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In an emotional homecoming, Paige Bueckers, star guard for the No. 8 UConn women’s basketball team, delivered an impressive performance against Minnesota on Sunday, leading the Huskies to a 62-44 victory. Bueckers contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, and four assists to the Huskies’ win. Bueckers, who has showcased her talents in packed arenas nationwide and […]

Welcome, friends, to the third edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints. Allow me to be the first to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year (might as well kill three birds with one stone). It’s a great time of year to spread holiday cheer, and let me tell […]

In a remarkable rebound performance, the No. 2 Iowa women’s basketball team, led by star player Caitlin Clark, bounced back from their first season loss with a commanding 113-90 victory over Drake on Sunday. “Coach Bluder challenged us when we came back to practice after the K-State game, and I thought we responded really well,” […]

Coming into Sunday, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes were looking to bounce back from an upset, 65-58 loss against Kansas State this past week. They were able to do so in impressive fashion, knocking off Drake, 113-90. Not only that, Clark was her usual, explosive self. With her performance against Drake, Clark set an […]

Madison Square Garden and its lights can definitely be too much for a young basketball star. But, Max Abmas is unlike any other college player. He slayed the Louisville basketball program and put them away with a single game-winning shot. The Texas basketball star got a lot of hyped reactions online but none is more […]

The Washington Huskies take on the San Diego State Aztecs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Washington San Diego State prediction and pick. Find how to watch Washington San Diego State. This is an unexpected matchup in the final of the weekend’s Las Vegas early-season tournament, at least on one side of […]

The Dayton Flyers take on the Houston Cougars in Charleston, South Carolina. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Dayton Houston prediction and pick. Find how to watch Dayton Houston. The championship game of the Charleston Classic is intriguing less because of the comparison between these two teams, and more because of what […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Saint Mary’s Gaels in Las Vegas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find how to watch Xavier Saint Mary’s. The Xavier Musketeers and Saint Mary’s Gaels hoped to meet each other on Sunday, but they hoped it would be later […]

Shots fired. UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is throwing some criticism at Indiana after the Huskies blew out the Hoosiers, 77-57 on Sunday. UConn basketball put together an impressive performance in all phases of the game to get the win. Hurley had some ideas after as to why UConn had so much success. “Just […]

There’s just something about the UConn basketball team and MSG. Whether it be Kemba Walker going on a tear in the Big East tournament in 2011, or the Shabazz Napier-led squad winning the East regional in the NCAA Tournament at MSG in 2014, or earlier that season, Connecticut winning an early-season tournament at Madison Square […]

In a recent development for LSU women’s basketball, star player Angel Reese has made a statement on X, formerly Twitter, after a period of mysterious absence from the team. Her tweet on Sunday morning, stating “Please don’t believe everything you read,” has sparked questions about the reasons behind her absence. The situation with Reese began […]

As the UConn women’s basketball team prepares for their game against Minnesota on Sunday, the spotlight shifts to star player Paige Bueckers in the absence of her teammate Azzi Fudd. With Fudd sidelined due to a knee injury, Bueckers acknowledges the need for a more aggressive approach on her part, especially in the offensive end. […]

The UConn women’s basketball team is bracing for a challenging game against Minnesota, with the stark reality of playing without the Huskies’ sharpshooter, Azzi Fudd, due to a knee injury. Coach Geno Auriemma didn’t mince words about the difficulty of filling Fudd’s void, especially her knack for nailing threes: “You can’t just find someone to […]

North Carolina Central women’s basketball team completely dominated their matchup vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian University, winning the game 132-22. The Lady Eagles had firm control of the game, even holding their opponent to only one point in the fourth quarter. Leading the charge for NCCU were Kimeira Burks and freshman sensation Kyla Bryant, who both had […]

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey raised more questions than answers after she was asked about Angel Reese’s absence on Friday in their showdown with Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers made easy work of the Lions, with Flau’jae Johnson leading the way with a monster double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds on top of three […]

Savannah State University’s women’s basketball team set a new single-season record after defeating Trinity Baptist College 114-64 in Tiger Arena, breaking the old school record of 40 points in the third quarter, originally set back in 2018. The Lady Tigers scored 44 points, establishing a new school record. Junior guard Mya Byrd was hitting from […]

LSU women’s basketball is crumbling right before our very eyes, with the latest social media drama involving the mothers of Angel Reese and Flau’jae Johnson being the latest indicator that there’s trouble within the Tigers organization. Amid the controversies surrounding Reese after her benching in the second half of LSU’s win against Kent State, her […]

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese broke onto the scene last season en route to a national championship, but that doesn’t mean head coach Kim Mulkey is treating her any differently than the rest of the players. Reese was benched in the second half of Tuesday’s huge win over Kent State and according to Glenn […]

The UConn basketball team came out of nowhere last season in March and went on to win the national championship. The Huskies were a good team all year long, but mot many people expected them to win the national title. After going all the way a season ago, expectations for this year’s UConn team became […]

It is the second game in the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas as Washington and Xavier take the court. It is time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Washington-Xavier prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Washington struggled against Nevada last weekend, losing 83-76. It was their first loss after beating Bellarmine and […]

DePaul and South Carolina will square off in the Arizona Tip-Off at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale. We continue our college basketball odds series with a DePaul-South Carolina prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Blue Demons enter the matchup at 1-2 on the season, with losses to Purdue Fort Wayne (82-74) and Long […]

It’s a get-right spot for the Kentucky Wildcats as they host Stonehill. It is time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Stonehill-Kentucky prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Stonehill is in their second year of Division I competition, ranking as one of the worst teams in the country. They have one win this season, […]

Florida State and Florida are set for another rivalry matchup on the hardwood when they square off at Exactech Arena in Gainesivlle. We continue our college basketball odds series with a Florida State-Florida prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Seminoles are off to a 2-0 start in Leonard Hamilton’s 22nd season with the program. […]

A struggling Michigan State team welcomes Butler to East Lansing in a Friday night college basketball game. It is time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Butler-Michigan State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Butler and Michigan State are on opposite ends of the spectrum this season. Butler is 3-0 to start the year, […]

Georgia and Miami head to the Bahamas for an SEC vs. ACC matchup in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. We continue our college basketball odds series with a Georgia-Miami prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Bulldogs have won two in a row after losing the season opener to Oregon, with Mike White’s squad […]

The Norfolk State Lady Spartans extended their impressive winning streak with a convincing 67-53 win over Appalachian State. Although the Lady Spartans faced some early setbacks, they quickly regained control of the game and never looked back. The first quarter saw a slow start from the Lady Spartans, allowing Appalachian State to take an early […]

In the beauty of college basketball, upsets are bound to happen. That’s exactly what happened to the No. 2 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes and sensation Caitlin Clark as they lost to the unranked Kansas State Wildcats, 65-58. Clark spoke after the game and talked about the loss and said it doesn’t matter who the opponent is, […]

Last season, the Iowa women’s basketball team made it all the way to the national championship game, and a big reason for that was the play of Caitlin Clark. The Hawkeyes ended up losing that game against LSU, but Clark returned to the team this season, and they once again have their eyes on the […]

Grambling’s Women’s Basketball Team secured a remarkable upset victory against Arizona State in the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series. The Lady Tigers celebrated their first Power Five triumph since 2018 with a dominating win that put the basketball world on notice. Right from the start, it was clear that Grambling and Arizona State were evenly matched. They […]

The Kansas State women’s basketball team made school history after defeating Caitlin Clark and the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes in a thrilling 65-58 final on Thursday night. The win tied the Wildcats’ highest-ranked victory in program history — which came over No. 2 Old Dominion in 1982 — according to ESPN Stats & Info. “There have already […]

All of Duke basketball is excited for the tantalizing skill set young Cooper Flagg is going to bring to the program in 2024, but head coach Jon Scheyer decided to put it into words while officially welcoming the No. 1 recruit in the country. “It’s been an honor for me to get to know Cooper […]

It has been a rough start for new Georgetown basketball head coach Ed Cooley this season. He has been under heavy scrutiny since leaving Providence for an in-conference rival that hasn’t been nationally relevant for almost a decade uninterrupted. Back-to-back losses (Holy Cross pulled off a huge upset last Saturday) are only going to compound […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks have become one of the elite women’s basketball programs in the country under head coach Dawn Staley. So far, South Carolina has rolled to a 3-0 start to the 2023-24 NCAA season and they’ve won those games by an average of 45.3 points per game. They’re the No. 1 ranked team […]

UConn women’s basketball shooting guard Azzi Fudd is a stickler for her pre-game routine. She hardly – if ever – deviates from it. Fudd revealed some interesting and eyebrow-raising details about her routine to Business Insider’s Meredith Cash on Thursday. Azzi Fudd attends class or study hall depending on where UConn women’s basketball is playing […]

The Utah Utes take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Charleston Classic early-season tournament. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Utah Wake Forest prediction and pick. Find how to watch Utah Wake Forest. The Utah Utes and Wake Forest Demon Deacons are in very similar positions. Both teams are not […]

The Fullerton Titans take on the UCF Knights. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Fullerton UCF prediction and pick. Find how to watch Fullerton UCF. The Cal State Fullerton Titans and UCF Knights are both settling into this college basketball season. They play on opposite coasts but will meet on UCF’s home […]

The Houston Cougars take on the Towson Tigers in Charleston, as part of the early-season tournament known as the Charleston Classic. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Houston Towson prediction and pick. Find how to watch Houston Towson. The Houston Cougars figure to be in the mix for the Final Four once […]

The North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies picked up a resounding win over Wake Forest on Wednesday evening. The Lady Aggies are a legitimately good team, boasting an 8-point lead over the Lady Bulldogs of Georgia in their November 6th matchup before dropping the game 71-59. North Carolina A&T entered the game confidently and played Wake […]

Auburn and Notre Dame are set to square off in the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. We continue our college basketball odds series with an Auburn-Notre Dame prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Tigers rebounded from their season-opening loss to Baylor with an 86-71 victory against Southeastern Louisiana. Bruce Pearl’s group […]