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The 22nd-ranked Utah State Aggies host the Colorado State Rams in a battle of two of the top teams in the Mountain West. Colorado State still has some ground to make up on Utah State, as the Aggies are second in the conference with an 11-2 record. The Rams are third with a 9-3 record. […]

The No. 5-ranked UConn women’s basketball team cruised to a 77-40 win over Providence on Sunday, extending the Huskies’ Big East regular-season winning streak to 33 games. Paige Bueckers, who led the Huskies with 20 points, earned high praise from Providence women’s basketball head coach Erin Batth after the game. “Well with Paige, I mean, […]

Two top half of the Big Ten teams face off as UCLA visits Illinois. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UCLA-Illinois prediction and pick. UCLA comes into the game at 18-6 on the year, and 9-4 in conference play. that places them in fourth in the Big Ten this year. […]

Two teams 6-6 in conference play face off as BYU faces West Virginia. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-West Virginia prediction and pick. BYU comes into the game at 15-8 on the year, and 6-6 in conference play, sitting seventh in the Big 12. They opened the year 10-2 […]

Two middle-of-the-pack Big 12 teams face off as Utah faces Cincinnati. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Utah-Cincinnati prediction and pick. Utah enters the game at 13-10 on the year, and 5-7 in conference play. That places them in tenth in the Big 12. They opened the year strong, going […]

Two top-half of the SEC teams face off as Florida faces Mississippi State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida-Mississippi State prediction and pick. Florida comes into the game at 20-3 on the year, and 7-3 in conference play. That places them in third in the SEC. They opened the […]

It is an SEC battle on Tuesday night as Tennessee faces Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Kentucky prediction and pick. Tennessee is 20-4 on the year while sitting 7-4 in SEC play, which is good for fifth place in the SEC. They opened up the season 14-0 before […]

Last season, the Michigan basketball team finished with an 8-24 overall record and they obviously didn’t come close to making the NCAA Tournament. Now, things have completely changed for the Wolverines. Michigan fired head coach Juwan Howard after last season, and they hired Dusty May. May has the Wolverines near the top of the Big […]

UCF looks to break their losing streak as they face Iowa State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa State-UCF prediction and pick. Iowa State comes into the game 18-5 on the year, with an 8-4 record in Big 12 play. That places them in fourth place in the Big […]

The talk of college basketball on Monday was the upcoming basketball Iron Bowl, pitting the top two teams in the national polls against each other. However, the Alabama Crimson Tide will have another challenging game to get through before they get there when they visit the Texas Longhorns. Alabama is in a tie for first […]

Auburn looks to rebound from their loss to Florida as they face Vanderbilt. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Vanderbilt prediction and pick. Auburn comes into the game at 21-2 on the year, and 9-1 in conference play, placing them in first place in the SEC. They opened the year […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between UConn and Creighton. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UConn-Creighton prediction and pick. Tuesday’s clash between UConn (16-7) and No. 24 Creighton (18-6) promises to be a thrilling Big East showdown. The Bluejays, riding a nine-game winning streak, look […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Colorado and Kansas. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Kansas prediction and pick. The struggling Colorado Buffaloes (9-14) head to Lawrence to face the No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks (16-7) in a crucial Big 12 matchup. Colorado, mired in a […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Georgia and Texas A&M. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgia-Texas A&M prediction and pick. The No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies (18-5) host the Georgia Bulldogs (16-8) in a crucial SEC matchup on Tuesday night. The Aggies, led by […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Diego State-San Jose State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Diego State-San Jose State. The San Diego State Aztecs are in a less-than-comfortable position right now. When we talk about bracketology in the middle of February — and we are […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Indiana and Michigan State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Indiana-Michigan State prediction and pick. Tuesday’s matchup between Indiana and No. 11 Michigan State promises to be an intriguing Big Ten clash. The Hoosiers (14-10) are struggling, having lost […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Santa Clara Saint Mary’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Santa Clara Saint Mary’s. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are getting the job done. The Gaels entered West Coast Conference play with a lot to prove, and they have proved how worthy they […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Arizona and Kansas State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-Kansas State prediction and pick. The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats (17-6) travel to Manhattan to face the Kansas State Wildcats (12-11) in a crucial Big 12 matchup on Tuesday […]

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 collection of conference games on the Tuesday slate in college basketball includes this game, which won’t generate big headlines. The Air Force Falcons and UNLV Rebels are playing out the string […]

Hello friends, and welcome to another edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! Before we get bubble watching and begin breaking down brackets, I’d first like to reintroduce a concept that I initially wrote about all the way back in 2011 on my own blog and then re-upped last year here at ClutchPoints. It seems fitting that with […]

Over the past few seasons, the South Carolina Gamecocks haven’t done a lot of losing. Coming into their matchup with the Texas Longhorns on Sunday, South Carolina had lost a total of only two regular season games since 2022. But with a standout performance from sophomore star Madison Booker, Texas upset South Carolina, 66-62. In […]

Despite suffering a 66-62 loss to the No. 4 Texas Longhorns on Sunday, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley had immense praise for the state of women’s basketball. Staley gave her thoughts on the sport’s growth in the postgame press conference. She views women’s basketball to be getting more respect from viewers as they […]

Maryland basketball center Derik Queen sent a warning to Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey after the Terrapins 90-81 victory over Rutgers. Coming off a loss in its previous game vs Ohio State, the No. 18 team in the country was in need of a bounce-back win. And that’s exactly what head coach Kevin Willard’s program did on […]

Rutgers basketball dropped a tough game to Maryland on Sunday, and star freshman Ace Bailey missed most of the second half. Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell says Bailey was battling an illness, that has riddled his team. “(Bailey) has the same thing all these guys have had. So, he’s been sick and couldn’t go, really tried, […]

There wasn’t much going on in college basketball on Super Bowl Sunday, but the main showpiece featured a matchup that many NBA fans would have been especially interested in. Three potential lottery picks took the court when Derik Queen and Maryland took on Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Rutgers. Bailey and Harper have gotten a […]

Former NBA and Kansas State basketball star Michael Beasley is in hot water with the law. Beasley was arrested for marijuana possession at an airport, per The Mercury in Kansas. The incident allegedly occurred at the Manhattan airport in Manhattan, Kansas. Beasley was arrested on Sunday morning. He had been in the area for a […]

No. 25 Oklahoma State women’s basketball, led by head coach Jacie Hoyt, had a record-tying game on Saturday, routing No. 12 Kansas State 85-55 in a statement win. The victory matched the largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent in Cowgirls program history and improved Oklahoma State’s record to 19-4 overall and 9-3 in […]

It’s crowded atop the Big Ten Conference this year, with Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan, UCLA and Wisconsin all within two games at the top of the standings, but look just a little bit further down and you’ll find a team from the Prairie State that firmly believes they’re every bit as good as any team in […]

No. 7 USC women’s basketball clinched a 84-63 win over No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday night, even as star guard JuJu Watkins struggled offensively for much of the game. The Trojans improved to 21-2 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten play, thanks to strong performances from Kiki Iriafen and Rayah Marshall. Watkins, the Big […]

2024-25 was turning into a disastrous season for Kansas State basketball, but a recent hot streak has a chance to salvage all of the Wildcats’ goals. Jerome Tang and company spent a ton of money in the transfer portal, and now all of their talented pieces are starting to come together as the conference slate […]

There was a unique moment in the late stages of Arkansas basketball’s matchup against Alabama on Saturday. Head coach John Calipari, even with his team behind for most of the game, was impressed by the comeback effort from the Razorbacks, despite the 85-81 loss to the Crimson Tide. “The way we started the second half, […]

For a guy who is coaching a team that is 20-3, sitting atop the best conference in the country, and may be ranked No. 1 in the next AP Top 25 Poll, Nate Oats sure is testy. The Alabama Crimson Tide went on the road and picked up another big SEC win on Saturday night, dispatching of […]

Legendary Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo was already regarded as one of the best do ever do it at this level, and on Saturday he added another very impressive notch on his resume. With Michigan State’s 86-74 win over Oregon at the Breslin Center, Izzo tied former Indiana head coach Bob Knight for the […]

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell was very pleased with how his team managed Duke’s Cooper Flagg on Saturday night. The Tigers kept Flagg in check most of the game, en route to a 77-71 victory. Flagg had the ball in the closing seconds to try and tie the game, but Clemson forced a turnover. Flagg […]

The Duke Blue Devils suffered only their second loss of the season on Saturday night, falling in dramatic fashion to the Clemson Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum by the final score of 77-71. Aside from the fact that this is the first loss for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils in ACC play this season, the key takeaway […]

Duke basketball lost its first ACC conference game of the season Saturday against Clemson. Late in the game, Duke star Cooper Flagg slipped and caused a turnover for the team. That move is getting hit with some wild reaction on social media. Oh no. Cooper Flagg slips and falls with the game on the line […]

Following a lionhearted battle with cancer, legendary broadcaster Dick Vitale made his highly-anticipated return to the booth on Saturday night. Before Duke took on Clemson for an ACC showdown, the fans at Littlejohn Coliseum let Vitale know how much he’s been missed, (via ESPN on Instagram). Vitale received a heartfelt standing ovation, in what was […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona State-Oklahoma State. The Arizona State Sun Devils were heading to the NCAA Tournament. They looked like a team which was going to be good enough to punch another ticket to March Madness. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Temple-Memphis prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Temple-Memphis. The Memphis Tigers know they will play in the NCAA Tournament next month. They have just four losses this season and have looked more like a team Memphis fans recognize and respect as a […]