Highlighted Games for Wednesday, Feb 4th

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TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-COLORADO STATE AT WYOMING (Mountain West, Front Range) (***Spotlight Game)***.  This is probably the game of the night.  It’s two bubble teams that are in the same conference, so it’s important on paper.  It’s a rather bitter rivalry as well, so it’s important off paper.  The first game was fun to watch, and tonight’s should be as well.

-OHIO STATE AT PURDUE (Big Ten).  Purdue is way outside the bubble now, but they’ve been playing well and they have a long stretch of winnable games in front of them.  With the way they’re playing and their upcoming schedule, don’t be surprised if they end up in the picture.  Ohio State, on the other hand, could use a road win to boost their profile.

-GEORGIA TECH AT DUKE (ACC).  Duke is playing like one of the best teams in the country right now, and shouldn’t have any trouble tonight.

-BOSTON COLLEGE AT NOTRE DAME (ACC).  Notre Dame continues to pile up wins, but the weak OOC schedule still drags them down somewhat.  They shouldn’t have too much trouble pulling this one off tonight.

-MARQUETTE AT VILLANOVA (Big East).  Nova continues to look like a #2 seed caliber team, and Marquette continues to look like a team that won’t get close to the NIT.

-SAINT BONAVENTURE AT DAVIDSON (Atlantic Ten).  Davidson is outside of the bubble and running out of strikes.  Losing to yet another non-tournament team will kill them.

-TEXAS A&M AT OLE MISS (SEC).  HUGELY important game between two bubble teams in the SEC.  It’s possible that one or both will get in, but depending on how it plays out it’s possible that one or both will also miss the field, so this is a very high stakes game.

-VCU AT GEORGE MASON (Atlantic Ten).  I remember when this was a CAA rivalry game.  It’s VCU’s first game since the injury, and it will be interesting to see how they respond.

-OKLAHOMA STATE AT TEXAS (Big Twelve).  Texas is on a downward spiral, but only somewhat because none of their losses have been bad.  With that being said, they need to pick this one up at home in order to come out of it.

-WICHITA STATE AT BRADLEY (Missouri Valley).  This is a very winnable road game for Wichita State.

-TCU AT BAYLOR (Big Twelve).  TCU is just 1-7 in league play, but they are tougher to beat than what their conference record indicates.  This is turning in to a nice little rivalry and it should be another fun one tonight.

-PENN STATE AT MARYLAND (Big Ten).  Maryland shouldn’t have too much trouble picking up the win and improving to 7-3 in league play.

-KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS TECH (Big Twelve).  I’m still not seeing it in Kansas State, but the rest of the Hoops HD contingency does.  One thing that’s for certain is that they need to win tonight.

-CREIGHTON AT XAVIER (Big East).  Creighton is in a complete nose dive and I don’t expect Xavier to have too much trouble picing this one up at home.

-PROVIDENCE AT GEORGETOWN (Big East).  These are two of the better teams in the league….at least on most nights.  Providence is very schizophrenic and you’re never sure what they’ll do.  Nevertheless, both teams appear to be safe right now and have a chance to add another quality conference win to their profile tonight.

-WASHINGTON AT OREGON (Pac Twelve).  Both teams are on the outside looking in and need to win this one if they want any shot at all.

-SAN DIEGO STATE AT NEVADA (Mountain West).  It’s never easy to go on the road, but it’s one that I think SDSU should be able to pick up.