/under line for this game is 209 points. This game will be played at the Target Center in Minneapolis and can be seen on FDSN. The Magic are 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 31-36, while the Timberwolves are 7th in the West at 38-29. The Magic improved to 31-36 on the season with a 113-93 road win over the Pelicans on Thursday. Orlando, favored by 2 points, covered the spread, while the game’s total of 206 points fell short of the 215.5 O/U line. An 11-0 run

Planning on watching today’s Golden Eagles and Red Storm game? Catch the action at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, as the Red Storm hosts this showdown at 6:30 ET on FOX. The over/under for this Big East conference contest is set at 140.5 points, with St. John’s being favored by -4.5 at home against Marquette. Marquette improved to 23-9 on the season with an 89-87 win over Xavier on Thursday. The Golden Eagles were -2.5 favorites going into the game but didn’t cover the spread. The total points of 176 exceeded the O/U line of 145.5. After trailing 46-36 at halftime, Marquette turned things around in the 2nd half, outscoring Xavier 53-41 to secure the win. Marquette’s offense

Betting on today’s Red Wings and Hurricanes game? Catch the action at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC, as the Hurricanes hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+. The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Hurricanes are the -1.5 goal favorites against the Red Wings in a Eastern conference matchup. With a 2-1 victory over the Sabres, the Red Wings improved to 31-28-6 this season. Detroit was favored on the puck line, but didn’t cover, and the total of 3 goals fell short of the 6.5 set before the game. Detroit fell behind early, allowing a goal in the first period, but responded with two goals in the second. Both of the Red Wings’ goals