With matching 15-8 records, BYU and West Virginia sit in the heart of the Big 12 standings, each fighting to improve their NCAA Tournament chances. Their first of two meetings in less than three weeks takes place Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va., in what could be a bubble-defining game. Both teams have 6-6 conference records and sit near each other in the NCAA NET rankings, with West Virginia at No. 38 and BYU at No. 41. A win here could provide a much-needed resume boost as the regular season winds down. The Cougars enter the matchup reeling from back-to-back losses, including a brutal 84-66 defeat at Cincinnati on Saturday. BYU led early in the second half but allowed an 18-0 run,

Don’t miss out on the NCAA showdown between the Blue Demons and Golden Eagles. The game is starting at 8:30 ET on PEAC, and it’s hosted by the Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI. Get ready to place your bets! The odds for this Big East conference game currently have Marquette as the -18.5 point favorite with the over/under line sitting at 143.5 points. DePaul fell to 11-13 on the season after a 59-49 home loss to Villanova on Wednesday, February 5th. The Blue Demons entered the game as +6.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points (108) were well below the O/U line of 141.5. DePaul trailed 29-26 at halftime and managed

The UCLA Bruins are on fire, rolling into Illinois with a seven-game winning streak and knocking on the door of the AP Top 25. But health issues and road struggles make Tuesday’s matchup with the Illinois Fighting Illini a big challenge. UCLA (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten) has been red-hot but hasn’t been at full strength. A norovirus outbreak hit the team hard before their 78-54 rout of Penn State on Saturday. Head coach Mick Cronin himself was too sick to attend Friday’s practice, and multiple players were affected. “We were sending guys home Thursday,” Cronin said. “We had to invoke COVID rules—shooting at your own basket, sanitizing the practice facility, and getting out the door.” One of the hardest-hit players?

The Cincinnati Bearcats got their revenge against BYU on Saturday. Now, they’ll try to do the same against Utah when they host the Utes in a Big 12 showdown on Tuesday night. Cincinnati (14-9, 4-8 Big 12) enters this matchup on a two-game winning streak, a rarity in their first Big 12 season. On Saturday, they trailed BYU at halftime but dominated the second half with a 22-2 run, cruising to an 84-66 win. That avenged a 28-point blowout loss to BYU just two weeks earlier. Now, they’ll try to settle the score against Utah (13-10, 5-7 Big 12), a team that stunned them 69-66 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28 despite 19 turnovers and a 14-0 Cincinnati run