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An underwhelming season in Bloomington has quickly turned into both an emotional and intriguing one in 2024-25. The Hoosiers struggled mightily at the beginning of the season, as their equally talented and expensive roster struggled to mesh together during non-conference play and at the beginning of the challenging Big Ten slate. In the middle of […]

It is a second round ACC Tournament game as Notre Dame faces UNC. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Notre Dame-North Carolina prediction and pick. Notre Dame was 15-17 in the regular season, and was 8-12 in conference play. This would get them the 12 seed in the conference tournament. […]

It is the second round of the Big 12 tournament as Cincinnati faces Iowa State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cincinnati-Iowa State prediction and pick. Cincinnati comes into the game at 17-14, but just 7-13 in conference play. That gave them the 13 seed in the Big 12 tournament, […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a Big Ten Tournament matchup between Butler and Providence. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a USC-Rutgers prediction and pick. In the Big Ten Tournament, No. 14 seed USC faces No. 11 seed Rutgers on Wednesday. USC, with a 15-16 record, looks to […]

These two teams have embodied mediocrity and inconsistency in the Big Ten this season. A win in this game would do well for their momentum for the tournament and next season. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northwestern-Minnesota prediction and pick. Northwestern is 16-15 this season, with notable wins against […]

The college basketball season is far from over as the NCAA Tournament will get underway in a week, but it is beginning to end for some teams. Because of that, we are starting to see transfer portal departures. One player that should end up getting a lot of attention in the transfer portal is Fairleigh […]

These two teams need wins to finish the regular season strong. Texas needs to win to stay on the right side of the bubble, and Vanderbilt needs to keep winning to improve its seeding and get back on track. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas-Vanderbilt prediction and pick. Texas […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Seton Hall-Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Seton Hall-Villanova. The Villanova Wildcats and head coach Kyle Neptune have one last chance to save their season. Villanova is generally seen as a team which is out of the running for an at-large […]

In their first season in the 16-team Big 12 conference — make that make sense — the Arizona State Sun Devils struggled to a 4-16 conference record and finished 15th, only edging out the Colorado Buffaloes who like the Sun Devils made the move from the Pac-12 Conference this past summer. It’s not as if […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma-Georgia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oklahoma-Georgia. The Oklahoma Sooners are right on the middle of the bubble entering the SEC Tournament. Few teams face a bigger first-round game at any conference tournament than Oklahoma does. Coach Porter Moser is squarely […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Air Force-UNLV prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Air Force-UNLV. The UNLV Rebels get to play the Mountain West Tournament in their home building every year. The Rebels get a big opportunity every March, playing in a familiar shooting environment in their […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an LSU-Mississippi State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch LSU-Mississippi State. The Mississippi State Bulldogs might be the most obscure and unmentioned NCAA Tournament team in the SEC. Think about that point for a little while. MSU is not at the top end […]

Many sports fans consider March Madness to be the greatest sporting event in the world, and it is just around the corner. Before the teams square off in the epic, 68-team tournament, fans first have to know who will actually make up the field. Selection Sunday, the day when teams are added to the bracket […]

The University of Oregon Athletics Department is no stranger to top-of-the-line gear from Nike as the birthplace and headquarters for the most recognizable sports brand on the planet. Every sport from football and basketball to track and field are usually first in line to receive the newest tech from Nike, so it comes as no […]

Days after scoring 51 points in North Dakota men’s basketball’s Summit League Tournament game against South Dakota State, Fighting Hawks guard Treysen Eaglestaff has entered the transfer portal. Jerry Tipton was first to report the news. Eaglestaff also plans to go through the NBA Draft process this offseason before deciding if he wants to return […]

South Carolina desperately needs a win to keep their season alive, while Arkansas needs to keep winning to stay on the right side of the bubble. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a South Carolina-Arkansas prediction and pick. South Carolina is 12-19 but has lost three of its last four games. […]

Big Ten basketball season awards were announced on Tuesday, and for the fourth time in his career, Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo has won Big Ten Coach of the Year. This honor is well-deserved as Izzo has once again done a fantastic job with his Spartans squad. Michigan State won the Big Ten […]

These two teams could use some wins to gain momentum in this tournament matchup. Neither has had a good season, and a win here would help build momentum for the rest of the tourney and for next year. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wyoming-San Jose State prediction and pick. […]

It is a second round ACC tournament match up as Virginia faces Georgia Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Virginia-Georgia Tech prediction and pick. Virginia finished the regular season at 15-16 on the year, and 8-12 in conference play. That places them at the nine seed in the ACC […]

UCLA basketball’s first season in the Big 10 was impressive, under head coach Mick Cronin. However, once Stephen Curry joined his alma mater, Davidson, and will be their assistant general manager, Cronin called upon Russell Westbrook. The latter is a legend and well-respected around the Bruins campus. The two-year UCLA basketball guard showed his brilliant […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a Big East Tournament matchup between DePaul and Georgetown. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a DePaul-Georgetown prediction and pick. In the Big East tournament opener, DePaul faces Georgetown, a rematch of their recent regular-season finale. DePaul, led by Isaiah Rivera’s versatile play, […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a Big Ten Tournament matchup between Iowa and Ohio State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa-Ohio State prediction and pick. In the Big Ten Tournament, 15th-seeded Iowa faces 10th-seeded Ohio State on Wednesday. Iowa, led by Payton Sandfort and Josh Dix, […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a Mountain West Tournament matchup between Fresno State and Nevada. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Fresno State-Nevada prediction and pick. In the Mountain West tournament, Nevada faces Fresno State on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack, led by Nick Davidson and Kobe Sanders, […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a Big East Tournament matchup between Butler and Providence. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Butler-Providence prediction and pick. In the BIG EAST Tournament, Butler faces Providence on Wednesday. The Bulldogs, seeded 9th, are coming off a tough loss to Creighton, while […]

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 about a week away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one of the […]

Hello friends, and welcome to our latest Bracketology update here at ClutchPoints! Seven teams have already punched their tickets to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and on Tuesday night, four more teams will ensure that they’re officially part of the Madness that infects every one of us each year around this time. In today’s edition, we’re […]

UConn star Paige Bueckers said she’s focusing on enjoying her final college postseason run after leading the Huskies to their fifth straight Big East Tournament title Monday night. The No. 3-ranked Huskies defeated No. 22 Creighton 70-50 at Mohegan Sun Arena behind 24 points from Bueckers and 13 from Azzi Fudd. “There’s an emphasis on […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s. Here we go again. It’s Gonzaga versus Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament final. These two rivals once again meet for a tournament championship, as their dominance of the West Coast Conference […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UCF-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UCF-Utah. As UCF and Utah prepare to meet in the Big 12 Tournament, it is a fact that one of these programs has decided to make a coaching change for next season. The next question […]

While Duke basketball is the nation’s top-ranked team and has the sport’s best player in Cooper Flagg, it likely won’t get the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, it could happen if the Blue Devils (28-3, 19-1 ACC) roll through the ACC Tournament and get outside help. Although Auburn has lost two […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Syracuse-Florida State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Syracuse-Florida State. Conference basketball tournaments get rolling with the ACC Tournament first round on Tuesday. This is the last of three opening-round games in Charlotte. Florida State is facing the end of the line […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with an Arizona State-Kansas State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State-Kansas State. The Arizona State Sun Devils won’t make the NCAA Tournament. Coach Bobby Hurley simply could not get his players on the same page this season. BJ Freeman got kicked […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Cal-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cal-Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech basketball is stuck, as are so many other programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference near the end of this college basketball season. Unless one of the league’s mid-tier teams wins […]

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer acknowledged the challenges of facing South Carolina in the SEC Tournament title game, pointing to the environment in Greenville, South Carolina, as a contributing factor following the Longhorns’ 64-45 loss on Sunday. “Again, when you’re playing South Carolina on their home floor in front of their fans, it’s a […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with a Colorado-TCU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Colorado-TCU. The Big 12 Tournament first round continues with this day session game between Colorado and TCU. The Colorado Buffaloes reached the NCAA Tournament last season. They beat Florida in the first round. Keep […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley expressed pride in her team after the Gamecocks defeated Texas 64-45 on Sunday to capture another SEC Tournament title, their ninth in the last 11 years. Fifth-ranked South Carolina never trailed, using a dominant 19-2 run in the second-quarter to take control and secure their third straight conference […]

It’s time to continue our ACC Tournament odds series with a Pitt-Notre Dame prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pitt-Notre Dame. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are winding down their season. This could be their last game if they lose. Notre Dame has struggled in an Atlantic Coast Conference which, collectively, has had […]

It’s time to continue our Big 12 Tournament odds series with a Cincinnati-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cincinnati-Oklahoma State. It is that time of year. Championship Week is here. It’s a week of bracket drama before the big bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday. Teams with no or little chance […]

Louisville basketball went 8-24 last year and won only three games in the ACC. This year, Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey is the ACC Coach of the Year. Kelsey, in his first year at Louisville, beat out Duke head coach Jon Scheyer for the award. Louisville went 25-6 overall and 18-2 in an albeit horrific […]