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As Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard made his media rounds prior to Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Ohio State, he recalled some of his favorite moments at Duke — not on the gridiron, but on the hardwood. As a guest on Robert Griffin III’s “Outta Pocket” podcast, Leonard, the Duke transfer, […]

It is a Top 25 SEC battle as Mississippi State faces Tennessee on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-Tennessee prediction and pick. Mississippi State comes into the game at 15-3 on the year. They started the year 14-1 with wins over Pitt and Memphis, plus SEC foes […]

It is a mid-week SEC clash as Vanderbilt visits Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Vanderbilt-Alabama prediction and pick. Vanderbilt comes into the game at 15-3 on the year, but 3-2 in conference play. They opened up the year 13-1, with the only loss being to Drake, and including […]

It has been a disastrous start to the season for Arkansas basketball in its first season under John Calipari. The Razorbacks showed signs of promise early in the season, but they have now lost their first five games in SEC play and are one of the worst teams in the conference. On Saturday, things went […]

Hello friends, and welcome to another edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! For the first time in a month, there is shake-up on the 1-line, with the Alabama Crimson Tide taking over in place of the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols suffered an upset loss as the hands of unranked Vandy on Saturday afternoon, paving the […]

Hannah Hidalgo made a triumphant return to the court for No. 3 Notre Dame women’s basketball on Sunday, helping the Fighting Irish notch an 88-64 win over SMU. The dynamic guard, who missed the previous two games with Notre Dame due to an ankle injury, contributed a stellar double-double performance with 23 points, 10 rebounds, […]

Controversy was present during Sunday’s matchup between the Northwestern Wildcats and No. 20 Michigan Wolverines. With 9:23 left in regulation, Northwestern guard Jalen Leach ran into Michigan center Vladislav Goldin. The latter was setting a screen for a teammate, but the former incidentally kicked him in the crotch. Following official review, Leach was ejected as […]

Northwestern basketball head coach Chris Collins had a shocking postgame interview after the Wildcats’ heartbreaking loss to Michigan. Northwestern’s visit to Ann Arbor was much closer than the experts thought, as the No. 20 Wolverines barely hung on in overtime to win the tight affair 80-76. Star center Vladislav Goldin led the way for head […]

LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is almost unanimously praised as a top two hooper ever because he has had a great NBA career which has spanned 22 seasons. That ties him for the record for the longest NBA career ever. However, James was thriving on the hardwood […]

In a clash of two of the best teams in the Big Ten, Illinois basketball fell just short against Michigan State 80-78 in a tightly contested battle. Despite a hot start to the game, Illinois ran into some foul trouble that hurt it down the stretch and allowed Michigan State to steal the win in […]

No. 4-ranked USC women’s basketball defeated Indiana 73-66 in a Big Ten clash on Sunday, extending their winning streak to 13 games in a game marked by high-intensity play and a energetic Assembly Hall crowd. USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins scored 22 points, including a pivotal buzzer-beater three-pointer to end the third quarter, swinging […]

One of the age old tenets in college basketball is not to count out Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. As long as Izzo is at the helm, Michigan State will be a dangerous and competitive team. On Sunday, the Spartans defeated Illinois, 80-78, and Tom Izzo was feeling a little nostalgic about Michigan […]

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo thinks Illinois is one of the best teams in the country, and the best in the Big Ten. That statement takes on new meaning, considering the Spartans defeated Illinois on Sunday. “Wow. Just another day in paradise, I guess. I know I said this before the game and after […]

Aubrey Griffin made her long-awaited return to the court Sunday, marking her season debut in UConn’s commanding 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion. The sixth-year veteran, sidelined for 381 days due to an ACL injury sustained in January 2024, was welcomed back with a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd. Chants of “Aubrey! […]

Paige Bueckers etched her name in UConn women’s basketball and Huskies history on Sunday, surpassing 2,000 career points in just 102 games, the fastest any Husky has reached the milestone. The senior guard accomplished the feat during UConn’s dominant 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion, where the crowd erupted as her mid-range jumper […]

Of the many skills that Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis possesses, one that goes under the radar is his availability. The 28-year-old big man is a workhorse who logs major minutes and rarely misses games, which made his absence from the Kings on Saturday confusing. However, there was good reason for Sabonis to be away […]

Arkansas basketball is having a nightmare season so far in its first year under John Calipari, and things went from bad to worse on Saturday. The Razorbacks were unable to pick up their first win in SEC play as a horrid start to the game doomed them during an 83-65 road loss to Missouri. The […]

Duke basketball has a freshman star in Cooper Flagg, who is one of the most talented players in college basketball. Duke’s coach Jon Scheyer is sending a message to the rest of the country about his young star. “The thing about [Cooper], you learn as the season goes on, but also, he just keeps getting […]

Orcas are considered most dangerous when they are either injured or experiencing frustration. Now you may be asking yourself why the heck I’d be starting a news article about Alabama’s win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena with an anecdote about this large oceanic predator, and here’s the answer… following a mid-week loss to the Ole […]

One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a […]

On one hand, you can look at the result of Saturday’s game between the UConn Huskies and the Creighton Bluejays and say, Well, Creighton has beaten UConn eight of the ten times they’ve played each other, so what do you expect? On the other hand, even though Creighton has proven to be something resembling UConn’s Kryptonite, this […]

Duke basketball freshman phenom Cooper Flagg is playing a key role on this Blue Devils team. Flagg is leading Duke in nearly every stat category this season. Flagg had a solid game again for the club on Saturday, in a team win against Boston College. Duke defeated the Eagles, 88-63, to improve to 16-2 overall […]

Washington women’s basketball legend Kelsey Plum opened up about her emotional jersey retirement during the Huskies’ game against Purdue. It was a phenomenal afternoon for the program and its living legend as the team blew out the Boilermakers 87-58. Washington is 13-6 and 4-3 in its first year in the Big Ten Conference. Ahead of […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a TCU-Baylor prediction and pick. Find out how to watch TCU-Baylor. There are no men’s college basketball games played after 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, due to the NFL playoffs. This game is the last one on the board. Before this season began, it […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Memphis-Charlotte prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Memphis-Charlotte. The Sunday slate in college basketball is not huge, with the NFL playoffs going on and various networks not wanting to have too many games on in the mid-afternoon and evening viewing windows. This […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northwestern-Michigan prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Northwestern-Michigan. There is plenty of Big Ten college basketball to choose from on Sunday, and this is the third and final game on the docket. Northwestern just scored a must-have victory against Maryland a few […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Nebraska-Maryland prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nebraska-Maryland. There is plenty of Big Ten college basketball to be found on Sunday. One game on the schedule is Nebraska at Maryland in a noon start on the East Coast. Nebraska needs to find […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Illinois-Michigan State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Illinois-Michigan State. There is plenty of Big Ten college hoops on Sunday’s generally light slate. The Big Ten plays two games to start the day at noon Eastern time, and this is one of […]

These two teams are red-hot entering this game in Spokane. Santa Clara has been a surprise, while Gonzaga has continued their WCC dominance and is the best team in the conference. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Santa Clara-Gonzaga prediction and pick. Santa Clara is 12-7 entering this matchup, highlighted […]

We’re back with another College Basketball betting prediction and pick as we head to the Mountain West Conference for this next matchup between rivals. The UNLV Rebels (10-7, 4-2 MWC) will visit the San Diego State Aztecs (11-4, 4-2 MWC) as both sides look for back-to-back wins. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UNLV-San […]

The 17th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners host the South Carolina Gamecocks in this SEC matchup. Neither of these teams has performed well since the start of conference play, as they sit in a tie for the last spot in the standings. South Carolina has lost every game but has some reasons to believe that changes are coming […]

The sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers visit the Vanderbilt Commodores in one of the more challenging games for the Nashville-based school this season. Vanderbilt entered SEC play with a 14-1 record but has gone 2-2 in their conference schedule and now sits tenth in the standings. It has been a better time for Tennessee, as they are […]

The 24th-ranked Arizona Wildcats visit the Texas Tech Red Raiders for a Big 12 matchup with some potential to drop a game as a ranked opponent on Saturday afternoon. The Red Raiders are 12-4 overall this season and 8-2 at home, while the Wildcats are 11-5. Arizona hasn’t been terrible on the road this season […]

It’ll be a classic Big East matchup on Saturday when the 22nd-ranked Xavier Musketeers meet the seventh-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles in a crucial battle for both teams. Marquette will have the juices flowing, as it’ll be a white-out game at the already team-friendly confines of the Fiserv Forum. It’s a special night for the program […]

Creighton and UConn will have massive implications in the Big East standings after this game, as they sit third and fourth through six conference games. Creighton are tight behind UConn in the standings with a 4-2 conference mark. However, UConn has been playing slightly better all season and is 5-1 against the Big East. The […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Utah. The big Saturday in college basketball continues with this night game in the Big 12. That’s right. BYU-Utah is now a Big 12 Conference basketball game, not a nonconference game. (In past years, it […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Boston College prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Boston College. The Duke Blue Devils look like a powerhouse team. They are going to be the subject of a certain degree of skepticism entering March Madness, but it won’t be for reasons which […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a California-NC State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch California-NC State. This game will have a hard time making big headlines on a stacked college basketball Saturday, and it has to rate as a surprise to a certain degree. North Carolina State made […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an LSU-Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find out how to watch LSU-Texas A&M. SEC basketball is can’t-miss television this season. Just about every game is not only interesting, but carries immense NCAA Tournament significance. At least 13 teams, maybe 14, are in the running for […]