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USC women’s basketball freshman JuJu Watkins is already making history just five games into her college basketball career. In the Trojans’ narrow 71-70 win over Penn State Wednesday, Watkins led her team with 31 points and 12 rebounds. She had twenty points more than any of her teammates as she put up her third 30-point […]

The Seton Hall Pirates take on the USC Trojans. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Seton Hall USC prediction and pick. Find how to watch Seton Hall USC. The USC Trojans have had a bumpy ride through the first few weeks of the season, chiefly because of injuries more than anything else. […]

The USC basketball team faces Seton Hall on Thanksgiving Day, and Andy Enfield’s group is 301 with the one loss coming to UC Irvine. Ahead of the Thanksgiving Day clash, the Trojans got some big news regarding Washington State transfer DJ Rodman, and he is probable after missing the past game against Brown with an […]

The Maui Invitational is always one of the premier college basketball tournaments of the year. The 2023 edition was no exception with all of Tennessee, Gonzaga, Syracuse, UCLA, Marquette, Kansas, Chaminade, and Purdue taking part. The Purdue basketball team won the title after defeating Marquette on Wednesday night, and Matt Painter got brutally honest on […]

Zach Edey is picking up right where he left off last year. The Purdue basketball star just led his team to a win Maui Invitational Tournament win, beating No. 4 Marquette in the final round to stay undefeated while Marquette dropped to 5-1. After choosing to opt out of the NBA Draft to stay in […]

The Marquette basketball program came up just short in a 78-75 loss to Purdue in the Maui Invitational championship game on Wednesday, and Shaka Smart gave credit to the Boilermakers after the game before saying he was happy with his team’s efford. “They earned the win today,” Shaka Smart said, via the Associated Press. “We […]

The Cal basketball program has requested that a fan be banned from the SoCal Challenge for calling Fardaws Aimaq a “terrorist” in a statement from head coach Mark Madsen. “Throughout and after Monday’s game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan – including being called a terrorist. I have […]

The Arizona Wildcats will host the Michigan State Spartans on Thanksgiving Day. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make an Arizona-Michigan State prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Michigan State defeated Alcorn State 81-49 in their last game. Amazingly, they exploded to a 44-16 halftime lead. The Spartans did […]

Zach Edey and Purdue basketball did much more than just win the 2023 Maui Invitational tournament on Wednesday. Their win over Marquette basketball duplicated a gaudy feat UConn pulled off 12 years ago, per OptaSTATS. Over the last three days, @BoilerBall has beaten teams ranked No. 4, 7 & 11 in the AP Top 25 […]

The Michigan basketball team welcomed Coach Juwan Howard back to the bench as an observer on Wednesday night in a matchup against Coach Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers in Maui, Hawaii. The Tigers and Wolverines dueled to a 71-67 final result with Memphis basketball coming out on top despite a second half surge […]

The Kansas basketball program bounced back from a rough loss to Marquette with a 69-60 win over Tennessee on Wednesday in the Maui Invitational, and Hunter Dickinson was a huge contributor with 17 points and 20 rebounds. Dickinson opened up on the win over a physical Tennessee team on a quick turnaround. “It was tough […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our UCLA Gonzaga prediction and pick. Find how to watch UCLA Gonzaga. The UCLA European experiment is off to an encouraging start. UCLA didn’t beat Marquette (a top-five team) earlier this week in the Maui Invitational, but it did […]

Veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson has weighed in on Kansas basketball center Hunter Dickinson’s incessant flopping. “Damn, this Dickinson MF on @KUHoops flops like he’s on a Soccer Pitch!!!” Samuel L. Jackson tweeted on Wednesday. Jackson reacted to Hunter Dickinson’s flopping antics in No. 1 Kansas’ 73-59 loss to No. 4 Marquette basketball on Tuesday. […]

The Florida Gators take on the Pitt Panthers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Florida Pitt prediction and pick. Find how to watch Florida Pitt. The Florida Gators made a very impressive statement earlier in the season when they crushed Florida State by 21 points. If you have been paying attention to […]

The James Madison Dukes take on the Fresno State Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our James Madison Fresno State prediction and pick. Find how to watch James Madison Fresno State. The James Madison Dukes have been one of the big stories of the young college basketball season. It’s more than just […]

The Stanford Cardinal take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in The Bahamas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Stanford Arkansas prediction and pick. Find how to watch Stanford Arkansas. Stanford and Arkansas have both started the new season in less than convincing fashion. They have both picked up bad home-court losses. Stanford lost […]

Utah Tech University announced the suspension of its women’s basketball coach, JD Gustin, for two games following a investigation into player complaints of misconduct. This decision comes after a private investigator, hired by parents of the players, submitted a report to the university in May. The report alleged that Gustin engaged in bullying, physical intimidation […]

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team clinched a remarkable 113-35 victory over Chicago State on Tuesday night. This dominant performance by the No. 17 Fighting Irish (4-1) against the struggling Cougars (0-6) marked the second-largest win margin in the program’s history. The game, which rapidly tilted in Notre Dame’s favor, saw the Irish initiate their […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Virginia Cavaliers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our West Virginia Virginia prediction and pick. Find how to watch West Virginia Virginia. The Mountaineers and Cavaliers both suffered through ugly losses in Fort Myers, Florida, in this neutral-site Feast Week event. WVU lost to SMU 70-58, […]

The UConn women’s basketball team faces a significant setback as junior guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season due to a knee injury. Fudd, a pivotal figure in the Huskies lineup, suffered the injury during a practice session last Tuesday. According to Alexa Philipou of ESPN, Fudd suffered a medial meniscal […]

Roughly a month after signing an NIL deal with State Farm, Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark is set to star in a pair of new State Farm ads alongside NBA personalities Jimmy Butler and Reggie Miller. Clark, a senior at the University of Iowa, has already established herself as a dominant force in women’s […]

The Marquette basketball team came into their matchup with Kansas basketball on Tuesday with an undefeated record and they were ranked #4 in the country. The Jayhawks were also undefeated coming into the matchup, and they were ranked #1 in the country. The Golden Eagles made a statement as they took down Kansas in dominant […]

The College Basketball season heats up with a NIT Season Tip-Off matchup between the Baylor Bears and Oregon State Beavers. Our NCAAB odds series continues with a Bears-Beavers prediction and pick. The Baylor Bears will enter this game with some serious momentum. Their last game marked the largest margin of victory for them this season. […]

The Kansas basketball team took on Marquette basketball on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. The Jayhawks came into the matchup with an undefeated record, and they were ranked #1 in the country. The Golden Eagles were also undefeated, and they came into the matchup ranked #4 in the country. Marquette put […]

Being a National Player of the Year makes comparisons inevitable and a certain Matt Painter mentee is not safe. Zach Edey has a lot of work to do to get into the NBA. He may even be on his way to winning a National Championship with the Purdue basketball program. Their Maui Invitational win over […]

Mick Cronin had his fair share of lapses and highlights during the UCLA squad’s loss to Marquette. He saw Sebastian Mack step up for the Bruins but it was just not enough to get them over the hump. Shaka Smart’s wits along with Oso Igdoharo’s on-court leadership allowed for the Golden Eagles to strike their […]

The Maui Invitational is one of (if not) the premier early-season college basketball tournaments, and it is down to two teams for the championship game. No. 4 Marquette will take on No. 2 Purdue in a highly-anticipated college basketball game, and the Golden Eagle’s Tyler Kolek has an idea of what will take to beat […]

Bobby Pettiford Jr.’s transfer out of Kansas raised some eyebrows and questions about the certainty of his future. But, he got his own squad to back him up in the East Carolina basketball program. A time to shine was brought upon him when they faced Terrell Burden’s Kennesaw State program. Coach Michael Schwartz fully entrusted […]

Shaka Smart has done a great job with the Marquette basketball team ever since taking over as head coach, and his best win came on Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational semis. The Golden Eagles came into this matchup against Bill Self and Kansas basketball ranked #4 in the country and with an undefeated record. […]

The Maui Invitational is loaded with top college basketball programs this season, and we saw a great matchup between Kansas and Marquette on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks came into this season ranked No. 1, and they were still there heading into this tournament after a comeback win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic. However, no […]

The Maui Invitational finals are set! It looks to be an exciting coaching battle between Matt Painter and Shaka Smart. After stunning Kansas, Marquette will go up against a literal behemoth in the Purdue basketball squad. Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer, and the rest of the Boilermakers are hoping to solidify themselves as national championship contenders. […]

The return of Zach Edey to Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball squad raised some eyebrows. They unexpectedly fell to a lethal FDU Knights team during March Madness and hoped to make a redemption run. He got some help back from Fletcher Loyer, Mason Gillis, and Braden Smith. Now, they are slowly proving why a national championship […]

Kansas basketball did not live up to their No. 1 ranking Tuesday night in the Maui Invitational. No. 4 Marquette had the Jayhawks uncharacteristically out of sorts on its way to the 73-59 victory. Turnovers (18), free throw woes (9-of-16) and a lack of defensive cohesion contributed to KU’s upset loss, but head coach Bill […]

No. 4 Marquette basketball is still undefeated. The Golden Eagles just passed the hardest test there is today in college basketball, as Shaka Smart’s squad torched No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks in the semifinals of the 2023 Maui Invitational in Honolulu Tuesday night, 73-59. It is not about to get much easier for Marquette basketball, with […]

No. 1 no more. Marquette basketball made a big statement with their straightforward, 73-59 victory over the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the Maui Invitational Tuesday night. The relentless Golden Eagles looked every part of a Shaka Smart-led team, as they forced America to recognize their ample talents. “Shaka Smart is Bill Self’s daddy!,” Connor Smith […]

Savannah State makes a comeback after a solid defensive performance in the second half, defeating South Carolina Beaufort 80-69. The matchup took place at the Savannah Enmarket Arena as part of the Savannah Hoops invitational, with 1,075 fans in attendance. In the first half, the Tigers were caught off balance by the Sand Sharks. The […]

UCLA basketball had to work harder than they anticipated in their win over Chaminade at the Maui Invitational. While the 76-48 score wasn’t particularly close, UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin was forced to play his starters more minutes than he wanted to. With the Bruins set to face Gonzaga on Wednesday night, the team will […]

Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark made a bold comparison when she appeared as the first college athlete guest on Peyton Manning and Eli Manning’s Monday Night Football broadcast, ManningCast. When asked to discuss Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, Clark likened the pair to her Hawkeyes offense. “They’re one of […]

With a 63-54 win against the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, the Jackson State Lady Tigers improve to 3-0. The nine-point victory was their closest win of the year after dominant performances against Tougaloo and LeMoyne-Owen College. Southeastern Louisiana had hoped to bounce back after a 73-50 loss to LSU. Angel Jackson started out strong for […]