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Whether Purdue wins its first-ever or UConn wins its sixth — and second in a row — men’s college basketball title on Monday, the odds are they won’t be back in the championship game in 2025. While next year’s March Madness tournament is still a long way away, Las Vegas is giving Duke and Kansas […]

USC basketball does not have much time to tend to its wounds after a woefully disappointing 2023-24 season, as it faces significant change in the immediate future. Losing leading scorer Boogie Ellis already requires the team to make a big transition, but the departure of head coach Andy Enfield is plunging the program into an […]

The Duke basketball team fell short of the Final Four once again. In Jon Scheyer’s second year as head coach, the Blue Devils got close but lost to ACC rival NC State in the Elite Eight. It was an unfortunate result, although Duke defeated Vermont, James Madison, and 1-seed Houston to get to the Elite […]

The Duke basketball program suffered a 76-64 loss to ACC rival NC State in the Elite Eight on Sunday, and Jared McCain got emotional when talking about his journey this year. “It’s meant everything to me. To come here, for coach to believe in me,” Jared McCain said, via March Madness. “For my teammates to […]

Who would have thought that a buzzer-beater in a conference tournament would have such a ripple effect? NC State has officially slain two blue bloods on their way to a Final Four berth in March Madness. First, DJ Burns and DJ Horne demolished the duo of Armando Bacot and RJ Davis in the ACC Tournament. […]

The NC State Wolfpack take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our NC State Duke prediction and pick. Find how to watch NC State Duke. What a remarkable turn of events we have seen in the South Region. North Carolina State, which had to win five games […]

Jamal Shead, Houston basketball’s star player and leader, severely sprained his ankle during the Cougars’ NCAA tournament matchup with Duke on Friday, forcing the senior to miss the final 26 minutes of a game his team would end up losing. While driving to the basket in the first half, Shead rolled his right ankle and […]

Duke basketball guard Jeremy Roach is being honest about his team’s rematch with North Carolina State in the Elite Eight. Roach is looking forward to a rematch between the two heated ACC rivals. Duke is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time with Coach Jon Scheyer after defeating Houston on Friday, 54-51. "It's […]

The Duke Blue Devils take on the UConn Huskies. Check out our Women’s March Madness odds series for our Duke UConn prediction and pick. Find how to watch Duke UConn. The Duke Blue Devils trailed the Ohio State Buckeyes by 16 points early in their second-round NCAA Tournament game this past Sunday. The Devils were […]

Houston basketball’s best player suffered a troubling injury at about the worst possible. Cougars star Jamal Shead was forced to exit his team’s Sweet 16 matchup with Duke after twisting his right ankle with 6:50 left in the first half. The injury occurred as Shead tried to plant on two feet and rise for a […]

Duke basketball is gearing up to take on the top-seeded Houston basketball in a much awaited Sweet 16 showdown on Friday night. However, just hours before the game, Duke star Jared McCain grabbed headlines in the college basketball world after recently finalizing a significant NIL deal. The freshman guard, known for his unique nail-painting habit, […]

The Sweet 16 brings out some of the best basketball of the season. It also brings heavyweight matchups and that’s exactly what Duke basketball’s game against No. 1 seed Houston basketball is on Friday night. The Blue Devils are fresh off consecutive blowout wins during the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and are hoping […]

College basketball has changed dramatically in recent years with NIL and the transfer portal, and the game is going to continue to change. There are some people that are in favor of the changes, but a lot of people think that the sport is being ruined. One of those people is Duke basketball legend Christian […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament has narrowed down to the Sweet 16 and the games kick off on Thursday. In the Sweet 16, there is just one double-digit seed, the NC State Wolfpack, who defeated Texas Tech and Oakland to earn their trip to the second weekend. There are plenty of notable matchups to watch, with […]

The Sweet Sixteen begins to draw to a close as the second-last game of the slate pits the Duke Blue Devils against the Houston Cougars. The winner of this game will take on the victorious team from the NC State-Marquette matchup. The possibility of an ACC Elite Eight meeting is intriguing for college basketball fans, […]

The Duke basketball team looked dangerous during the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament last week. The Blue Devils cruised past 13 seed Vermont and 12 seed James Madison, but the road is going to get much tougher in the Sweet 16 as they will be playing one seed Houston on Friday. No matter what […]

While everyone talked about UConn’s superiority, Purdue’s past fraudulence, Kansas’ problems and Houston’s smothering defense, Duke basketball slid under the radar. The same thing has somehow happened during the 2024 NCAA Tournament despite the Blue Devils earning decisive victories in both of their matchups. Make no mistake, though, they are dangerous heading into the Sweet […]

A lot of great shooters hailed from the Duke basketball program. JJ Redick, Shane Battier, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, and Brandon Ingram are just a few names that have helped the Blue Devils through their insane knack for knocking shots from far out. Now, a new name enters the pantheon of legends in March Madness. […]

The James Madison Dukes take on the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our Men’s March Madness odds series for our James Madison Duke prediction and pick. Find how to watch James Madison Duke. The James Madison Dukes might have been the single most impressive team in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. UConn […]

March Madness is under way and yet, the transfer portal is open as well. It’s a bit odd considering 64 teams entered the postseason to focus on winning a championship. The fact it’s open is creating unnecessary chaos. So much so, that Dick Vitale is sick of it and he wants Duke basketball coaching legend, […]

The Duke basketball team begins NCAA Tournament play with a game against 13-seed Vermont on Friday. Unfortunately, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer gave a crushing injury update on Caleb Foster, announcing that Foster will miss the rest of the season due to a stress fracture, per the team’s X account. ‘Coach Scheyer announced @iamcalebfoster is […]

The NCAA Tournament is here as the action got started on Tuesday night as the first two games of the First Four took place in Dayton, Ohio. The round of 64 is less than 24 hours away now as it will get started on Thursday afternoon, and one team that is capable of making a […]

March Madness is maddening and fun as the Vermont Catamounts face the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a Vermont-Duke prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Vermont defeated the […]

The best time of the year for college basketball fans is finally here. March Madness gets underway on Tuesday night as there are two First Four games. The first round of March Madness will take place on Thursday and Friday and two teams that are once again in the national title conversation are Duke basketball […]

Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was dancing, practically gliding around the NBA Draft Lottery back in 2019. The new head of the New Orleans Pelicans was already working a deal that would add a haul of draft assets and Brandon Ingram to the roster in place of Anthony Davis. Griffin was celebrating […]

When former Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzyzewski retired a few years ago, many believed that NIL and the changing landscape of college sports went into it, but he shut that notion down in wake of former Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s criticism of the changes in recent years. “I didn’t retire because of the new […]

Duke basketball is used to going to the NCAA Tournament, and this season is no different. Even with legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski in retirement, Duke is still one of the best basketball programs in the country with Jon Scheyer at the helm. Scheyer has the Blue Devils going to March Madness with a 24-8 […]

The Duke basketball program took on the NC State Wolfpack in the second round of the ACC Tournament Thursday night. The Wolfpack stunningly beat Kyle Filipowski and the Blue Devils 74-69. Now, social media is going crazy over the upset. Social media is in shambles over Duke basketball’s loss to NC State The Wolf Pack […]

The NC State Wolfpack (19-14, 9-11) take on the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils (24-7, 15-5) in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament! Below we will continue our college basketball odds series as we hand out a NC State-Duke prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. NC State […]

Jayson Tatum turned out to be one of the best players in the NBA at a young age. Right away in his first season in the association with the Boston Celtics, he advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, which is an exceptional feat for someone at 19 years of age. The trajectory has been on […]

The ACC Tournament is underway, as is championship week across the nation’s most prestigious men’s college basketball conferences. Long one of the premier powerhouses in the country, the ACC’s star has faded just a little in recent years. Sure, Duke and North Carolina remain titans of the sport, especially this year, but the depth that […]

In 80 minutes of action this season versus the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils have led for all of sixteen seconds. That’s just .003% of the total 4,800 seconds played in those two games that Duke has held a lead over Carolina. Now North Carolina is a very good team. They’re the outright […]

North Carolina basketball player RJ Davis is sharing his reaction to how events unfolded at the end of Saturday’s North Carolina-Duke basketball game. The Cameron Crazies threw plastic bottles at Tar Heels’ players following North Carolina’s win. “I definitely think it was uncalled for, but I mean, it’s a rivalry game so I kind of […]

Duke basketball center Kyle Filipowski is defending himself after an incident during a game with North Carolina. Filipowski said he didn’t intentionally trip a North Carolina player that fell to the floor, per ESPN. In the first half of a Duke-North Carolina game Saturday, Filipowski was on the floor during a play. He appeared to […]

North Carolina basketball players walked into Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday greeted with jeers from Duke Blue Devils fans then they left it with the building in stunned silence. But before they left the floor, Tar Heels players made sure to rub some more salt in the wounds of the dejected Blue Devils fans, as […]

The best rivalry in college basketball did not disappoint on Saturday night. Duke basketball had a chance to win a share of the ACC title with a win at home over North Carolina basketball. It was a good game, but the Blue Devils couldn’t pull it out, and the Tar Heels went home with sole […]

North Carolina basketball ended its regular season on a strong note taking down Duke 84-79. Cormac Ryan played a large part in defeating the Blue Devils on Saturday night. However, the Tar Heels went viral on social media after firing a savage shot at their rival. The Tar Heels swept the regular season series against […]

Duke basketball is taking on UNC in the ACC tournament. It’s a highly anticipated matchup as March Madness seeding is on the line. However, Kyle Filipowski ended up going viral for all the wrong reasons on Saturday night. Filipowski fell on the ground at one point during the game. A UNC basketball player ran by […]

The ACC regular season title is on the line as North Carolina and Duke face off. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Duke prediction, pick, and how to watch. North Carolina comes into the game at 24-6 on the year while sitting 16-3 in conference play. They have […]