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The Houston Cougars may not have their best player for the rest of their first-round game in the NCAA tournament against the Northern Kentucky Norse, with Houston basketball star Marcus Sasser questionable to return to the contest due to a seeming re-aggravation of a lower-body injury. Marcus Sasser’s status for Houston basketball’s matchup against Northern […]

After falling 67-65 to the Maryland Terrapins in a nail-biter on Thursday night, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins had a lengthy answer when asked about his coaching future and how long he wants to remain at the helm of the Mountaineers. “You know the only thing I’ve thought about in the last whatever month […]

The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer have been tasked with keeping the team among the elite of college basketball after a legacy of coaching from former head coach Mike Krzyzewski. They’re going to have to do that though without the services of one of their top recruits from the class of 2024 […]

The Duke Blue Devils made sure that they would win their first March Madness game post-Coach K era when they scored a convincing 74-51 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Thursday night during the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament. Duke basketball is on a groove, having also just won the ACC tournament, […]

The Vermont Catamounts take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Our March Madness odds series has our Vermont Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Vermont Marquette. The Marquette Golden Eagles had a regular season beyond their wildest dreams. Marquette won the Big East regular season championship outright, fending off Xavier, Creighton, UConn and […]

The Duke Blue Devils stay hot. The reigning ACC tournament champions kicked off their 2023 March Madness campaign with a comprehensive 74-51 victory Thursday night against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Duke basketball in that win is how suffocating its defense remains. “Duke beat Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament […]

The defending NCAA Tournament champion Kansas Jayhawks began their title defense on Thursday as the first round of March Madness tipped off. Kansas easily dispatched the Howard Bison and as they continue their postseason journey, they will do so without a familiar face on the sidelines for the time being. Kansas head coach Bill Self […]

The Furman Paladins were among those targeted by many college basketball fans hunting for a first-round upset pick in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Well, Furman basketball just showed everyone why, as it took down the Virginia Cavaliers Thursday, 68-67, thanks to a huge clutch 3-pointer by JP Pegues after the Paladins forced a turnover. That […]

When Goliath is slain by David, few people shed a tear. Except of course during March Madness, when college basketball fans literally invest in those Goliaths making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, or at least surviving the first day. Arizona basketball made next week’s trash load just a tad heavier, with millions of […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide cruised to victory over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Thursday in their first round NCAA Tournament game. Alabama is one of the favorites to emerge from March Madness and win the national championship. They’ve been one of the best teams in the country all season. The big story of the game […]

After heart-breaking losses, it’s understandable that some athletes might not want to be in the public spotlight right away. With March Madness now in full swing, there’s bound to be several upsetting moments captured on film. In perhaps the biggest storyline of the first round so far, the No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats saw their […]

Another huge upset during the first round of the NCAA Tournament as 15th-seeded Princeton used a late-game rally to eliminate 2nd-seeded Arizona. The Tigers scored the final 9 points of the game to take down the Wildcats 59-55. 15 seeds have won at least 1 NCAA Tournament game each of the last 3 years: *2021: […]

Dust those shredders off and plug them in because millions of March Madness brackets just got busted. No. 15 seed Princeton basketball rocked living rooms everywhere after upsetting No. 2 seed Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. The Tigers held a razor-thin lead at half time and surged in the final […]

The 1-seed Kansas Jayhawks beat 16 seed Howard University 96-68 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After the game, Jayhawks assistant coach Norm Roberts was brutally honest about head coach Bill Self’s thoughts on the team’s first half performance. "Well, I don't know [if we were] well-oiled. I know Bill Self […]

It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the 4th-seeded Virginia Cavaliers when they took on the 13th-seeded Furman Paladins. Instead of mopping the sweat from their collective brow and moving on to the second-round, the Cavs fell victim to a huge 68-67 upset after a late error by Kihei Clark. Pressed hard in the […]

Miami basketball star Norchad Omier should be good to go Friday in the Hurricanes’ first-round matchup with Drake in the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Jim Larranaga believes Omier will be ready barring any swelling that might occur overnight, reports CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Norchad Omier’s injury occurred last week in the ACC Tournament in an […]

The ball came back to Virginia basketball guard Kihei Clark with just under 11 seconds left in the game, his fourth-seeded team leading No. 13 Furman by two on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The corner is a dangerous place when maintaining a slim lead and the defense fighting and clawing […]

A toss-up of an eight-nine matchup will be in the works as the Florida Atlantic Owls will battle it out in the first round versus the Memphis Tigers in Columbus, Ohio. Join us for our March Madness odds series where our FAU-Memphis prediction and pick will be revealed. One of the more intriguing teams entering tournament […]

Virginia basketball’s Kihei Clark had a relatively obvious answer when asked about his crucial turnover in the Cavaliers’ first-round upset loss to the Furman Paladins. Clark realized that he should have called a timeout in the moment, reports ACC writer Mike Barber. “Couldn’t see out of it. Saw Kadin [Shedrick] down there. Just tried to […]

Alabama basketball walk-on Kai Spears has vehemently refuted a report from The New York Times that he was one of the Crimson Tide players involved in the murder of Jamea Harris, a 23-year-old mother. Spears, the son of Marshall University athletic director Christian Spears, issued a statement on Instagram denying that he was one of […]

Who’s ready for some more March Madness action on this Friday? In this edition of NCAA Tournament hoops, the 14-seed Grand Canyon Antelopes will be making their second appearance in three seasons as they take on the heavyweight Gonzaga Bulldogs. Let’s check out our March Madness odds series where our Grand Canyon-Gonzaga prediction and pick will […]

What an ending! The Virginia basketball team looked to be in the driver’s seat in their opening March Madness game against Furman when disaster struck. With a two-point lead and under 15 seconds remaining in the game, Cavaliers guard Kihei Clark was trapped by two Furman guards when he hurled the ball towards halfcourt, where […]

It did not take long for March Madness to hit full gear, as 13-seed Furman upset 4-seed Virginia in dramatic fashion on a JP Pegues late three-point shot. Furman was down two and had to force a turnover, and that is when Virginia’s Kihei Clark threw the ball up the court. The ball went directly […]

The No. 11 seed Providence Friars (21-11) face the No. 6 seed Kentucky Wildcats (21-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Action tips off Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET.  Below we continue our March Madness odds series with a Providence-Kentucky prediction, pick, and how to watch. Providence sputtered down the stretch as they’ve […]

The madness of March has finally arrived as 12-seed Drake looks to play spoiler to against five-seed Miami. It is time to take a look at our March Madness odds series where our Drake-Miami prediction and pick will be revealed. Capping off their regular season by going 27-7 and winning the MVC Championship by defeating Bradley […]

Kentucky basketball guard Sahvir Wheeler said he practiced this week and is ready to play, the Athletic Kentucky basketball reporter Kyle Tucker wrote in a Thursday tweet. “Says as a HS senior he tore his meniscus, came back in time for playoffs, won the state title,” continued Tucker. A former four-star recruit from Houston Christian high school […]

The first game for the West Region on Friday sends 12-seeded VCU to Albany, New York to face the five-seed in Saint Mary’s. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with a VCU-Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Former cinderella story VCU attempts to become the latest winner of a 12-5 upset in the tournament. VCU […]

The Big West Champion UC Santa Barbara Gauchos come in as a 14 seed and making their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance. They will face off against the Baylor Bears out of the Big 12, who hope to repeat the 2021 tournament. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with a UCSB-Baylor prediction and pick. The […]

Iona head basketball coach Rick Pitino spoke on speculation on him going to St. John’s, Stadium basketball analyst Jeff Goodman wrote in a Thursday tweet. “It’s not a distraction for my players,” Pitino said. “It’s not a distraction for me.” Pitino was asked about the rumors on Sunday. “I don’t know,” Rick Pitino said, via Justin Walters of […]

The second day of the Friday slate tips off in Greensboro Coliseum for the Midwest Region, as 14-seed Kennesaw State faces off against Xavier, the three-seed. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with a Kennesaw State-Xavier prediction and pick. Xavier comes into the game at 25-9, losing in the Big East tournament finals to […]

Kansas basketball is ready for March Madness to begin. The Jayhawks won the men’s March Madness last season and are eager to see how far the top seed in the West Region can go this season. Unfortunately, they will have to start the tournament without head coach Bill Self, who is dealing with a heart […]

The Notre Dame women’s basketball program was dealt a brutal blow, as Olivia Miles will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. Olivia Miles was injured in Notre Dame women’s basketball’s regular-season finale against Louisville. She did not play in the ACC tournament. Notre Dame […]

Comebacks are quite rare in basketball. After a team mounts a commanding lead, it often results in a victory. However, there are some cases when the losing team finds a way to defy the odds by erasing a huge deficit in order to win the game. Like in any other basketball league around the world, […]

It’s March Madness time as the USC Trojans face the Michigan State Spartans in the first-round tournament game. We’re not mad at all as we share our March Madness odds series, make a USC-Michigan State prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. USC finished the season 22-10 (14-6 in conference) in the Pac-12 […]

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our March Madness odds series for our UNC Asheville UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UNC Asheville UCLA. The UCLA Bruins were the best team in the Pac-12 this season, winning the conference by several games over Arizona and USC. It […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Our March Madness odds series has our Penn State Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Texas A&M. The SEC basketball season produced a big surprise: Texas A&M finished higher in the standings than Kentucky and Tennessee and Auburn […]

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns take on the Tennessee Volunteers. Check out our March Madness odds series for our Louisiana Tennessee prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Louisiana Tennessee. The Tennessee Volunteers will go into this game without guard Zakai Zeigler, a strong defender who added a lot of value to coach Rick Barnes’ […]

The N Kentucky Norse take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our March Madness odds series for our N Kentucky Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch N Kentucky Houston. The Houston Cougars won the AAC regular-season championship. They lost only three games all season. Now they will play for a chance to […]

The Boise State Broncos take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Check out our March Madness odds series for our Boise State Northwestern prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Boise State Northwestern. This game occurs at a point in time when Mountain West basketball fans have to be wondering if their conference can finally deliver […]