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Marquette basketball is off to a hot start in 2024-25. Shaka Smart and the Golden Eagles announced themselves as early National Championship contenders on Tuesday night with a very impressive 76-58 win against No. 6 Purdue. Star guard Kam Jones has been at the center of the Golden Eagles’ success this season and is clearly […]

USC looks to rebound from their latest loss as they face San Jose State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Jose State-USC prediction and pick. San Jose State comes into the game sitting at 1-4 on the year. After losing their first three games of the year, they would […]

The Villanova basketball program is one of the most storied in NCAA history. The Wildcats have not won a national championship since 2018, but are trying to remain a Big East force. Villanova Director of Athletics Mark Jackson departed the institution in late August to become Northwestern’s AD. Roughly three months months later, Villanova is […]

The Dallas Wings received the No. 1 overall pick for the 2025 draft as a result of the recent WNBA Draft Lottery. UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Bueckers, however, is focused on helping UConn win games at the moment, as […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) used to be a football coach, and he’s using that experience in Washington to try and pass a law regulating NIL. The senator wants to make it harder for student-athletes to hop around schools. But some people including reporters and Texas Tech football fans aren’t happy about that, since Tuberville […]

Kentucky women’s basketball extended its undefeated record to 5-0 with a 79-67 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Monday night, overcoming fatigue and a commendable effort by the Mastodons. The game marked Kentucky’s second contest in 48 hours after an emotional overtime win against Louisville on Saturday. First-year head coach Kenny Brooks acknowledged his team’s […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue-Marquette. The Marquette Golden Eagles answered the challenge last Friday night in a road game at Maryland. They were the better team down the stretch and showed why they should contend for the Big East […]

The athletic director at Hawaii is out. Craig Angelos is being dismissed from the school effective December 1, per Action Network. It is a somewhat puzzling move, as Hawaii’s outgoing AD negotiated the school’s recent move to the Mountain West Conference. Hawaii is also about to lose their president. President David Lassner is leaving the […]

The Illinois women’s basketball team embraced a record-setting atmosphere on Monday, routing Le Moyne 94-25 in front of 13,486 fans at State Farm Center. The annual Field Trip game, featuring the third-largest crowd in program history, was a special moment for fifth-year senior Kendall Bostic, whose students were among the attendees. There’s very few games […]

It’s mid-November, and that means we’re just days away from tipping off nearly all of the early season tournaments that college hoops fans spend the latter half of the month feasting on. One of the marquee tournaments this year will be played at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. The Battle 4 Atlantis field features […]

Former Memphis forward Tyreek Smith has found a new home after his falling out with the Tigers. The senior, who is represented by Young Money Sports, committed to Kansas State basketball on Monday. Smith will redshirt this season and play for the Wildcats next year, via On3’s Pete Nakos. Smith’s representative at Young Money Sports […]

Gonzaga basketball enters the new week as the No. 3 team in the country, but there could be an upset brewing ahead of Monday’s clash with San Diego State. The 3-0 Bulldogs are set to face the undefeated Aztecs at 10 PM ET. The game will air on CBS Sports Network. “I’m going out on […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Gonzaga-San Diego State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Gonzaga-San Diego State. The Gonzaga Bulldogs always play anyone and everyone. They never shy away from a challenge. They load up their nonconference schedule with top-tier opponents because their West Coast Conference schedule […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Montana Utah State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Montana Utah State. The Utah State men’s basketball program lives in a world which accepts instability as a good thing. What do we mean by that? It’s not as complicated as it might […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Alabama-Auburn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch North Alabama-Auburn. The Auburn Tigers have established themselves as one of the top teams in the country. Their win over the Houston Cougars in Houston — not on the Cougars’ home floor (on campus) […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami (OH)-Michigan prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Miami (OH)-Michigan. Michigan basketball is getting used to new boss Dusty May, the coach who led Florida Atlantic to the 2023 Final Four and very nearly reached the national championship game of college basketball. […]

For the fourth time in their respective coaching careers, Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino faced off as opponents on Sunday afternoon when son (Richard) brought his unbeaten New Mexico Lobos to Madison Square Garden to face father (Rick) and the also unbeaten St. John’s Red Storm. And for the third time in these four meetings, it was […]

The Duke Blue Devils were reeling from a disappointing loss to the Kentucky Wildcats during which star freshman Cooper Flagg committed late game blunders that contributed to the loss. Duke had a chance to bounce back and erase the bitter taste of the loss against Wofford on Saturday, which they did by a score of […]

Cooper Flagg has an elite standard to live up to in his freshman year at Duke basketball. The 2024 National High School Player of the Year is not only poised to be one of the best players in the country, but he’s playing for a Blue Devils program that only accepts National Championship runs annually. […]

Alabama basketball’s championship aspirations were put to the test on Friday. Following a 87-78 upset loss to Purdue, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats tipped his hat to the resilient Boilermaker squad, and how they’ve done just fine this season without last year’s star big man Zach Edey. In what was Alabama’s first loss of […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a prediction and pick for Kansas City-Creighton. Creighton is undefeated entering the game, while Kansas City is 2-1. Kansas City is 2-1 this season after wins against Hannibal-LaGrange and Kansas Christian, but they just lost to Iowa State. The Roos go as Jamar Brown goes […]

Colorado State and Ole Miss are both 3-0 entering this game. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado State-Ole Miss prediction and pick. Colorado State is 3-0 this season after wins against Denver, North Dakota, and Tennessee State. The Rams go as Nique Clifford goes this season. The Rams are […]

Wisconsin basketball guard John Tonje had a historic performance against Arizona on Friday night. Badgers head coach Greg Gard picked up a massive win against the favored No. 9 Wildcats, led by their star grad transfer’s 41-point game. Tonje recorded all his points on a staggering 14 shots and was 21/22 from the free-throw line. […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is opening up about his team’s struggles against Purdue. The Crimson Tide dropped a key non conference game to the Boilermakers Friday, and Oats is not happy with how his team guarded one particular player. “I didn’t know he was that good,” Oats said after the contest, per the Journal […]

Oakland hasn’t had an excellent start to the year after beginning their season with matchups against Illinois and Boise State, and it won’t get any easier when they visit Allen Fieldhouse to take on Kansas. The Bears have been having trouble scoring points, failing to record 100 points overall in their last two games, while […]

During the 2023-24 college basketball season, former Iowa star Caitlin Clark made history becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer. But in a couple of seasons, that record could be broken by USC Trojans star JuJu Watkins who recently reached the 1,000 career points milestone. During USC’s win against Santa Clara on Friday, JuJu Watkins became […]

If LeBron James’ son Bronny James reaching the NBA and playing with his father didn’t make you feel old, this sure will. 17-year old Kiyan Anthony, the son of former NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, has announced where he’ll be playing college basketball in the fall of 2025. Carmelo Anthony, who recently started a show called, […]

It is an SEC-Big Ten Battle as South Carolina plays Indiana. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a South Carolina-Indiana prediction and pick. South Carolina enters the game sitting at 2-1 on the year. They opened the season with a disappointing loss to North Florida, falling 74-71. They would rebound though, […]

It is an ACC-Big East battle as Notre Dame faces Georgetown. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Notre Dame-Georgetown prediction and pick. Notre Dame comes into the game sitting at 2-0. They opened the season with a win over Stonehill. Last time out, they did struggle though. They would face […]

It is the Skip Prosser Classic as Wake Forest faces Xavier. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wake Forest-Xavier prediction and pick. Wake Forest comes into the game sitting at 4-0 on the year. They opened up with wins over Coppin State and North Carolina A&T before facing Michigan. It […]

MaliqDuke looks to rebound from their loss to Kentucky as they host Wofford. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wofford-Duke prediction and pick. Wofford comes into the game sitting at 1-2 on the year. They opened up with a win over Division II Erskine. Since then, they have lost two […]

Rutgers basketball fans have been patiently waiting for the debut of top recruit Ace Bailey. That wait will end when Rutgers takes on Monmouth. Bailey has officially been cleared and will be making his debut on Friday, the team announced. He had been battling through a hip injury. With the college basketball season fully underway, […]

The college basketball season continues on Friday with a matchup between West Virginia and Pittsburgh. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-Pitt prediction and pick. The West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0) are set to clash in the 191st edition of the Backyard Brawl on Friday […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Marquette-Maryland prediction and pick. Marquette and Maryland are both undefeated entering this game. Marquette is 3-0 this season after wins against Stony Brook, George Mason, and Central Michigan. Although Marquette lost some pieces from last year, the team is still talented and has a […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Fullerton-Oregon State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Fullerton-Oregon State. The nonconference schedule in college basketball for Friday night includes this late game in Corvallis, with Oregon State hosting Cal State Fullerton. If you have not been paying close attention, Oregon State […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ohio-Memphis prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Ohio-Memphis. The Memphis Tigers began their November nonconference schedule with games that are more ambitious than your typical “buy games” against small-conference opponents. Memphis played Missouri, an SEC team, and then went on the road […]

Alabama hasn’t looked great in their first three games after a couple of challenging mid-major matchups, and it won’t get any easier when they face 13th-ranked Purdue. The Crimson Tide are second in the nation, but their 3-0 record has some wins where they won by single digits as massive favorites. It isn’t time to […]

The Missouri basketball Tigers ripped apart Mississippi Valley State on Thursday, displaying a level of dominance that Columbia has rarely seen. They thoroughly defeated the Delta Devils by a score of 111-39, tying the program’s largest margin of victory. Mizzou’s 45 points off turnovers and 44 points in the paint were shockingly more than MVSU’s […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Temple-Boston College prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Temple-Boston College. There are some elite nonconference games being played on Friday, with Alabama-Purdue and Arizona-Wisconsin topping the list on the college basketball slate. This game won’t generate nearly as many headlines, but in […]