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The Ohio State Buckeyes entered the NCAA Tournament as one of the favorites while armed with the second seed of the South division. To the surprise of many, they suffered a huge upset against the 15th seeded Oral Roberts in the first-round proceedings by way of a 75-72 defeat on Friday afternoon. After being eliminated, […]

The Missouri Tigers (16-9) and Oklahoma Sooners (15-10) face off Saturday night in what’s set to be a very even matchup. Both of these teams were ranked in the Top 10 at one point this year and have been god-awful of late. It’s really a pick-out-of-a-hat type of pick’em game. The question is, which team […]

The UCSB Gauchos (21-4) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (20-8) on Saturday in a five vs. twelve seeded battle. Let’s continue our NCAA odds series and make a UCSB-Creighton prediction and pick using some March Madness odds. This game has the potential to be a lot closer than the spread and the seeding depicts. […]

The UCLA Bruins (18-9) live to see another day as they’re set to take on the BYU Cougars (20-6) on Saturday night. UCLA’s comeback win against Michigan State in the play-in game was electrifying. The overtime thriller saw UCLA overcome a double-digit deficit against Tom Izzo and the Spartans. Unfortunately for them, that victory just […]

The Ohio Bobcats (16-7) square off against the Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) in what’s set to be an instant classic on Saturday night. Many experts have been calling for an upset in this spot and for good reason. The Bobcats come in as one of the hottest and most electric teams in the field. With Virginia […]

The red hot Georgetown Hoyas (13-12) look to continue their historic run against the Colorado Buffaloes (22-8) in a Saturday matinee. This is a tale of two stories as the Hoyas had to win four games in four days to get here and the Buffaloes essentially secured their spot before the start of the season. […]

The Oregon State Beavers are moving on in the NCAA Tournament. After securing a 12-seed in March Madness, they rolled into the Round of 64 and upset #5 Tennessee on Friday by a score of 70-56. OSU went just 18-12 this season, but their underdog mentality led them to a Pac 12 Tournament title, beating […]

Are you not entertained? A year after not having college basketball, March Madness is back in full swing and today’s upset of the number two seed Ohio State at the hands of Oral Roberts is the first shocker of the tournament. The Buckeyes were 15-point favorites heading into today’s game. Stars E.J. Liddell and Duane […]

March is full of Madness and it’s officially here. No. 15 seed Oral Roberts played the role of March Madness bracket buster on Friday as the Golden Eagles took down No. 2 seed Ohio State. Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas played the game of his career, going for 29 points on 10-24 shooting and 5-10 from […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has said he will not return to the state of Indiana to coach the hometown Hoosiers men’s basketball team. Vegas doesn’t believe him. Stevens-to-Indiana has reportedly been removed as a betting prop: Vegas has taken Brad Stevens to Indiana off the board. #iubb — Kent Sterling (@KentSterling) March 19, […]

The very first game of Friday’s NCAA Tournament action offered a dramatic back-and-forth affair between Florida and Virginia Tech. Ultimately, the No. 7-seeded Gators emerged with a 75-70 victory over the Hokies thanks in part to a pair of big plays in the overtime period. Florida forward Anthony Duruji provided the initial spark in overtime […]

The Marquette Golden Eagles are in the market for a new head coach, with Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reporting the firing of Steve Wojciechowski. Marquette released a statement: .@marquetteu announces change in leadership of men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach. #mubb RELEASE: https://t.co/qutZi0hfLH pic.twitter.com/fvnY75U8v9 — Marquette Basketball (@MarquetteMBB) […]

What a roller coaster ride this continues to be. Once Archie Miller’s departure and buyout was done with, the gears started turning on social media as to who the Indiana Hoosiers could bring in as their next head coach. Once considered a top-tier program in college basketball, Indiana has been in a lull for a […]

The Drake Bulldogs pulled off an impressive win against Wichita State in their play-in game Thursday night. That win secured a spot in the Round of 64 and a showdown with the USC Trojans on Saturday. Drake has been a cover machine of late but is now set to face its best opponent of the […]

The final game on the Saturday slate sees the 10-seed VCU Rams (19-7) taking on the seventh-seeded Oregon Ducks (20-6). We round out our Saturday night with a game that expects to be close throughout. The Ducks have been incredible this season and we all know what VCU is capable of once the calendar hits […]

March Madness is here. Let’s continue our NCAA odds series by making a Winthrop-Villanova prediction for this incredible March Madness game. And of all the barn burners that we are bound to get over the course of just this first weekend, the matchup between the Winthrop Eagles and the Villanova Wildcats will be one of the […]

This is the perfect matchup to cap off an exciting Friday night as the Syracuse Orange (16-9) take on the San Diego State Aztecs (23-4). Syracuse was able to squeak their way into the tournament as an eleven seed and will have their hands full with arguably the best six seed in the field. The […]

This Friday matchup features a tale of two stories as the Drexel Dragons (10-6) go up against the Fighting Illini of Illinois (23-6). You can hear Illini fans across the country praying that their team doesn’t blow this one! It would be the second time in tournament history that a one-seed was knocked off by […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-11) and the Clemson Tigers (16-7) will battle it out on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights are the lower seed, but enter this matchup as the listed favorites. This seven vs. ten seeded affair will be a battle of the defenses as the total is set at a staggeringly low 126 […]

The Wisconsin Badgers (17-12) take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (18-10) in a Friday night showdown that has the feel of a Sweet Sixteen thriller. 2021 has been a strange season for these two teams, though. It’s officially March Madness, aka the NCAA Tournament. In turn, let’s continue our NCAA Odds series and make […]

You know, there are just some teams that must really hate Selection Sunday. Let’s break down how the Colgate Raiders match up against the Arkansas Razorbacks in this preview, odds, and prediction. By all accounts, the entire purpose of a tournament’s structure is to make sure that the best teams go the farthest in the […]

This Friday matchup between the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-10) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (21-9) definitely has huge upset potential. Every year, we seem to get a crazy fifteen over two seed upset that shocks the world. The Golden Eagles are one of the best offensive teams in the country. Don’t blink or you […]

The Tennessee Volunteers (18-8) get a tough draw as they’ll go up against the Oregon State Beavers (17-12) in the round of 64 on Friday. Let’s continue our NCAA Odds series and make a Oregon State-Tennessee prediction and pick. Twelve seeds are always interesting because they’re typically more talented than their seeding depicts. This is […]

With all of social media abuzz over the confrontation between Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo and forward Gabe Brown in the tunnel heading into the team’s locker room on Thursday night against UCLA, Spartan alumnus Draymond Green took to Twitter to shrug off the incident. As a player known for operating with a high […]

Sabrina Ionescu, arguably the best women’s collegiate basketball player of all time, took to social media on Thursday to address the unequal workout facilities the NCAA bubble officials have provided for women so far.  Ionescu, who played for the University of Oregon Ducks, couldn’t believe the major disparity between the men’s weights compared to the […]

Only one game into the NCAA Tournament, the madness has already begun. After trailing for much of the game–and facing a double-digit first-half deficit–the Drake Bulldogs escaped their match against the Wichita State Shockers to propel themselves into the round of 64. For a team that hadn’t won a game in March Madness since 1971, […]

The NCAA Tournament is here and there is much to talk about regarding the tourney. The talk of the town for many is the NBA draft prospects and the potential they have to rise and fall based on performance in the big dance. However, There are also some intriguing coaching prospects who could be making […]

We have a 7-10 matchup as the Florida Gators (14-9) take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (15-6) in Friday’s Round of 64 showdown. This game features two roller-coaster teams desperately hoping to hit a Cinderella run at the perfect time. This game will have a lot of eyes on it as two big-name schools with […]

A first-four matchup between the UCLA Bruins and the Michigan State Spartans sees two top-25 preseason ranked teams fighting for their lives on Thursday night. Among other things in this NCAA odds post, we’ll be making our UCLA-Michigan State prediction, pick and so much more ahead of this daring March Madness game. It’s hard to […]

A major blow for Oklahoma. Sooners sophomore guard De’Vion Harmon will be out for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis after testing positive for COVID-19, head coach Lon Kruger said on Wednesday. “De’Vion has tested positive,” Kruger revealed in his video press conference with the media. “So we’ll be without De’Vion. […]

Juwan Howard has spent just two seasons at the helm of the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball program. But he is already generating buzz as a possible NBA head coaching candidate. Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz of ESPN reported Howard first began building a resume for a head coach opening during his stint as an assistant […]

With the brackets set in stone and March Madness about to get underway on Thursday with the First Four games, many have already filled out what they hope to be the perfect bracket. While unlikely, we all can dream. The bracket is still split up into regions, despite every game taking place in Indianapolis or […]

This Thursday night play-in game between the Drake Bulldogs and the Wichita State Shockers is set to be a fun one. It’s time to continue our NCAA odds series and make a Drake-Wichita State prediction and pick. This Drake (25-4) squad has been one of the quiet monsters in college basketball this season. We all […]

The final 68 teams have been chosen for the NCAA Tournament. All teams are deserving of this opportunity, and there will be endless talk about the huge upsets which might emerge across the March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament was canceled last season due to COVID-19. As the tip-off approaches Thursday night, teams and fans […]

Spring is around the corner, and the biggest indicator of that is when the March Madness NCAA Tournament bracket is released on the televised Selection Sunday broadcast. March 14 was the day this year, and with having missed out on the 68-team tournament last season due to COVID, it is a refreshing feeling to have […]

Not everybody deserves a participation ribbon in the NCAA. In a field of 68 college basketball teams, the line between No.’s 65, 66, 67 and 68 is sometimes tough to draw between No.’s 69, 70, 71 and 72. And at some point, the voice of Jean-Luc Picard—captain of the Star Trek: Enterprise—resonates deep in the […]

March Madness hasn’t even started and already, the NCAA appears to be battling what could quickly develop into a coronavirus outbreak within the tournament. No less than six high-profile tournament officials have reportedly been removed from the tournament after a number of positive COVID-19 test results were returned. This report comes via Jeff Goodman of […]

March is a beautiful time of year, folks. The weather gets warmer, the clocks give us all an extra hour of sleep one weekend, St. Patrick’s Day is St. Patrick’s Day…And starting with Selection Sunday, college basketball goes bananas. It’s March Madness time, baby, and it’s back. The teams are picked, the first weekend is […]

Legendary NCAA men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament after winning the MAAC championship. Unfortunately, Pitino’s son, Richard Pitino, is getting the boot from Minnesota, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. Richard Pitino’s firing follows right in the wake of Archie Miller’s dismissal from Indiana. The Golden […]