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It’s been a rough season for the Florida State Seminoles’ basketball program, as the team owns a 16-14 record with just one game remaining on the schedule. They’ll be taking on the SMU Mustangs on March 8 with the hopes of ending the regular season on a high note. The Seminoles decided in early February […]

UNLV and New Mexico come into this matchup as two of the best teams in the Mountain West. UNLV needs a win to get closer to the NCAA Tournament, while New Mexico already clinched the Mountain West title. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UNLV-New Mexico prediction and pick. UNLV […]

Two of the best in the Big East face off as St. John’s visits Marquette. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John’s-Marquette prediction and pick. St. John’s comes into the game at 26-4 on the year. They opened the year 4-0 before losing two of their next three. From […]

It is a rivalry game in the SEC as Alabama faces Auburn. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Auburn prediction and pick. Alabama comes into the game at 23-7 on the year and 12-5 in conference play, placing them tied for second place in the SEC. They opened the year […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Buffalo-Akron prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Buffalo-Akron. This is the final regular-season game for all Mid-American Conference basketball teams on Friday night. Some games are really complicated and layered and have a lot to do with how the seeding alignment will […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Eastern Michigan-Kent State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Eastern Michigan-Kent State. MAC basketball enters its final weekend of the 2025 regular season with a big slate of games on Friday night. The next stop after this game: the MAC Tournament. On […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ohio-Toledo prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Ohio-Toledo. We have arrived at the end of the MAC basketball regular season, the final set of games before next week’s MAC Tournament, in which the conference will gather to see which school gets the […]

The Big Ten regular season comes to a close as Purdue faces Illinois. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Illinois prediction and pick. Purdue is 21-9 on the year, while sitting 12-6 in conference play, sitting third in the Big Ten. They opened the year winning eight of their first […]

Memphis looks to clinch the top spot in the American Tournament as they host USF. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a USF-Memphis prediction and pick. USF comes into the game at 13-17 on the year, and just 6-11 in conference play. That places them in ninth in the American. They […]

The A-10 regular season comes to a close as Dayton faces VCU. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Dayton-VCU prediction and pick. Dayton comes into the game at 21-9 on the year and 11-6 in conference play, placing them tied for third in the A-10. They opened the year 4-0 […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a matchup between Colorado State and Boise State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado State-Boise State prediction and pick. The Mountain West showdown between Colorado State and Boise State on Friday promises to be a thrilling contest with significant implications for […]

Auburn fired women’s basketball coach Johnnie Harris on Thursday, a day after the Tigers lost 60-50 to Florida in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The decision came after a disappointing season in which Auburn finished 12-18 overall and 3-13 in SEC play. Athletic director John Cohen expressed appreciation for Harris’ efforts but said […]

Vanderbilt women’s basketball advanced to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the 2015-16 season with an 84-76 win over No. 18 Tennessee on Thursday. The win marked the first time in program history that the Commodores defeated the Lady Vols twice in a single season. Head coach Shea Ralph, however, wasn’t surprised, […]

No, 9 seed Tennessee women’s basketball suffered an 84-76 loss to No. 8 seed Vanderbilt in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday, marking the first time in program history that the Commodores defeated the Lady Vols twice in a single season. Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell attributed the loss to fatigue and […]

The NCAA Tournament is almost here, and there is a ton to look forward to in the next month if you’re a college basketball fan. You can also start to mark your calendar for next season as well as the Duke basketball team will be playing Arkansas at the United Center in Chicago on Thanksgiving. […]

Hello friends, and welcome to the regular season finale edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! A handful of conference tournaments are already under way, but for most of the country, this weekend represents the final days of the 2024-25 regular season, and let me tell ya, a whole bunch of teams still have a whole lot […]

March is here, and the madness is right around the corner. Arguably the best sports month of the year is upon us, the NCAA Tournament is just a couple of weeks away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one […]

March is here and with it are college basketball conference tournaments across the country. The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tipped-off this week, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the reigning tournament champions, advanced to the second round with an 81-57 win over Wisconsin. During Iowa’s round game of the Big Ten Tournament, they had a familiar […]

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas gave a bold take on a few bombshell changes he thinks college basketball needs to make. As the NCAA Tournament inches closer, more eyes will be on this great sport over the next few weeks. March Madness is one of the most electric times of the year, and fans […]

March is here, and the madness is right around the corner. Arguably the best sports month of the year is upon us, the NCAA Tournament is just a couple of weeks away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one […]

Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen has reportedly accepted the Utah basketball head coaching job, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports. “Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen has accepted the job as the next coach at Utah, sources tell me and @jeffborzello. He’s a former star player there and has been an NBA assistant since 2013. He’s a […]

The Tennessee basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night as they fell on the road against Ole Miss. This one came right down to the wire as it was tied up with less than a minute to go, and the Rebels made enough plays down the stretch to earn the big upset win. Ole […]

Louisville basketball’s win over California brought about an incredible statistic that shows how dangerous the Cardinals are. After two years at the bottom of the ACC Conference, first-year head coach Pat Kelsey has immediately propelled this program back to relevance. The Cardinals once again beat the spread in their 85-68 win over the Golden Bears, […]

In the month of March, every game is crucial for a team with a resume that looks like the one that the Oklahoma Sooners currently have. The Sooners are the epitome of an NCAA Tournament bubble team, existing somewhere between the 9-line and the first four out in every Bracketology update for a solid two […]

Missouri head coach Dennis Gates gave a ringing endorsement of Oklahoma basketball’s NCAA Tournament case after the Sooners’ massive win on Wednesday. Freshman sensation Jeremiah Fears led the Sooners with 31 points in the 96-84  upset over the No. 15 Tigers. Head coach Porter Moser’s team needed this win as it had a rough first […]

No. 8 Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo has another achievement to add to his ever-growing resume. On Wednesday night, the No. 8 Michigan Wolverines suffered a loss to the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins to slide down to the second spot in the Big Ten conference standings and giving Izzo and Michigan State basketball […]

Texas Tech has built one of the best basketball teams in the nation this season. Grant McCasland’s group looks like it could potentially contend for a national championship after navigating a very difficult Big 12 slate with relative ease. A massive reason why Texas Tech has been so good this season and is in contention […]

March is here, and the UConn basketball team has been the king of March (and April for that matter) in each of the last two seasons. The Huskies are two-time defending national championships, and they want to win a third straight title this year. UConn isn’t having as good of a season as people expected, […]

So far this season, Ole Miss basketball has been the definition of the depth in the SEC. The Rebels have been ranked in the top 25 for a lot of the season and have collected their fair share of big wins, but they have never been talked about with the elite teams at the top […]

The Maryland basketball team stayed hot on Wednesday night as they went on the road and took down #17 Michigan. This was a huge win for the Terrapins as they fight for Big Ten Tournament positioning, and the victory gives them a great chance to secure the #2 seed next week in Indianapolis. This was […]

One of the least talked-about great teams in college basketball this season has been Florida. Todd Golden and the Gators have quietly hummed through the loaded SEC this season, putting together one of the best campaigns of anybody in the nation. After Wednesday night, Florida may have the best collection of wins in the whole […]

The Alabama basketball team has now lost four out of their last six games as they fell at home on Wednesday against #5 Florida. The good news for the Crimson Tide is that these four losses have all come against top-15 teams. Three of them were against top-10 teams. It’s not like Alabama is losing […]

Coming into the 2024-25 NCAA season, the Stanford Cardinal had the second-longest NCAA Tournament appearance streak behind only Tennessee, as per Alexa Philippou of ESPN. But following the retirement of legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer, Stanford’s NCAA Tournament streak is in danger. Following the Cardinal 63-46 loss to Clemson in the first round of the […]

Not too long ago, the Michigan basketball team had won six games in a row and they were looking like one of the best teams in the country. The Wolverines were in first place in the Big Ten, and things were overall looking very good for the Wolverines. Now, Michigan has dropped two home games […]

The Kentucky basketball team played their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night as they took down LSU in dominant fashion. The Tigers led 2-0 early in the game, and they would never see a lead again. The Wildcats went on a 15-2 run after that, and the game was pretty much […]

Miami basketball head coach Jim Larranaga stepped down from his head coaching duties earlier this season, and the Hurricanes have been on the hunt for his replacement. It looks like Miami has found their guy as Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has reportedly signed a deal to become the next head coach of the […]

A shorthanded Arkansas basketball team found a way to get a huge win on Tuesday night on the road against Vanderbilt. Head coach John Calipari and his Razorbacks are fighting to make the NCAA Tournament, and a road win against a team that is firmly in is going to go a long way on Selection […]

Iowa hosts their last home game of the season as they play Michigan State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Iowa prediction and pick. Michigan State comes into the game at 24-5 on the year, and 15-3 in conference play. That places them first in the Big Ten this […]

UAB plays their last home game of the year as they host FAU. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a FAU-UAB prediction and pick. FAU is 16-13 on the year, but they are 9-7 in conference play, placing them in fifth in the American. They have been .500 most of the […]