The Fighting Irish will be hosting the Providence Friars in South Bend on Friday evening. The Irish are #20 in the Associated Press poll and #19 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. They’ve got a 12-5 Big East record with a 20-10 record overall. The Friars are 15-15 with a 4-13 Big East record, thus making them the second-worst team in the conference.

The 02/25 – Temple at St Josephs game is absolutely going to be an excellent game. A lot of

basketball supporters are looking forward to watch this match

just because of the big match up vs the two. The entire basketball network is definitely going to wait for this match to take place. The

truth is that the Temple Owls have grown all through the years, and their confidence levels have

absolutely grown. The Owls have achieved the confidence levels

that quite few teams in this year have with their past 11

contests being efficiently won.

Number one rated Kentucky vs the NCAA competition hopefuls Georgia? Sounds like a recipe for a crushing defeat, specifically as Kentucky barely regained that desired No. 1 location on the rankings for the first time in the earlier two months. While the Kentucky Wildcats are at the top of the rankings and relishing an 11 game win streak, the Georgia Bulldogs can best be called sporadic so far in the year.

Both these teams have been doing relatively well this year. This shouldn’t be an unexpected to anyone as both of these colleges are well known for their share of triumphs in basketball for plenty of years. When Western Virginia visits Connecticut both these teams will be at it out on the court on January 9.

Whereas this specific competition might not have the same energy that its football version does, the Jan 9 – Oklahoma at Oklahoma State game still has its own kind of exhilaration. With the conference basketball year just arrived, both the Oklahoma Sooners and Cowboys will try to established the tone for the rest of their year with this match. In Oklahoma’s case, they’re going to be seeking to continue what has been a quality start as they finished the non-conference slate with a 10-2 record.

On Jan 8th, postseason college football comes to Mobile, AL when the Arkansas State Red Wolves take on the Huskies at the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Both teams arrive in the game with rookie head coaches with the Northern Illinois Huskies led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren. Interim head coach David Gunn who has been the running backs coach all season helms the Red Wolves. Arkansas State has opted for Gus Malzahn who will take control after the season ends. The take from the sports book is currently Arkansas State (-1 ½) with an over-under established at 63 points.

It is not just the Division I-A universities gaining face time on ESPN, on January 7th the NCAA Division I-AA Tournament game is performed at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. The Bison take on the Sam Houston Bearkats in a fight of the two greatest small colleges in the country. Both the Sam Houston Bearkats and the Bison have steamrolled their rivals all year long and both are also arriving into play with similar styles on offense. As the defenses are going to get a workout, expect lots of running and lots of 1st downs by each team. The sportsbook is having a tough time with this one as the line now stands at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under established at 46.

Birmingham, AL plays sponsor to the Compass Bowl on January seventh with the Pittsburgh Panthers facing the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. The Pitt Panthers come in just after the one-year Todd Graham experiment at head coach. Graham resigned his post on December 14th to take the head coaching job at Arizona State. Defensive Coordinator Keith Patterson will don the headset for the Pitt Panthers in this clash of titans. SMU comes into competition with the specter of the “Death Penalty” passed on in the 1980’s still being debated today. Former Nfl and Hawaii coach June Jones is already in his 4th year on the sidelines of Southern Methodist University. The betting line has this established at Pittsburgh (-3) with the over-under of 47 points.

It all comes down to this as the #1 ranked Tigers face the #2 ranked Crimson Tide in the BCS National Tournament Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on January ninth. After winning the national tournament in 2009 and additionally winning it with LSU as a head coach in 2003, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is no stranger to this game. LSU head coach Les Miles is additionally no stranger at this time as he has won the national tournament in 2007. Two fantastic teams and head coaches clashing on a collision course in what will certainly be a great game. The sportsbooks presently have this at Alabama (-1) with the over-under established at 40 points.

December 20th marks the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St Petersburg, Florida with the Golden Panthers taking on the Thundering Herd. Florida International comes into play with an 8-4 record along with a 5-3 record in the Sun Belt Conference. Florida International averages 19.4 points per game on defense and 26.3 points per game on offense. With their return team a constant menace to take it all the way, Florida International additionally leads the nation in punt return yardage. Florida International is directed by fifth-year head coach Mario Cristobal. Marshall comes into play with a 6-6 record that is 2nd in Conference USA. The Marshall Thundering Herd average 22 points per game on offense and a head-scratching 30.2 points per game on defense. Marshall Is directed by 2nd-year head coach Doc Holliday.