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After securing victories in the first round of the tournament, the Texas Tech Red Raiders will be taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday, March 21st. It should be a great game, as the two teams match up well against each other. Here’s another rendition of our NCAA betting preview series and make a Texas […]

After each winning their first-round game of March Madness, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, March 21st. It’s time to continue the NCAA odds series and make a Loyola-Illinois prediction and pick. Loyola finished the season with a 25-4 record that earned them the eighth seed in the […]

LeBron James went down hard on Saturday, much to the agony of Los Angeles Lakers fans across the globe. A high-ankle sprain will cost The King some time following that hard collision he suffered in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks. Here's the video of LeBron rolling his ankle:pic.twitter.com/pXDV0YXobF — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 20, […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers are two teams currently well established in the playoff race in each of their respective conferences. The Clippers host the Hornets in LA when Kawhi Leonard and Paul George take on LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward. Let’s breakdown the teams and continue the NBA odds series and make […]

Twitch streamer Gross Gore received a permanent ban from the platform last Thursday. A “Roast Me” Reddit thread-turned-sour led to years’ worth of sexual assault allegations being dug up. Twitch, seeing the gravity of Gore’s alleged offenses over the years, decided to kick him out of the platform. GROSS GORE TWITCH ACCOUNT BANNED FROM PLATFORM […]

The 10th ranked Rutgers take on the second-ranked Houston Cougars on Sunday, in the round of 32. This should be a great game, as both teams are hungry and motivated to make a deep run in the tournament. With that said, it’s time to continue our NCAA odds series with a Rutgers-Houston prediction and pick. […]

To no one’s surprise, the Detroit Pistons are terrible. So terrible, that they are in a tight race to bag the first overall pick. Detroit is in rebuild mode and is full of young players with potential or reclamations projects, such as Josh Jackson and Dennis Smith, Jr. Their big acquisition, Jerami Grant has turned […]

The Milwaukee Bucks look to continue their impressive winning streak as they host the San Antonio Spurs for some Saturday night action. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Spurs prediction and pick. The Bucks are currently the hottest team in the league winners of five straight, and nine of their […]

UFC Fight Night should be an exciting one, as Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland are the headliners. The main event has some serious title contentions, as Brunson is ranked seventh, and Holland 10th in the Middleweight division. It’s not likely the winner receives a title shot just yet, but this can give one of them […]

The Missouri Tigers (16-9) and Oklahoma Sooners (15-10) face off Saturday night in what’s set to be a very even matchup. Both of these teams were ranked in the Top 10 at one point this year and have been god-awful of late. It’s really a pick-out-of-a-hat type of pick’em game. The question is, which team […]

The UCSB Gauchos (21-4) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (20-8) on Saturday in a five vs. twelve seeded battle. Let’s continue our NCAA odds series and make a UCSB-Creighton prediction and pick using some March Madness odds. This game has the potential to be a lot closer than the spread and the seeding depicts. […]

The UCLA Bruins (18-9) live to see another day as they’re set to take on the BYU Cougars (20-6) on Saturday night. UCLA’s comeback win against Michigan State in the play-in game was electrifying. The overtime thriller saw UCLA overcome a double-digit deficit against Tom Izzo and the Spartans. Unfortunately for them, that victory just […]

The Ohio Bobcats (16-7) square off against the Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) in what’s set to be an instant classic on Saturday night. Many experts have been calling for an upset in this spot and for good reason. The Bobcats come in as one of the hottest and most electric teams in the field. With Virginia […]

The red hot Georgetown Hoyas (13-12) look to continue their historic run against the Colorado Buffaloes (22-8) in a Saturday matinee. This is a tale of two stories as the Hoyas had to win four games in four days to get here and the Buffaloes essentially secured their spot before the start of the season. […]

The Miami Heat are hosting the Indiana Pacers for the first round of their two-game set in the AmericanAirlines Arena. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Heat prediction and pick. The Pacers are heading into the two-game showdown having lost eight of their last 10 games. The […]

Are you not entertained? A year after not having college basketball, March Madness is back in full swing and today’s upset of the number two seed Ohio State at the hands of Oral Roberts is the first shocker of the tournament. The Buckeyes were 15-point favorites heading into today’s game. Stars E.J. Liddell and Duane […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have one of the most exciting young cores in the league. Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks, Brandon Clarke, Desmond Bane, and Xavier Tillman are all excellent pieces to build towards the future and that’s without even mentioning Jaren Jackson Jr, who hasn’t played yet this season. The Grizzlies sit at 18-19 but have […]

The Golden State Warriors are nursing a one-game lead against the 9th seed Memphis Grizzlies as the two teams being a two-game set against one another. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The Warriors have been better than originally thought as they currently hold the 9th seed […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of an impressive rebuild. Sam Presti has gathered enough draft picks to make any franchise green with envy. Combine that with solid building piece Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is blossoming into a star in this league. The Thunder are 17-24 with a -6.2 net rating. They are three […]

After making the playoffs for two straight years, the Orlando Magic sit at 13-27, which is second-to-last in the Eastern Conference. The Magic’s net rating is third-worst in the league at minus-6.9, and there is no end in sight for the downward spiral. At this point, the Magic’s best bet would be to attempt to […]

It’s time for some Marvel, Disney+, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode one fallout discussion. Be warned that spoilers will follow. The pilot episode of a TV show is arguably the most difficult to create, as it has to balance giving viewers enough story to convince them to keep watching without revealing everything. […]

Panini is the industry leader in licenses for most major sports, carrying the likes of the NBA and the NFL. They’ve been the conductors of the recent sports card boom that started in early 2020. Given their monopoly controlling the market, we listed down the 3 biggest problems that Panini needs to do to further […]

The Boston Celtics will look to stop a skid that has seen them lose three out of their last four when they host the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Boston currently sits at 20-20, a far cry of what the expectations were at the start of the season. With time yet to turn things around, the […]

The moment the New England Patriots brought in tight ends, Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith in free agency, the first thing that popped up in most people’s minds is the two tight end set the Pats used in the past with Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. This duo in the 2011 season put the whole […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been playing better ball as of late. They are still in the basement when it pertains to the NBA standings, but there have been noticeable strides taken under new head coach Chris Finch, who came over during the season from Toronto to replace Ryan Saunders. Minnesota isn’t competing for a playoff […]

The Drake Bulldogs pulled off an impressive win against Wichita State in their play-in game Thursday night. That win secured a spot in the Round of 64 and a showdown with the USC Trojans on Saturday. Drake has been a cover machine of late but is now set to face its best opponent of the […]

The final game on the Saturday slate sees the 10-seed VCU Rams (19-7) taking on the seventh-seeded Oregon Ducks (20-6). We round out our Saturday night with a game that expects to be close throughout. The Ducks have been incredible this season and we all know what VCU is capable of once the calendar hits […]

Fans of the Chicago Bears had lofty expectations this offseason. The franchise has been going through the quarterback carousel for what seems like forever, and the organization had aspirations of ending that this offseason by swinging big. And while they did step into the batter’s box and took some hacks, they ultimately struck out. The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to extend their two-game winning streak as they host the Dallas Mavericks at Moda Center for a two-game set. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Blazers prediction and pick. The Mavericks are holding a record of 21-18 as they are coming off a big win […]

If you haven’t taken note of the season Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards has had, now would be a good time to start after he dropped 42 points on Thursday in an upset win over the Phoenix Suns. Sure, the Timberwolves have been awful, but when you push aside all the garbage that has accumulated this […]

LaMelo Ball returned home to Los Angeles for the first time as an NBA star on Thursday night for his matchup against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. As expected, the Charlotte Hornets guard did not disappoint, finishing with 26 points, five rebounds, and seven assists. However, LeBron James put up a game-high 37 points […]

March Madness is here. Let’s continue our NCAA odds series by making a Winthrop-Villanova prediction for this incredible March Madness game. And of all the barn burners that we are bound to get over the course of just this first weekend, the matchup between the Winthrop Eagles and the Villanova Wildcats will be one of the […]

This is the perfect matchup to cap off an exciting Friday night as the Syracuse Orange (16-9) take on the San Diego State Aztecs (23-4). Syracuse was able to squeak their way into the tournament as an eleven seed and will have their hands full with arguably the best six seed in the field. The […]

This Friday matchup features a tale of two stories as the Drexel Dragons (10-6) go up against the Fighting Illini of Illinois (23-6). You can hear Illini fans across the country praying that their team doesn’t blow this one! It would be the second time in tournament history that a one-seed was knocked off by […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-11) and the Clemson Tigers (16-7) will battle it out on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights are the lower seed, but enter this matchup as the listed favorites. This seven vs. ten seeded affair will be a battle of the defenses as the total is set at a staggeringly low 126 […]

This Friday matchup between the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-10) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (21-9) definitely has huge upset potential. Every year, we seem to get a crazy fifteen over two seed upset that shocks the world. The Golden Eagles are one of the best offensive teams in the country. Don’t blink or you […]

Let’s look at the Atlanta Falcons in the early stages of the NFL offseason. What will happen for a franchise which has the skill-position talent but hasn’t been the same since losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2017 NFL postseason, with Steve Sarkisian coordinating their offense? Falcons Priorities: Get Under the Cap Despite having […]

The Brooklyn Nets are definitely looking good after pulling off the biggest blockbuster trade of the 2020-21 campaign so far. Their major heist in acquiring James Harden back in January has elevated the already powerhouse Nets from strong contenders to scary title favorites this season. Even with superstar Kevin Durant sidelined by that bothersome hamstring […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been playing better basketball since they fired previous head coach Lloyd Pierce. Under new head coach Nate McMillan, the Hawks have won six straight and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. This doesn’t mean they want to keep their roster intact though as they’re expected to make noise this coming […]