The Bulls are back in action tonight in the first game of their six-game “circus trip.” There’s also a ton of college basketball, and obviously, that will be all over the TV landscape for the next four months. The Deep Dish will narrow down your choices to games of local interest, Big Ten games and other major games involving ranked teams. All basketball rankings cited here, as for football rankings, will be from the USA Today coaches poll.
↵1 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, LaSalle at No. 17 Baylor.
↵3 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, No. 24 Virginia Tech at No. 3 Kansas State.
↵5 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, No. 5 Ohio State at No. 10 Florida.
↵6 p.m., Versus: NHL, Flyers at Canadiens.
↵6:30 p.m., ESPNU: College basketball, Miami (Ohio) at No. 1 Duke.
↵7 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, No. 18 Butler at Louisville.
↵7 p.m., NBA-TV: Trail Blazers at Grizzlies.
↵7 p.m., ESPN2: College football, Ohio at Temple. In the middle of all this basketball, there’s another Tuesday night college football game. Please watch only if you went to one of these schools.
↵7:30 p.m., CSN Chicago: NBA, Bulls at Rockets.
↵9 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, South Carolina at No. 2 Michigan State.
↵11 p.m., ESPN: College basketball, San Diego State at No. 12 Gonzaga.