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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was among the many in attendance to watch the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater Monday against the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers. He also appeared to have helped his alma mater score a 67-60 win over Bob Huggins’ team, thanks to a technical foul assessed on West Virginia basketball star  Erik […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights boosted their March Madness resume with a massive Quadrant 1 win Monday night, with Rutgers basketball beating No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers on the road, 65-64. The excitement poured in after the victory for Rutgers basketball, as it extended its win streak to four games while also picking up its second win […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights pulled off a massive upset over the No. 1 seeded Purdue Boilermakers on Monday night, and Purdue head coach Matt Painter gave credit where credit is due after the 65-64 loss. “We know what’s coming. What Rutgers did tonight didn’t shock us,” Painter said after his team was defeated at home […]

After a holiday season hiatus, we are back with our NCAAW power rankings. Heading into 2023, the power structure at the top of college basketball continues to be fluid. Stanford and South Carolina have looked down at the rest of the field the last couple seasons but some new names have crept into the national […]

The rejuvenation of Illinois women’s basketball program reached a new high after the Fighting Illini took down No. 12 Iowa for their first win against a ranked opponent in eight years. First year head coach Shauna Green has led the team to a 13-2 record after it won only 12 games the previous two seasons. […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the Washington Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our UCLA Washington prediction and pick. The Washington Huskies have been a weird team this season. They showed how athletic and versatile they can be when they defeated Saint Mary’s and Colorado. Yet, they lost to Oregon State on […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Ohio State Northwestern prediction and pick. Ohio State lost to San Diego State. The Buckeyes fell to the Aztecs in Maui in a high-scoring game. They have defeated Cincinnati and Texas Tech. They lost to North Carolina […]

The Butler Bulldogs take on the Georgetown Hoyas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Butler Georgetown prediction and pick. The college basketball season is filled with unpredictable and unlikely events, but Georgetown struggling is not one of them. Yes, Georgetown did make the NCAA Tournament under Patrick Ewing by making the 2021 […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Iowa Penn State prediction and pick. The college basketball season is taking a lot of weird twists and turns, and one of them is the nosedive being endured by the Iowa Hawkeyes. This team hasn’t just […]

The Maryland Terrapins take on the Michigan Wolverines. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Maryland Michigan prediction and pick. Michigan fans are lamenting the loss to TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl, but Wolverine fans have a lot to be concerned about in college basketball, now that […]

The Portland Pilots take on the BYU Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Portland BYU prediction and pick. The BYU Cougars have had to fight to stay above water this season. For a period of time, it looked like they might not be able to swim. Coach Mark Pope has needed […]

The Oregon State Beavers take on the Oregon Ducks. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Oregon State Oregon prediction and pick. The Oregon State Beavers went 3-28 last season, one year after making the Elite Eight in 2021. That was a crash-and-burn experience. The Beavers are trying to recover from that. So […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers take on the Kansas State Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our West Virginia Kansas State prediction and pick. The West Virginia Mountaineers have lost only twice this season, falling to unbeaten and No. 1 Purdue and dropping a game to the Xavier Musketeer team which just defeated […]

No. 10 UCLA came out with a big win over No. 17 Oregon but might be without senior Charisma Osbourne after she left the game in the fourth quarter. She had 17 points before exiting with a shoulder injury. Bruins head coach Cori Close didn’t know the severity of Osbourne’s injury after the game. “A […]

The Pepperdine Waves take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Pepperdine Gonzaga prediction and pick. The college basketball season has been a bumpy ride for Gonzaga. The Zags lost by a large margin to Purdue and were blasted by Texas. They fell short against Baylor. They barely beat […]

The New Mexico Lobos take on the Wyoming Cowboys. Check out our college basketball odds series for our New Mexico Wyoming prediction and pick. The New Mexico Lobos have become one of the breakout teams and national surprises in college basketball this year. The Lobos are one of only three unbeaten teams left in college […]

The UCLA Bruins take on the Washington State Cougars. Check out our college basketball odds series for our UCLA Washington State prediction and pick. Washington State has encountered tough sledding this season. The Cougars are under .500 and are 0-2 in the Pac-12, having lost the first two games of the league schedule which were […]

The USC Trojans take on the Washington Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our USC Washington prediction and pick. The Washington Huskies have had their moments this year. They beat Saint Mary’s and Colorado. Yet, that hardly tells the whole story with this team. Washington has also stumbled at times. The Huskies […]

The Western Michigan Broncos take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Western Michigan Wisconsin prediction and pick. The Wisconsin Badgers might have sorted out their problems and dealt with their deficiencies, but we can’t know for sure. Wisconsin has a 9-2 record, but a recent win over Iowa […]

The Buffalo Bulls take on the Michigan State Spartans. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Buffalo Michigan State prediction and pick. Michigan State has to get a lot better in 2023, but before the Spartans think about improving in the new calendar year, they have one more game to play in 2022. […]

The NC State Wolfpack take on the Clemson Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our NC State Clemson prediction and pick. The Clemson Tigers have wins over Penn State and Wake Forest, which are decent victories, but neither the Nittany Lions nor the Demon Deacons are clear-cut NCAA Tournament teams. Meanwhile, Clemson […]

The Colorado Buffaloes take on the Stanford Cardinal. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Colorado Stanford prediction and pick. The calendar hasn’t yet turned to 2023, and yet this is a monster game for both teams. The Cardinal are not finding solutions under head coach Jerod Haase. Stanford is 5-7 through 12 […]

The San Francisco Dons take on the Santa Clara Broncos. Check out our college basketball odds series for our San Francisco Santa Clara prediction and pick. The Santa Clara Broncos and San Francisco Dons have arrived at one of the biggest games of their season. Both teams are pursuing Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s in the […]

The Utah Utes take on the California Golden Bears. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Utah California prediction and pick. This game is an absolute must for Utah in terms of its NCAA Tournament chances. The Utes do have a big win over Arizona on their profile, but they missed on additional […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Iowa Nebraska prediction and pick. Iowa basketball has gone through a whirlwind month in December. The Hawkeyes lost to Duke but then crushed rival Iowa State by 19 points. They lost an overtime duel to Wisconsin, which was […]

The Providence Friars take on the Butler Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Providence Butler prediction and pick. The Providence Friars have lost key players from last season’s team which won the Big East championship and made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, but if anyone was thinking that the […]

Bowl season continues on Friday with the Orange Bowl. The #6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) take on the #7 Clemson Tigers (11-2). The action kicks off at 8 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Tennessee-Clemson prediction and pick. Tennessee is 10-2 and finished second in the SEC East. The Volunteers […]

The Colorado State Rams take on the New Mexico Lobos. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Colorado State New Mexico prediction and pick. The New Mexico Lobos have become one of the big stories in college basketball this season. Entering play on December 28, the Lobos are one of only three unbeaten […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the St. John’s Red Storm. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier St. John’s prediction and pick. The Xavier Musketeers and St. John’s Red Storm are arguably the two Big East basketball programs with the most pressure on their shoulders heading into the heart of the conference […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks take on the LSU Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Arkansas LSU prediction and pick. The Arkansas Razorbacks have a very clear and well-defined identity under coach Eric Musselman. That identity is simple: Arkansas wins games … but requires all 40 minutes to do so. Arkansas has become […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Alabama Mississippi State prediction and pick. The Alabama Crimson Tide have once again announced themselves as a major national player in college basketball. Coach Nate Oats’ team not only defeated the Houston Cougars — a top-five […]

The Kentucky Wildcats take on the Missouri Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Kentucky Missouri prediction and pick. The Kentucky Wildcats are in real trouble. If you follow college basketball fairly closely and keep up with the sport every year, you have probably seen the shocking statistic at some point over […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the UConn Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova UConn prediction and pick. The Villanova Wildcats have gone through a very rough season. The main reason for their struggles has not been the coaching transition from Jay Wright (who retired after making the 2022 Final Four) […]

As No. 8 UConn continues to be bludgeoned by injuries, head coach Geno Auriemma spoke with the media about Azzi Fudd’s status. The sophomore, who is averaging 20.6 points per game this season, has been sidelined after hurting her knee in the Huskies’ loss to Notre Dame on Dec. 4. “Depending on what happens there, […]

Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi and UTEP head basketball coach Joe Golding shared a story about flight cancellations leaving Pitt football players stranded in El Paso to ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson. Three players had to embark on a 600-mile road trip in preparation for the upcoming Sun Bowl. “Joe Golding, head basketball coach […]

The Pepperdine Waves take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Pepperdine Hawaii prediction and pick. Pepperdine has a tough life in the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, BYU, and Santa Clara are all factors. Portland is improving. That’s a lot of good teams the […]

The George Washington Colonials take on the Washington State Cougars in Honolulu. Check out our college basketball odds series for our George Washington Washington State prediction and pick. The George Washington Colonials and Washington State Cougars have both struggled this season. George Washington is 6-4 against a schedule which decent teams would have gone 9-1 against, […]

The Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Missouri Tigers in St. Louis. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Illinois Missouri prediction and pick. The Braggin’ Rights game is annually one of the most contentious, lively, fiercely-played games in college basketball. Illinois and Missouri gather in St. Louis for a game which regularly […]

The Butler Bulldogs take on the Creighton Bluejays. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Butler Creighton prediction and pick. The Creighton Bluejays know that they have to start winning. They have lost six games in a row, an unthinkable occurrence after their 6-0 start to the season. They lost games to Arizona […]