This is a huge number for any team to be laying in the Big East on the road no matter who the competition may be. Saturday was a huge win for West Virginia. Trailing by 12 points at halftime against Ohio St., the Mountaineers rallied to pull off the six-point win and give them a win over a quality opponent. That was just the third victory against a team ranked in the top 50, Mississippi and Texas A&M being the others, so it definitely presents a letdown situation. West Virginia is 3-2 in true road games this season with one of those wins coming by just two points and another coming on overtime. Tonight is not a game that the Mountaineers are going to be stoked about. DePaul is no doubt one of the worst team in the Big East Conference but this team has improve quite a bit and it is not the same team from last season that went 9-24 overall including a 0-18 record in the Big East a season ago. The Blue Demons snapped a 24-game Big East slide in their last home game, a come-from-behind win over Marquette that came on a last second shot. That game improved the overall confidence of this team and it showed last time out. Despite a 10-point loss at Notre Dame, the Blue Demons played very well as they outshot the Irish while committing only five turnovers. The difference was that Notre Dame outscored DePaul 28-5 from the free throw line and no team can overcome a deficit like that. In the last home game against the Golden Eagles, DePaul was getting 13 points in that game and it definitely showed that it can play well at home against good competition. The Blue Demons are 6-3 at home on the season and this is no doubt the most confident it has been since a 5-1 start to the season that included a win over Northern Iowa and a loss to Tennessee by just four points. It is remarkable sometimes what a new coach can do to the attitude and determination of the players even though former coach Jerry Wainwright is one of the nicest guys in basketball. DePaul is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games as an underdog of 13 or more points while West Virginia is just 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games against teams with a losing record. 3* DePaul Blue Demons

Matt is coming off another easy Win Monday with Syracuse as college hoops are ON FIRE! His 10* Reports in college hoops are a STAGGERING 10-1-2 ATS (90.9%) YTD! The latest win was Saturday with Maryland which was part of a PERFECT 3-0 card and Matt is now on an INCREDIBLE 8-1-1 ATS overall run in CBB! TOP Big Ten Report goes Tuesday! The MONSTER run is extended tonight!