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After an impressive 23-8 season, Wake Forest has rewarded head coach Steve Forbes with a much-deserved contract extension following the announcement that he was named the ACC Coach of the Year. Wake Forest is expected to make their first NCAA Tournament since 2017 this month and that’s much in part to the phenomenal job Forbes […]

The Wisconsin Badgers got an early taste of the craziness of March when they got tripped up by the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a 74-73 home loss on Sunday. The loss was Wisconsin’s first in five games, but what’s more concerning for the Badgers is the status of sophomore guard Johnny Davis. Davis suffered an upper-body […]

With March Madness right around the corner, teams across the nation are wrapping up their conference championship games. The Big Ten just ended their’s, which ended in a thrilling victory for the Illinois Fighting Illini defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes. It was such a great game, it had Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu posting about it […]

Wisconsin Badgers star Johnny Davis was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers after he was fouled hard early in the second half of the contest. After blocking Alonzo Verge Jr. and gaining possession of the ball himself, Davis quickly ran to the other end with all intent on attacking the rim. While […]

Kentucky entered Sunday’s SEC Championship against no. 1 ranked South Carolina as David up against Goliath. After all, the Gamecocks were considered to be the best team in women’s college basketball. Meanwhile, the Wildcats were the seventh-best team in the SEC this season. But that’s why they play the game. Kentucky pulled off a massive […]

March 6 will now be forever special for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. He woke up on Sunday feeling dangerous and dropped a cool 54 points in their 126-120 win over the Brooklyn Nets. But apart from that, the day was also for Tatum’s former coach Mike Krzyzewski, who held his last home game with […]

The Boston Celtics got a hard fought victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, 126-120. Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum outshined Kevin Durant, dropping 54 points in the win, including 34 points in the second half on the way to the win. After the game, Tatum was asked his thoughts on Coach Krzyzewski’s final home game […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to face the Illinois Fighting Illini. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Iowa Illinois prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager on […]

The Maryland Terrapins are set to face the Michigan State Spartans. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Maryland Michigan State prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager […]

All great things must come to an end. One of these great things was the era of Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University. The legendary coach has led the Blue Devils since the 1980-81 season but decided 2021-22 would be his swan song. Somewhat symbolically, Krzyzewski’s last game at the famed Cameron Indoor Stadium came on […]

After 42 long years, Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski has decided to call it a career at the end of the 2021-22 season. The legendary tactician has won five national titles, made 12 Final Four appearances, and won 15 ACC Tournament championships, elevating the Duke basketball program to one of the best in […]

It was an emotional day at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday as Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski coached his final home game at the hallowed arena. Unfortunately, Hubert Davis’ North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled the party, coming away with an impressive 94-81 road victory over the fourth-ranked Blue Devils. Emotions were high, and […]

An old ACC program has come out of the shadows to revel in the Duke Blue Devils’ home loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in Mike Krzyzewski’s final regular-season game Saturday night. That’s the Maryland Terrapins, now playing in the Big Ten, whose social media team decided to post this image from many years […]

Mike Krzyzewski’s time as head coach of the storied Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball program is coming to an end this year. After the 2021-22 NCAA basketball season, Coach K and the Blue Devils will be parting ways, which is something that’s hard to fathom, considering what seems to be an eternity that Krzyzewski has […]

What was supposed to be a memorable moment for Coach K and the Blue Devils faithful became a memory they’d rather forget. In what shapes up to be Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game, Duke University lost to old-time rivals University of North Carolina 94 – 81. It was not the send-off fans were hoping to […]

North Carolina just handed Mike Krzyzewski quite a farewell. UNC defeated Coach K’s Duke Blue Devils on their own home floor, 94-81, in what was Krzyzewski’s final home game. Unsurprisingly, Twitter has exploded over this unexpected development and Washington Wizards stud Kyle Kuzma just had to chime in. Kuz got brutally honest on Twitter as […]

Mike Krzyzewski has spent over four decades as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils. He will coach his last regular-season game with the team against North Carolina Saturday night. From 1980 to 2022, Coach K led the team to 1,196 victories, five of them being NCAA Championships. He was offered employment from NBA […]

Mike Krzyzewski got to know Michael Jordan quite well during their time with USA Basketball despite only serving as the program’s head coach long after the six-time NBA champion retired. He was an assistant on the amateur American side that won gold in 1984, then was on Chuck Daly’s staff with the Dream Team eight […]

Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final regular-season game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. His career is the definition of legendary, winning more games than any coach in Division I men’s basketball history and five national championships. Coach K’s Duke Blue Devils will face the North Carolina Tarheels, marking the end of a long era in a […]

The USC Trojans are set to face the UCLA Bruins. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our USC UCLA prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager on FanDuel […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels are set to face the Duke Blue Devils. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our North Carolina Duke prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first […]

All eyes will be on the Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina game this Saturday night for reasons bigger than the rivalry matchup itself. Any time Duke and North Carolina meets is an event, but this one takes on a more special meaning, as it will be Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. […]

LSU women’s basketball team head coach Kim Mulkey absolutely lost it and got in the face of a referee after seeing what she deemed as unfair officiating in the game against Kentucky. Late in the fourth quarter of the game, during which LSU was way behind 70-58, Mulkey went ballistic at an official after the […]

The end of an era in college basketball is near, as Saturday’s contest against the North Carolina Tar Heels will be the final game of Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career. Krzyzewski’s final game has prompted many in the sports world to weigh in on the coach’s accomplished career. Iconic college basketball […]

The Loyola Marymount Lions are set to face the BYU Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Loyola Marymount BYU prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager […]

The Southeast Missouri State RedHawks are set to face the Murray State Racers. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our SE Missouri State Murray State prediction, odds, and pick.   Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply […]

The Georgetown Hoyas have never been the same since Patrick Ewing manned the middle in D.C., winning the national championship in 1984 and falling just short of back-to-back titles the following season. When Ewing was hired as his alma mater’s head coach in 2017, there was widespread optimism he’d help Georgetown re-cement itself as a […]

Mike Krzyzewski’s last game at Cameron Indoor Stadium features his Duke Blue Devils facing off against the North Carolina Tarheels. There’s no better way to send off the coach who played the biggest part in one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports. The price of admission is astronomical for the Blue Devils’ regular-season […]

The TCU Horned Frogs are set to face the Kansas Jayhawks. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our TCU Kansas prediction, odds, and pick.   Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first real-money wager […]

The Michigan State Spartans are set to face the Ohio State Buckeyes. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Michigan State Ohio State prediction, odds, and pick. Click here for our Risk Free $1000 Bet! *To claim, new users need to register, make a first deposit, and then simply place their first […]

It’s always great to beat a conference rival. It’s even better if that win is expected to significantly bolster a team’s chances for a higher seed in March Madness. Such was the case for Eric Musselman and the Arkansas Razorbacks Wednesday night, when they defeated the LSU Tigers at home by the skin of their […]

Rick Pitino has just squashed rumors about a potential move back to the major conferences. The Iona Gaels basketball head coach is being rumored as a potential target of the Maryland Terrapins, but Pitino has just stated his intent to remain with his current team while wishing the Terps to find “the next great Gary […]

The #6 Kansas Jayhawks entered Tuesday night’s contest against the TCU Horned Frogs percentage points ahead of Baylor for the Big 12 regular season title. They are looking to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 conference title for the 16th time over the last 17 seasons. Unfortunately for coach Bill Self and […]

The LSU Tigers are set to face the Arkansas Razorbacks. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our LSU Arkansas prediction, odds, and pick. The LSU Tigers lost only one game through January 12. They were unbeaten just after Christmas and met every challenge in nonconference play in the first two months of […]

The Auburn Tigers are set to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Auburn Mississippi State prediction, odds, and pick. The Auburn Tigers are no longer a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, as college basketball odds analysts would tell you. They still […]

It hasn’t been an easy season for head coach Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas. With just two regular season games remaining, the Hoyas are sitting at 6-22 with an 0-17 Big East record. At one point, Georgetown had lost 18 straight contests, a university record. The poor results called Ewing’s job status into question, […]

The Wisconsin Badgers have lived a charmed life in 2021-22, winning just about every single close game in a season full of them. It was only fitting that the No. 10 Badgers would clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title by winning yet another nail-biter. Wisconsin hosted the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers […]

Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement tour has, at most, one more month. The legendary coach of the Duke Blue Devils is retiring after this season, ending one of the most famous and successful coaching careers ever. “Coach K” has five national championships and the most wins ever in Division I men’s basketball history to his name. One of […]

The #9 Providence Friars entered Tuesday night’s contest against the #11 Villanova Wildcats having captured their first ever Big East regular season title on Saturday night. That did not stop them from showing up on the road at Villanova. However, the Wildcats still proved that they can play with anyone in the country, outlasting the […]