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It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Liberty-Oregon prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty-Oregon. The Oregon Ducks are back in the bracket for March Madness. Dana Altman has been one of the better March coaches in the sport over time. He won with Creighton and he has won […]

In what is big news for Duke basketball, Cooper Flagg was officially activated for the team’s NCAA Tournament opener against Mount St. Mary’s. There was a lot of uncertainty about his status after he suffered an ankle injury, but it looks like he’s healthy enough to go out on the court and try to help […]

On Thursday, CBS’s coverage of March Madness began on a solemn note with a tribute to the late Greg Gumbel, the network’s former anchor for the NCAA Tournament who recently passed away due to cancer. Ernie Johnson sat in the seat Gumbel once occupied, joined by Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley. The segment […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Bryant-Michigan State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Bryant-Michigan State. The Michigan State Spartans are finally back in a position where a Final Four run seems like a reasonable possibility. It has been several years since Michigan State was last seeded in […]

Retirement rumors have surfaced in reference to Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s future. Will Izzo consider retirement anytime soon? The head coach responded to the rumors during a recent interview on Up & Adams. “I don’t believe that you have to retire on a high note,” Izzo said. “I don’t want to let […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma-UConn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oklahoma-UConn. It’s extremely rare for any college basketball team to make the NCAA Tournament with a 6-12 record in conference play (7-13 if one counts two games in its conference tournament), but that is exactly […]

For those wondering why Drake and Lamar have been going viral this week alongside the NCAA college basketball tournament this March Madness season, rest assured it has nothing to do with the superstar rappers’ notorious beef that has gripped the nation over the past year. It’s simply a minoooor coincidence. Although ironically, the headlines could […]

Alabama basketball senior Grant Nelson had an injury update from head coach Nate Oats a few days ago. However, Nelson himself dropped a key injury update ahead of Friday’s game against Robert Morris. “If I can help our team win, I’m gonna play, but it’s a game-time decision right now,” Nelson said via The Next […]

Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes. Alabama basketball is looking to prove that idea wrong during the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide have the top offense in the nation, and they are certainly one of the favorites to win March Madness this year. Rumors have been whispered about the school with the […]

Duke basketball provided a pivotal update on Thursday. Ahead of their first round matchup against No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s on Friday, Cooper Flagg, who has been dealing with an injury, will be active for No. 1 Duke. Flagg is arguably the best player in college basketball and is expected to be selected first overall […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Akron-Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Akron-Arizona. The Arizona Wildcats are laboring under an NCAA Tournament burden. They have not made the Final Four since 2001. They have not been to the Elite Eight since 2015. Arizona is a brand-name program […]

It’s been less than a year since former NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski stopped dropping Woj Bombs in order to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, and it’s still a decision that seems baffling. Sure, Woj is a St. Bonaventure alum, and yes, life as the preeminent NBA news breaker had […]

The same man who ended Rodney Terry’s run as Texas’ head basketball coach in the NCAA Tournament could end up being his replacement. With the Longhorns expected to fire Terry in the coming days, several names have already been brought up as potential replacements, including Xavier’s Sean Miller. Within hours of Xavier’s 86-80 First Four […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a New Mexico-Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch New Mexico-Marquette. The Marquette Golden Eagles are a relatively unremarkable team. They did not win the Big East regular season championship. They did not win the Big East Tournament. They actually finished fifth in […]

The Texas basketball team saw its season end on Wednesday night in a First Four game against Xavier. The Musketeers defeated the Longhorns, 86-80, as Texas’ season now comes to an end. Furthermore, head coach Roney Terry is expected to be let go as Texas begins its search for a new coach. With Terry out, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Troy-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Troy-Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcats enter the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a new head coach. For the past decade and a half, Kentucky was coached in March Madness by John Calipari, who was hitting home runs […]

In recent years, many fans have questioned whether Kentucky’s basketball program was prioritizing winning championships or developing NBA players. The 31 ex-Wildcats in the NBA are by far the most in college basketball, but the team hasn’t had a Final Four appearance since 2015 to show for it. The team still has the second most […]

It wasn’t unexpected that there would be fallout from the Indiana basketball program’s decision to move on from head coach Mike Woodson and replace him with former Drake/West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries. A fresh crop of faces, including Tucker DeVries, the son of the Hoosiers new head coach, are expected to arrive, and there […]

With a loss to Xavier in the NCAA Tournament First Four, Texas is expected to fire head basketball coach Rodney Terry after just three seasons. Now in search of their next coach, the Longhorns are expected to explore all options, including Houston Rockets assistant Royal Ivey. While not likely to accept the job, Ivey is […]

With the NCAA Tournament starting on Thursday and the Duke basketball program entering as perhaps the favorite to win the whole thing, Patrick Beverley spoke on how good head coach Jon Scheyer was as a player in high school, saying that he would take on the challenge of playing anyone. “Mind you, if anyone doesn’t […]

There’s more to March Madness than basketball. For players, it’s national publicity and a shot at the biggest prize in college basketball. To the participating schools, it’s more than winning a title. Every year, 68 men’s teams are invited to participate in the tournament. And as more teams from the same conference go deeper in […]

With Fran McCaffery no longer at Iowa, the longtime head coach’s firing has unsurprisingly shaken up the Hawkeyes’ roster. Just days after his release, junior guard Josh Dix became the fifth member of the team to enter the college basketball transfer portal. Dix will enter the portal with one year of eligibility remaining, per On3 […]

Duke starts their March Madness run as they face Mount St. Mary’s. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mount St. Mary’s-Duke prediction and pick. Mount St. Mary’s is 23-12 this season and 12-8 in conference play. That got them the six seed in the MAAC tournament. In the quarterfinals, they […]

Among the many aspects of March Madness that annually makes it the NCAA Tournament the best postseason in all of sports is the possibility that an unforeseen star will emerge and take on the role of Cinderella. No, not a Disney character who was horribly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters before eventually emerging as […]

As a vital part of a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament, Cooper Flagg may find himself in the Alamo City come early April. Should that happen, San Antonio Spurs fans would be tempted to keep him from getting on a return flight to Durham, North Carolina. But outside of the consensus top overall […]

No. 11 seed Texas basketball’s trip in the 2025 edition of the NCAA Tournament was a short one. The Longhorns have to pack their bags and head home to Austin after suffering a painful 86-80 loss at the hands of the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers in the final game of the First Four round […]

Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry gave an instant reaction to the reports about his murky future in Austin. The Longhorns dropped a heartbreaker to Xavier in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. Texas was up for most of the game until the Musketeers launched a furious rally to erase a 13-point […]

The final game of the First Four portion of the 2025 NCAA Tournament was, well, madness. The No. 11 Xavier Musketeers eliminated the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns in a thrilling battle that saw Rodney Terry’s squad squander a 13-point lead in the first half before the Musketeers came away with an 86-60 victory. Texas […]

Providence basketball star Bryce Hopkins appears to be on the move after a challenging year with the Friars. The forward was limited to three games this past season as he dealt with nagging knee injuries. Hopkins was the face of this Big East program until an ACL tear in January 2024 started this trend of serious health […]

The last First Four game of this NCAA Tournament was the best of the four, as Texas and Xavier basketball went back and forth all the way down to the wire for the right to advance to the Round of 64. The Longhorns led for most of the game, but Xavier came back in the […]

The end of the season for Texas basketball came thick and fast, as the Longhorns saw an early lead evaporate in Wednesday’s First Four game against Xavier. Despite a double-digit advantage in the second half, Xavier stormed back to knock Texas out of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-80 win. Now, all eyes point to […]

The St. John’s basketball team is getting ready for an NCAA Tournament run, and Red Storm fans will rightfully feel like this could be their best shot at a championship in recent memory. Rick Pitino has revived college basketball in New York and has St. John’s rolling into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 […]

The rule of thumb is to be gracious in defeat. If that’s the case, then the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers followed that rule to perfection at the conclusion of the East Region First Four on Wednesday. Mount St. Mary’s, who were two-and-a-half point favorites, defeated the American University Eagles 83-72. They shot over 70% from […]

Star power resides out in the East regional ahead of March Madness weekend. Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is the main attraction and best league prospect for the top-seeded Blue Devils. But other big personas and intriguing teams fill this side of the bracket ahead of the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. National champion winner […]

The women’s NCAA Tournament got underway with the start of the First Four on Wednesday night. Like the men’s tournament, March Madness on the women’s side got started off with a bang. Iowa State women’s basketball came all the way back from a 13-point halftime deficit to knock off Princeton 68-63 to advance to the […]

Arkansas basketball has secured itself a bid in the NCAA Tournament. Now, the fun truly begins. Ahead of the Razorbacks’ first-round matchup against Kansas on Thursday, the team has a key update on freshman guard Boogie Fland. Head coach John Calipari’s No. 2 scoring leader is expected to suit up against the Jayhawks, per ESPN’s […]

The West regional is flooded with intrigue heading into March Madness opening weekend. Florida basketball sits at No. 1 in this bracket and has fans penciling the Gators in as the West winner. The top seeded Gators, however, are in a loaded field ahead of the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. St. John’s has Queens […]

Every NCAA Tournament has blockbuster matchups right from the opening tip that you absolutely cannot miss. The 2025 edition is no different, with huge games all over the board to get March Madness going. Some of the elite mid-majors in the country will be taking on some very talented high-majors in the first round, which […]

March Madness brings a loaded Midwest regional filled with multiple Final Four contenders. Houston basketball stands as the top seed. But the Cougars drew a bracket that features teams known for making national title runs. Heavyweights like Gonzaga, UCLA, Tennessee, Clemson, Purdue and Kentucky help comprise this field. Can’t forget about the potential Cinderella teams […]