Making on a bet on this NCAA game featuring the Bulldogs versus the Lions? Tip off is at at 9:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. In this West Coast matchup, Gonzaga is favored bt -15.5 vs. Loyola Marymount. The over/under for the game is 153.5 points. Gonzaga improved to 11-4 on the season with an 81-50 win over Portland on Thursday. The Bulldogs were heavy favorites at -34.5 but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 131 fell short of the O/U line of 158.5. Gonzaga took control early, leading 35-17 at halftime. They scored 46 points in the 2nd half

Miami will attempt to secure its first win under interim coach Bill Courtney when the Hurricanes visit Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va. The Hurricanes (4-9, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) are grappling with the sudden departure of long-time coach Jim Larranaga, who stepped down on Dec. 26 after 13 successful seasons, which included six NCAA Tournament appearances. Courtney, whose head coaching experience comes from his tenure at Cornell (2010-16), praised his team’s focus amid the transition. Despite a promising 32-13 start in Courtney’s debut on Wednesday against Boston College, the Hurricanes faded and fell 78-68, marking their ninth loss in 10 games. Nijel Pack, the team’s leading scorer at 13.9 points per game, has missed the past three

A heated rivalry will reignite on Saturday afternoon when No. 13 Texas A&M hosts Texas in the teams’ Southeastern Conference opener in College Station. This matchup marks the first on-campus meeting since the Aggies departed the Big 12 Conference for the SEC in the 2011-12 season. The programs haven’t played since 2019, when they met at a neutral site in Fort Worth. Both teams enter conference play with 11-2 records, but their paths to this point have differed. Texas A&M has faced eight opponents from power conferences, winning six of those matchups, while Texas has largely built its record against mid-major teams, aside from a neutral-site win over Syracuse. “Having a chance to have Texas and Texas A&M play again,

No. 12 Oklahoma faces its toughest test of the season on Saturday when it travels to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 5 Alabama in a marquee Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The game marks the beginning of an 18-game SEC slate, a gauntlet packed with challenges. The conference boasts 10 teams in the AP Top 25, including five in the Top 10. Oklahoma coach Porter Moser emphasized the difficulty of the schedule and its implications for postseason play. The Sooners (13-0) enter Saturday’s matchup with momentum after an 89-67 victory over Prairie View A&M last Sunday. Jalon Moore led the way with 22 points, while Jeremiah Fears added 19 and Duke Miles chipped in 17. Fears, named SEC Freshman