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Duke men’s basketball freshman and presumptive No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg swept the ACC awards this week, winning conference player of the week and freshman of the week after the Blue Devils’ road win at Arizona. The Blue Devils defeated the Wildcats, 69-55, on Friday night behind 24 points from Flagg. Just five […]

It is the Players Era Festival-Power Tournament in Las Vegas as San Diego State faces Creighton. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Diego State-Creighton prediction and pick. San Diego State comes into the game sitting at 2-1 on the year. They opened up with a tight win over UC-San […]

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley has never been one to hide his emotions, and not even the sunshine at the Maui Invitational could calm him down on Monday. Three minutes into the Huskies’ first game at the Maui Invitational, Hurley was already in midseason form. With UConn encountering a flood of early foul trouble, […]

This summer, Shaqir O’Neal made a splash when he transferred to Florida A&M from Texas Southern, and he is continuing to command attention early on in the season with the Rattlers. O’Neal was featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 for his monumental dunk in the team’s most recent victory. O’Neal was running toward the rim on […]

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley described UCLA as a “buzz saw” after her No. 1-ranked Gamecocks suffered a decisive 77-62 defeat Sunday at Pauley Pavilion, ending the team’s program-record 43-game winning streak. The loss marked South Carolina’s first since the 2023 Final Four and its largest margin of defeat since 2019. “It […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Dayton-North Carolina prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Dayton-North Carolina. Dayton versus North Carolina, for any college basketball historian, contains some obvious callbacks to one of the most important eras in the sport’s larger story. Dayton and North Carolina met in the […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Little Rock-Illinois prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Little Rock-Illinois. The Monday slate in college basketball has some major Feast Week attractions such as the North Carolina Tar Heels playing in the Maui Invitational, but this is one of the more off-the-radar […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Iowa State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Auburn-Iowa State. The Auburn Tigers already faced the Houston Cougars this season. Now they take on Iowa State in a battle of top-five teams. Auburn is ranked No. 4, Iowa State No. 5. This […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier South Carolina prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier South Carolina. Various teams are trying to find their way in the early stages of this college basketball season. The South Carolina Gamecocks are one such team. South Carolina has already lost […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UTEP San Jose State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UTEP San Jose State. Tim Miles is in the midst of riding out one of the toughest jobs in college basketball: coaching at San Jose State. This is not one of the […]

It is the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach as Clemson faces San Francisco. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Clemson-San Francisco prediction and pick. Clemson comes into the game sitting at 4-1 on the year. They opened up with three straight wins, with wins over Charleston Southern, St. Francis, and […]

It is the Fort Myers Tip-Off as Michigan faces Virginia Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Michigan comes into the game sitting at 4-1 on the year. They opened up with a win over Cleveland State before falling by two to Wake Forest. Since […]

Colorado looks to stay undefeated as they play Michigan State at the Maui Invitational. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Michigan State prediction and pick. Colorado comes into the game sitting at 4-0 on the year. they have not faced the biggest competition yet this year, beating Eastern Washington, Northern […]

Although it may seem like Rutgers basketball has truly arrived due to the blinding star power it is carrying with them this season, the team still has to prove it can take care of business on the hardwood. One of the players who emanates said star power made a critical mistake in Sunday’s 79-77 loss […]

Well friends, it’s November, it’s Feast Week, and that means it’s time for the return of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints. No shortage of fine writers will be bringing you college hoops coverage throughout the 2024-25 season, but there’s only one man who will be bringing you Bracketology updates on a weekly basis, and his name […]

Snoop Dogg made a bold courtside statement during USC’s women’s basketball game against Notre Dame on Saturday, donning a custom jacket featuring Trojans star JuJu Watkins. The rapper and longtime USC fan was one of several celebrities at Galen Center in Los Angeles, where the No. 3 Trojans faced off against No. 6 Notre Dame. […]

Notre Dame freshman Hannah Hidalgo had a record-setting game in the Fighting Irish’s 74-61 victory over No. 3 USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. Hidalgo notched 24 points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals, marking her 10th career game achieving at least 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five […]

It’s time to continue our Women’s College Basketball odds series with a South Carolina-UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch South Carolina-UCLA. There have been a lot of really big games in men’s college basketball over the past 10 days. This is one of the two huge games in women’s college basketball this […]

The USC women’s basketball team was defeated 74-61 by Notre Dame on Saturday. Notre Dame played well en route to the victory. They are now 5-0 overall, while USC fell to 4-1. So how did USC star JuJu Watkins play in the game? JuJu Watkins’ game against Notre Dame Watkins scored 24 points in the […]

Notre Dame women’s basketball defeated USC 74-61 on Saturday. It was a statement victory as both teams held 4-0 records heading into the matchup. Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale, who played her college basketball at Notre Dame, shared a reaction to the team’s win on X, formerly Twitter. this ND team so fun to watch […]

The USC women’s basketball program has had a strong start to the 2024 season. The No. 3-ranked Trojans improved to 4-0 with their 81-50 win over Santa Clara. USC is strongly led by star guard Juju Watkins; however, her freshman teammate Kennedy Smith received a notable injury update. Following a surgical procedure, Smith was sidelined […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Stanford-Santa Clara prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Stanford-Santa Clara. This won’t be the featured nonconference game of the week in college basketball, but it is an interesting nightcap in the West after some of the early Feast Week tournaments unfold on […]

It is still early in the 2024-2025 college basketball season but Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is already expected to be the consensus No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Performances like the one Flagg had against No. 17-ranked Arizona only boost that case. In their fifth game of the season, Duke improved to 4-1 […]

As Arizona basketball lost to Duke basketball 69-55, it was another struggling performance for senior guard Caleb Love. Luckily, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has his back through the woeful performances. Following the game, Lloyd spoke on how important it is to support Love through the rough stretch. “He’s not playing great right now, I […]

Behind 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, the Duke Blue Devils scored a 69-55 win over the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night in Tucson in a rare early-season matchup between top 25 programs not played at a neutral site. After the game, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd took the time to […]

St. John’s basketball seems to have taken a step up this year from a team just scrapping to get into the NCAA Tournament to a team that can be a dark horse contender to compete in the Big East and make an NCAA Tournament run. Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have proved that already […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northern Illinois-DePaul prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Northern Illinois-DePaul. There are some nonconference games involving Midwestern teams this week in college basketball, with this one having a distinctly lower profile. Nevertheless, it’s a chance for DePaul to continue its turnaround under […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Temple-UMass prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Temple-UMass. There once was a time — in the early-to-mid-1990s — when Temple versus UMass was appointment television for college basketball fans. Temple had a hugely successful program under legendary coach John Chaney. UMass was […]

The cost of NCAA college athletics keeps rising and it is leading to programs being squeezed by the biggest brands. For example, Nike is reportedly considering a move to pull out of a multi-million dollar deal with Hawaii after the abrupt firing of AD Craig Angelos according to Mountain West insider Mike Wittmann. “Following the […]

Former Kentucky basketball player Aaron Bradshaw entered the transfer portal and landed with Ohio State basketball. While in Columbus, the former Wildcat has made his mark. He’s started in all four of the Buckeyes’ games this season. So far, Bradshaw is averaging 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 23.8 minutes per game. Also, […]

We’re set to continue our College Basketball betting slate as we head to the Southwest region for this battle between winning teams. The New Mexico State Aggies (3-1) will visit the UNLV Rebels (3-1) in a competitive matchup for both teams. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a New Mexico State-UNLV […]

Cincinnati has started the season red-hot and is undefeated, while Georgia Tech has stumbled towards a .500 record entering this matchup. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cincinnati-Georgia Tech prediction and pick. Cincinnati is 4-0 this season after wins against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Morehead State, Nicholls, and Northern Kentucky. Simas Luckosius […]

It is college basketball in the Bahamas as Marquette faces Georgia. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Marquette-Georgia prediction and pick. Marquette comes into the game sitting at 5-0 on the year. They opened up with wins over Stony Brook and George Mason. Marquette would later beat Maryland 78-74 before […]

In all of sports, you need to prove yourself for a while at the professional level before you are solidified as a star and looked at as a great. For example, Tom Brady didn’t walk into the NFL as the biggest thing in the league; it took him years to establish himself as the face […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the upcoming slate of College Basketball action as we turn our attention toward this next in-state matchup. The Cal Fullerton Titans will visit the UCLA Bruins as both teams try to improve on their mark from a season ago. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with […]

This is a massive game for each team in Dallas. SMU has lost to Butler already, but they can make a statement against Mississippi State in this game. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-SMU prediction and pick. Mississippi State is 4-0 this season after wins against West Georgia, […]

George Washington looks to stay undefeated as they face Kansas State at the Paradise Jam. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a George Washington-Kansas State prediction and pick. George Washington comes into the game sitting at 4-0 on the year. They have not played the best of competition on the year. […]

This is a big in-state matchup in Arkansas between Little Rock and the Razorbacks, and both teams look inconsistent. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Little Rock-Arkansas prediction and pick. Arkansas Little Rock is 3-2 after wins against Arkansas Baptist, UTSA, and Tulsa. They also have losses against Winthrop and […]

Pepperdine continues their road trip as they visit Northwestern. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Pepperdine-Northwestern prediction and pick. Pepperdine comes into the game at 1-3 on the year. They opened up with a 77-64 win over Western Illinois but then would hit the road. After losing to UC San […]