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The Duke Blue Devils saw their 10-game winning streak come to a devastating end on Saturday night at the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers. It wasn’t a good day for Duke fans everywhere as they saw their title hopes thrown out the window following a heartbreaking 65-52 loss against No. 4 Tennessee. Unsurprisingly, this was […]

Davonte Davis and the Arkansas Razorbacks are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen round after dethroning the Kansas Jayhawks with a scintillating 72-71 win Saturday night in the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament. Emotions are running high at the moment for Arkansas basketball, with even Davonte Davis letting it all during a postgame […]

Princeton basketball did it again. After shocking the whole world by beating Arizona to start March Madness, the Tigers kept the momentum going in their favor as they dismantled Missouri in the Round of 32. It was a battle of the Tigers, but in the end, the no. 15 Princeton was just brimming with confidence. […]

Another one falls. Kansas basketball became the latest Goliath knocked off its perch in the NCAA Tournament, losing a heartbreaker to Arkansas, 72-71, on Saturday night. The Jayhawks had a double-digit lead in the second half before Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks again proved why they can never be counted out around this time of the year. […]

In a tournament that has featured an array of upsets during the first weekend, Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks pulled off another with a 72-71 victory over the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks. The Razorbacks rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to overtake their opponents, and Musselman celebrated the win by standing on the […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks have done it. Arkansas basketball took down a No. 1 seed Saturday night in the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament with a thrilling 72-71 win over Jalen Wilson and the Kansas Jayhawks. Razorbacks nation is definitely all pumped up after that win by their team, including,m of course, Milwaukee Bucks […]

Kansas basketball’s Dajuan Harris was forced to leave the Jayhawks’ game early versus Arkansas due to an ankle injury, per Jeff Goodman. Harris suffered the ailment after stepping on a photographer. Kansas leads Arkansas as of this story’s publication, but the impact of Harris’ absence looms large. It is unclear how serious the ankle injury […]

Duke basketball has crashed out of March Madness with a 65-52 blowout loss to the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in the Round of 32, falling short of getting back to the Final Four. In the process, the Blue Devils reached a program low. Their 52 points against Tennessee is tied for the fewest they’ve ever […]

Duke basketball started off hot in March Madness with a one-sided beating of Oral Roberts in the first round. However, in the face of a stronger rival, they floundered and ended up getting embarrassed once again. The Blue Devils took on the Tennessee Volunteers in the second round and were quickly handed a return ticket […]

Our March Madness odds and pick series will continue on Sunday with a huge tilt in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The South Region will feature the 6-seed Creighton Blue Jays take on the 3-seed Baylor Bears in an extremely close game betting wise. Which team will punch their ticket […]

The San Diego State Aztecs survived a March Madness opening round scare against the College of Charleston to advance to the second round. But they had no problem dispatching Furman in the second round to the tune of 75-52. Furman had upset No. 4 seed Virginia in the first round but their Cinderella story ended […]

The Purdue Boilermakers entered this year’s NCAA tournament among the heavy favorites to win it all. The Boilermakers made history in their tournament opener against Fairleigh Dickinson, but they were on the wrong side of it, as they became the second No. 1 seed ever to lose in the round of 64. Purdue’s woes from […]

Our coverage of March Madness will continue with this prediction for a Second Round Tournament game in the Midwest Region. The 11-seed Pitt Panthers will look for another upset against the 3-seed Xavier Musketeers. Don’t miss this close contest as both teams try to make the Sweet Sixteen. Check out our March Madness odds series […]

The Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will continue as we make our prediction for this tight matchup. The 7-seed Michigan State Spartans will take on the 2-seed Marquette Golden Eagles. Don’t miss a second of the tournament action as the second round kicks off! Check out our March Madness odds series […]

The Houston Cougars squeaked past Northern Kentucky on Thursday in their March Madness opening round win. They did so without star point guard Marcus Sasser playing in the second half due to injury. Sasser has been dealing with a groin injury that kept him out of Houston’s loss in the AAC Tournament championship game against […]

Fans of Alabama basketball got a little bit of worrisome news this weekend when it was revealed by Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats that star forward Brandon Miller has been dealing with a groin injury. Miller was held scoreless in Alabama’s first round March Madness win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi, missing all five […]

Kansas head coach Bill Self won’t be on the bench for the team’s NCAA Tournament game against Arkansas Saturday, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Self has yet to coach Kansas during March Madness since being hospitalized last week because of two blocked arteries in his heart. Bill Self missed the entire Big 12 Tournament, but […]

No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson University pulled off a Round of 64 upset for the ages on Friday night, stunning No. 1 Purdue 63-58 in front of a raucous 19,564 in attendance at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Head coach Tobin Anderson gave a speech to his players a few days before the game, and […]

The Princeton Tigers men’s and women’s NCAA basketball programs made March Madness history in the Round of 64. For the first time ever, both the men’s and women’s teams won in the Round of 64, becoming the first Ivy League school to win a game in each tourney in the same season, according to ESPN […]

The Northwestern Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our March Madness odds series for our Northwestern UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Northwestern UCLA. The UCLA Bruins are the only team in the Pac-12 which is still alive in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona lost, Arizona State lost, and USC lost […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Texas Longhorns. Our March Madness odds series has our Penn State Texas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Texas. The Texas A&M Aggies lost just four games against the SEC all season long. A&M held up really well in a conference with Alabama, […]

The Auburn Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Our March Madness odds series has our Auburn Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Auburn Houston. This game is full of rich storylines and question marks, and you will need to pay very close attention to this game and to the news reports you […]

For the third straight year, Purdue basketball got on the wrong end of a massive upset, losing to no. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in a real March Madness stunner. Sure enough, a lot of fans pinned the blame on head coach Matt Painter for the rather heartbreaking first round exit. After FDU sealed the 63-58 […]

Coming into the 2023 NCAA Tournament, only one No. 16 seeded team had ever upset a No. 1 seed. That was in 2018 when UMBC knocked off Virginia in the first round of March Madness. On Friday, that list got one team longer as the No. 16 FDU Knights defeated the No. 1 seeded Purdue […]

March Madness is truly here. College hoops fans have already seen a number of upsets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but Friday’s showing certainly tops it all as no. 1 Purdue basketball fell to no. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson basketball in a massive stunner. The Knights gave the Boilermakers quite the shocker after […]

When Rick Pitino was dismissed as Louisville’s head coach, it was unsure if he’d ever appear on an NCAA sideline again. Following Louisville, Pitino resurfaced as a head coach for the Greek team Panathinaikos in EuroLeague. He spent two seasons coaching in Greece before he returned stateside and in the NCAA as the head coach […]

The 10th seeded USC Trojans had their opportunity to survive and advance against the Michigan State Spartans, but head coach Andy Enfield saw his team play too much 1-on-1 basketball in the second half as the Pac-12 representative suffered a 72-62 defeat in their first-round game of the NCAA tournament. (7) MICHIGAN STATE ADVANCES 👏 […]

The UCLA Bruins entered their NCAA Tournament West Region matchup against UNC Asheville with a chip on their shoulder. The Bruins were just days removed from their Pac-12 title game defeat to the Arizona Wildcats. While the Bruins won the Pac-12 regular season title, they wound up extending their Pac-12 tournament championship drought to nine […]

During his freshman season in 2021, guard Tyrese Hunter bursts onto the scene in the Iowa State backcourt. The former four-star recruit played a crucial role for the Cyclones. Tyrese Hunter appeared in 35 games during his freshman season. He finished the campaign averaging 11 PPG, 2 SPG, 3.5 RPG, and 4.9 APG. Following his […]

As the 2022-23 NCAA season progressed, the UCLA Bruins emerged as legitimate national title contender. A big part of their strong season was the emergence of Jaylen Clark as a defensive presence and all-around key player. Clark’s role has increased each season he’s been at UCLA and his play this season had fans dreaming of […]

It was a brutal shooting day for the Iowa State Cyclones when the Big 12 representative met Pittsburgh of the Big East at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Cyclones did not like the look and feel of the rims and asked for building officials to measure them before the first round NCAA […]

Houston basketball star Marcus Sasser has enough to worry about going into a Round of 32 NCAA Tournament matchup with Auburn on Saturday. Now, he must also mentally prepare himself for a Tigers-leaning crowd in Birmingham, Alabama’s Legacy Arena. Sasser and teammate Jamal Shead have already announced their intent to play despite battling groin and […]

The NCAA Tournament is famous for making heroes of players and coaches from lower-seeded teams who find a way to upset higher-seeded powerhouses. Kennesaw State and head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim almost joined that group but fell just short in their 72-67 loss to Xavier in their first-round game. Kennesaw State coach Amir Abdur-Rahim cries "tears […]

Houston basketball fans have endured a stressful first week of March Madness. Star senior guard Marcus Sasser re-aggravated a groin injury he first suffered in the team’s conference tournament, and lockdown defender Jamal Shead is dealing with a knee issue after the Cougars’ opening game in the NCAA Tournament. All of the ailments and questions […]

Penn State handled business in a 76-59 opening round win against Texas A&M. It comes as no surprise that Penn State is now preparing to offer a significant, long-term contract to head coach Micah Shrewsberry once the season ends, CBS Sports Jon Rothstein reports. Shrewsberry has been linked to other high profile openings across the […]

UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley is known for his fiery temper, but his past indiscretions were unlikely to come back into focus in the team’s opening NCAA Tournament game against Iona on Friday. The referee, Jeffrey Anderson, was called a “f**king clown” by Hurley last December during a game against Villanova, according to Stadium […]

With the Houston Cougars set to take on the Auburn Tigers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the injury update that star guard Marcus Sasser received won’t inspire confidence about their ability to keep dancing during March Madness. As he continues to deal with a nagging groin injury, Sasser is listed as questionable […]

When it comes to talking about basketball on television, nobody has ever been better than the Inside the NBA crew, especially the duo of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. When it comes to actionable life advice and self-help, please don’t listen to a word that either of these two have to say. From the same […]

An epic second-round matchup between two solid basketball programs will go head-to-head as 14-seed Furman will look to extend their Cinderella story versus five-seed San Diego State. Join us for our March Madness odds series where our Furman-San Diego State prediction and pick will be revealed. Already securing one of the top moments in March Madness […]