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It is the ESPN Events Invitational as Minnesota faces Wichita State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Minnesota-Wichita State prediction and pick. Minnesota comes into the game sitting at 5-1 on the year. They opened up with wins over Oral Roberts and Omaha, before falling to North Texas. They have […]

The Rady Children’s Invitational tips off first with a rematch of the 2023 Final Four between Purdue and NC State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-NC State prediction and pick. Purdue is the No. 13 team in the country for the second time this season. At 5-1, the Boilermakers […]

Michigan State basketball rebounded from an upset loss to Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers last Tuesday with a huge victory over the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday to secure third place in the Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax. The game needed overtime to be settled, and fortunately for the Michigan State Spartans, they […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-UNLV prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mississippi State-UNLV. The college basketball Thanksgiving holiday continues with this battle of potential bubble teams, as Mississippi State and UNLV meet in Tempe, Arizona. Most Feast Week events take place in either the state […]

The Rutgers basketball team has had an up and down start to its highly-anticipated season, but its two freshmen have not disappointed. Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper — two projected top-five picks in the 2025 NBA Draft — have carried a massive burden for the Scarlet Knights as they navigate a very difficult non-conference schedule. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Ole Miss prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Ole Miss. Thanksgiving is a time for a lot of interesting and important college basketball matchups. There is Arkansas-Illinois on Thursday afternoon. This game starts roughly 90 minutes after Hogs-Illini. Bettors should know this […]

The Washington Huskies (4-1) take on the Colorado State Rams (3-2) in the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs, California, on Thursday. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Washington-Colorado State prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Washington-Colorado State College Basketball […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Illinois prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arkansas-Illinois. The college basketball buffet of Feast Week continues with another in a series of high-profile matchups, and this one could be a lot of fun. Feast Week has this delicious Thanksgiving dish called Arkansas-Illinois. […]

The No. 18 ranked Florida Gators (6-0) and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) square off for some Thanksgiving basketball. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida-Wake Forest prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Florida-Wake Forest College Basketball Odds, […]

Notre Dame basketball has suffered back-to-back disappointing losses after a promising 4-0 start. The Fighting Irish aim to get back on the winning track later on Wednesday night against No. 6 Houston as a massive 16.5-point underdog. But devastating Markus Burton news hit beforehand. The standout guard is expected to miss the Cougars game. But […]

The Auburn Tigers have been one of the most impressive teams in college basketball this season. Bruce Pearl and the Tigers took home the title at the Maui Invitational on Wednesday with a dominant 90-76 win over Memphis in the title game. This win capped off an epic week for Auburn. It overcame a 16-point […]

Hampton University has added a multi-year partnership with Mielle Organics to their NIL collective. The hair care brand has partnered with the Hampton University women’s basketball team, reaffirming their dedication to supporting women’s athletics and promoting HBCU greatness. In addition to the $200,000 initial commitment, Mielle will create a $100,000 endowment scholarship to aid student-athletes […]

Auburn basketball is watching Johni Broome blossom into a household name across the nation for 2024-25. Broome already completed Auburn’s miracle comeback against No. 5 Iowa State with his putback basket in the Monday upset. Broome, though, hit a mark not seen since 1988 Wednesday. The 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior dropped 21 points and hauled in […]

College basketball is always one of the most chaotic sports around and this season has been no different. If anything, the beginning of the 2024-25 campaign has been even more unpredictable than usual. There’s no greater evidence of that than UConn, the two-time defending national champions, losing its first two games at the Maui Invitational. […]

Gonzaga basketball has built a program known for fast winning starts, never early season disappointment. Head coach Mark Few annually has the Bulldogs in the top 10 or five national conversation right away. West Virginia, however, disrupted Gonzaga’s pre-Thanksgiving in the Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs took a rare early season loss at the […]

Louisville basketball snapped a remarkable 16-game streak with its blowout victory against No. 14 Indiana. The 89-61 demolition at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament proved that first-year Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey is a force to be reckoned with. Louisville basketball finally seems to be back after a 12-52 record over the last two seasons […]

The Indiana basketball team picked up its first loss of the season on Wednesday as they fell to Louisville in embarrassing fashion. The two teams squared off in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis, and the Cardinals cruised to an 89-61 win over the Hoosiers. This is a huge season for Indiana head coach […]

The Louisville basketball program hired Pat Kelsey after he had a successful run at Charleston. After firing Kenny Payne, Louisville was able to land Kelsey, an up-and-coming head coach. So far, the movie has worked wonders for the program. On Wednesday, Louisville improved to 4-1 on the year with a dominant blowout win over Indiana […]

This is an incredibly important year for Mike Woodson and the Indiana basketball team, and things aren’t looking good for the Hoosiers after their blowout loss against Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday afternoon. The Hoosiers are currently ranked #14 in the country and expectations are high as many believe they have the […]

Feast Week has been a ton of fun so far, and one of many thrilling matchups on Tuesday night involved the Rutgers basketball team. The Scarlet Knights took on Notre Dame in the Players Era Festival – Impact Tournament, and Rutgers narrowly got past the Fighting Irish in overtime thanks to a historic performance from […]

Just seventeen days after knocking off the North Carolina Tar Heels by three points, the Kansas Jayhawks eked out another three-point win over one of the ACC’s best on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Duke Blue Devils by the final score of 75-72 in Las Vegas. While there were storylines aplenty heading into this […]

Despite coming into a loaded Maui Invitational field as one of the four unranked teams in the tournament, the Memphis Tigers are now just one win away from being crowned champions of what is arguably the most well-known event of Feast Week. In getting to this point, Memphis held off a late rally from the […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Notre Dame-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Notre Dame-Houston. The college basketball season is not going the way the Houston Cougars wanted. The Auburn-Houston game played earlier this month was a thrilling and entertaining game, but Houston did not win it. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Rutgers-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rutgers Alabama. Alabama came up with a big win over Houston on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide trailed for much of the game and were still down by four inside the final three minutes, but they […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Davidson-Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Davidson-Arizona. The Arizona Wildcats have handled small-conference opponents but have been bludgeoned by teams from power conferences in recent weeks. This college basketball season has taken a worrisome turn for Arizona, which gave up over […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas A&M-Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas A&M Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays are in trouble. They were able to fatten up against cupcakes early in the season, but as soon as they started playing tougher teams from bigger, more prominent […]

Duke basketball sensation Cooper Flagg earned some big-game redemption when he scored 24 points in a road win against Arizona last Friday, but he still had plenty to prove entering Tuesday’s collision with No. 1 Kansas. His costly turnovers in a loss to Kentucky a couple weeks ago are still on top of mind for […]

The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks proved to be too much for Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils. On Tuesday, Duke basketball tasted its second defeat of the season, as the ACC powerhouse fell prey to Bill Self’s Jayhawks via a score of 75-72 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Blue Devils weren’t completely […]

Alabama basketball picked up a very dramatic win over Houston on Tuesday night, rallying at the end of regulation before knocking off the Cougars 85-80 in overtime. This was a back-and-forth affair between two very talented teams that are rightfully ranked in the top 10. It was a physical battle throughout, as you would expect […]

Almost three weeks after taking down North Carolina at Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas basketball (6-0) outlasted the other prominent program in the Tar Heel State. The Jayhawks dug deep and defeated the dynamic Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils, 75-72, in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown on Tuesday. Beyond the actual outcome, what is most impressive […]

The Duke basketball program faced one of its most challenging matchups of the 2024 season against the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks just before Thanksgiving. The contest did not disappoint. Duke battled back from an early deficit and nearly stole the victory, but Kansas put the Blue Devils away 75-72. The loss did not stop fans […]

One of the big stories of the Maui Invitational thus far has been the performance of Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter. Hunter is making a huge impact in his first season with the Tigers and has carried them to a spot in the tournament championship game. Hunter played a major part in Memphis’ shocking quarterfinal upset […]

One of the greatest coaches in men’s college basketball history still has plenty of love for the program he manned for more than 40 years. Mike Krzyzewski, commonly referred to as Coach K, is watching the Duke basketball Blue Devils battle the Kansas Jayhawks in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown in T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday night. […]

The UConn men’s basketball program has had a rough stretch at the 2024 Maui Invitational. UConn lost two games in a row, first taking a 99-97 loss to Memphis and then a 73-72 defeat to Colorado. As stunning as UConn’s initial defeat was, the Colorado game especially got to head coach Dan Hurley After the […]

Cooper Flagg has been ticketed by many to be the next big thing in the world of basketball, as the Duke Blue Devils forward can do it all — defend at a high level, handle the rock with confidence, and tip the scales in his team’s favor by being a walking mismatch problem. However, Flagg […]

It has been a tumultuous week for the UConn men’s basketball team already. Dan Hurley and the Huskies came into the Maui Invitational ranked No. 2 in the country, but they have taken two consecutive shocking losses and will play in the seventh place game on Wednesday. On Monday, UConn lost its quarterfinal matchup against […]

The UConn men’s basketball program has had a challenging run at the 2024 Maui Invitational. After taking a 99-97 loss to the Memphis Tigers on Monday, the Huskies suffered a crushing 73-72 defeat to Colorado one day later. Dan Hurley’s squad has some things to improve upon amid their shocking showing. UConn became the fifth […]

It is basketball in the Bahamas as Louisville faces Indiana. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Louisville-Indiana prediction and pick. Louisville comes into the game sitting at 3-1 on the year. They opened up with a big win over Morehead State, before falling by 22 to Tennessee. They have since […]

Gonzaga looks to avoid their first loss of the year as they play West Virginia in the Battle for Atlantis. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-Gonzaga prediction and pick. West Virginia comes into the game sitting at 3-1 on the year. They opened up with wins over Robert […]