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Maryland returns to College Park looking to re-establish its trademark toughness on the boards after getting manhandled in back-to-back blowout losses to Gonzaga and Alabama at the Players Era tournament. Over those two games, the Terrapins were outrebounded 88-59, a far cry from the elite rebounding margins Buzz Williams posted during his last two seasons at Texas A&M. Wagner arrives with just one win but some renewed belief after a wild 103-101 overtime victory at Manhattan. Nick Jones erupted for 35 points and the Seahawks saw six players hit double figures in a game that also delivered interim head coach Dwan McMillan his first win since taking over amid the investigation into Donald Copeland. This is a clear step down

Marquette returns to Fiserv Forum needing a clean, wire-to-wire performance more than a statement win. The Golden Eagles sit at 4-4 and have dropped three of their last four, all in games that were there to be closed out. The latest setback was a 75-74 neutral-court loss to Oklahoma in Chicago, where Marquette led by 12 midway through the second half before giving up a 21-5 run and watching another winnable game slip away. Chase Ross remains the offensive engine, averaging 20.9 points per game and stretching his streak of double-figure outings to eight with a 21-point effort against the Sooners. Freshman guard Nigel James Jr. continues to look ahead of schedule, adding 20 points in that defeat and solidifying

Baylor’s Vegas swing did what Scott Drew wanted: it exposed flaws, hardened the rotation and proved the ceiling is legit when the Bears are locked in. They come home 5-1 and now get Sacramento State in Waco as a tune-up before a tricky trip to Memphis and a stretch of winnable home dates leading into Big 12 play. The 91-81 win over San Diego State was the best version of this team so far. Tounde Yessoufou and Obi Agbim both scored 18 points, Cameron Carr added 17 and six rebounds, and for about 37 minutes Baylor’s offense and defense were in sync at a high level before easing off late. Drew called that performance their most complete game of the

The ACC/SEC Challenge brings an intriguing contrast in styles as undefeated Missouri visits a defensive-minded Notre Dame team that has yet to lose at home. Missouri’s high-powered offense will be tested in a true road environment against a program that leans on toughness, half-court execution and the Purcell Pavilion edge. For broader futures context beyond this single matchup, it is useful to see where both programs sit in the national landscape using updated college basketball championship odds. To track real-time line moves and compare this spread and total with the rest of the board, use the NCAAB odds and scores page throughout game day. This is a classic offense-versus-defense showdown. Missouri enters averaging 92.9 points per game while shooting 55.5