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The road to the Big Ten Tournament Championship is well underway as we bring you a betting prediction and pick for this next Quarterfinal matchup. The No. 23 Oregon Ducks will take on the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans in a close rematch from Indy. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Oregon-Michigan State prediction and pick. […]

Despite entering the Big 10 men’s basketball tournament as the No. 8 seed, Oregon continues to be one of the hottest teams in the conference. A dominant 72-59 win over Indiana extended the Ducks’ win streak to eight, giving head coach Dana Altman the ultimate confidence in his team peaking at the right time. After […]

The Duke basketball team played its first game in the ACC Tournament on Thursday against Georgia Tech, and it was a roller coaster ride for the Blue Devils. The Yellow Jackets were in complete control for much of the first half as they led by as many as 14 points, but Duke was able to […]

Duke basketball fans held their breath for a long time after they saw Cooper Flagg hit the floor with an ankle injury. Flagg suffered the injury late in the first half after he rolled his ankle going up for a defensive rebound. He grabbed his ankle afterward and looked like he was in pain for […]

USC guard Juju Watkins is no stranger to receiving recognition for her talent. The superstar sophomore has already started to rack up accolades for this season, including one that was a unanimous decision, and she’s on the shortlist for many others. Watkins was outshone only by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese for the Player of […]

The Duke basketball team is beginning its postseason journey on Thursday as they are taking on Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament. The Blue Devils won the ACC regular title, and star freshman Cooper Flagg is a big reason why. Flagg is one of the best college basketball players that the game has ever seen, […]

When Andrej Stojakovic joined Cal basketball instead of Kentucky, many were shocked. The son of legendary sharpshooter, Peja, was destined to make a name for himself. After spending his first season at Stanford, the Pac-12 disbanded. Still, he managed to stay where his former school was, in the ACC. However, he joined Cal basketball and […]

On Thursday, Duke basketball was dealt a tough injury blow when star forward Cooper Flagg went down with an apparent ankle injury during the team’s ACC Tournament matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Things already hadn’t been going well for the Blue Devils, who found themselves unexpectedly trailing as the game neared halftime, but […]

When Paolo Banchero committed to Duke basketball, he had a slew of other options. Plenty of schools would’ve let him be the focal point. However, former Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski put the final stamp on where Banchero would go. As a five-star recruit, the best schools in the nation were actively recruiting him. […]

With Rutgers’ loss to USC in the first round of the 2025 Big 10 tournament, the collegiate careers of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey have presumably come to a close. As two of the top prospects of the 2025 NBA Draft, Harper and Bailey have yet to make an official announcement but are expected to […]

The Duke basketball team opened up their ACC Tournament run against Georgia Tech on Thursday, and the first half of the game has not gone to plan for the Blue Devils. Georgia Tech led by as many as 14 points in the first half, and the injury bug has hit Duke. Star freshman Cooper Flagg […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a “Live from Miami International Airport” edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! The bachelor party festivities of my best friend Collin are just about officially underway, but that isn’t going to stop me from delivering Bracketology updates throughout the weekend as the 2025 NCAA Tournament approaches. Ohio State’s loss to […]

When watching Duke basketball star freshman Cooper Flagg, it’s hard to not be impressed with everything that you see. Flagg is one of the most hyped young players that the game of basketball has ever seen, and he is expected to be the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He has spent just […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UNLV Utah State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UNLV Utah State. The UNLV Rebels have one last chance to rescue their season. They will not be in the NCAA Tournament unless they win the Mountain West Tournament. They have to put […]

Rutgers basketball’s loss in the Big Ten conference tournament signaled the end for Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. The two star freshmen were the talk of college basketball. While the two are projected to forego an additional year and enter the NBA Draft, their stock continues to rise. It was quite the season from Harper […]

March Madness is here, which means Cinderella stories and lesser-known schools will be garnering attention. One of them was St. Francis (PA), who punched its ticket to the Big Dance by winning the Northeast Conference Tournament despite being a sub-.500 team and having a $0 NIL budget. On Wednesday, the Montana basketball team earned an […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas Arizona. The Kansas Jayhawks have gone through a very bumpy ride this season, so much so that they had to play a Big 12 Tournament second-round game on Wednesday night. Usually, it has […]

The Oklahoma basketball team is on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but a win against Georgia on Wednesday in the SEC Tournament certainly helped the cause. The Sooners only won six conference games this season, but the SEC is on the verge of getting a record number of teams into the tournament. After the 81-75 win […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-UConn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova-UConn. Villanova gets one final chance to make this season right. The Wildcats won their Big East Tournament opener on Wednesday against Seton Hall. Now comes the hard part: fighting through a possible trio of […]

The Kansas basketball team has had an up-and-down 2024-25 season. As such, Kansas entered the Big 12 Conference Tournament without a top-25 ranking, although they should be in the Field of 68 without any issues. On Wednesday, Kansas began the Big 12 tournament against UCF. However, even with UCF being the underdogs, the Golden Knights […]

The Minnesota basketball season came to a close on Wednesday as the Golden Gophers lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern. The 72-64 loss capped off another disappointing season for the Golden Gophers, and the team announced early Thursday morning that they are moving on from head coach Ben Johnson. […]

With a 97-89 loss to USC in the Big 10 men’s basketball tournament, Rutgers’ memorable 2024-2025 season came to a tentative close. Although many expect him to enter the 2025 NBA draft, freshman sensation Dylan Harper still remains non-committal on his future. Even without an official declaration, Harper is widely expected to be a prioritized […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oklahoma-Kentucky. The Oklahoma Sooners came through on Wednesday night at the SEC Tournament. OU faced a massive first-round test at this conference tournament, knowing that if it lost, it would have no more than a […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an SMU-Clemson prediction and pick. Find out how to watch SMU-Clemson. The Clemson Tigers arrive at the ACC Tournament with a chance to do something special. The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament began in 1954. It is a 71-year-old event. Guess how many times Clemson has […]

The top team in the Mountain West starts their tournament as New Mexico faces San Jose State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Jose State-New Mexico prediction and pick. San Jose State is 15-18 on the year, and were 7-13 in conference play. That made them the eight seed […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Nevada-Colorado State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nevada-Colorado State. The Colorado State Rams are a team casual college basketball fans probably aren’t paying close attention to right now. Serious college basketball fans and journalists, however, are laser-focused on this team at […]

Colorado looks for another upset as they face Houston. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Houston prediction and pick. Colorado would go 13-19 on the year this past year and 3-17 in Big 12 play. That placed them as the 16 seed in the conference tournament. After upsetting the nine-seed […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a DePaul-Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch DePaul-Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays are pursuing a championship this week in New York. They didn’t win the Big East regular-season title. St. John’s won that prize. Creighton would really love to lift a trophy at […]

Providence basketball head coach Kim English let loose in the postgame press conference after his team’s 75-69 loss to Butler in the Big East Tournament. The Friars have had a very trying season, finishing 12-20 overall and 6-14 in conference play. Providence basketball is in year two under Kim English, who was hired after long-time […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Stanford-Louisville prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Stanford-Louisville. The Louisville Cardinals enter the ACC Tournament as the No. 2 seed in Charlotte. Few if any people who follow ACC basketball predicted this outcome before the season began in early November. More than […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-Missouri prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mississippi State-Missouri. The SEC Tournament moves into the second round on Thursday, after a busy and consequential set of first-round games on Wednesday. Mississippi State hammered LSU to move into this round. Missouri had […]

March is here, and it’s finally time to embrace the madness. There’s nothing better than chaotic college basketball, with games all over the country coming down to the wire. Of course, the lead-in to the NCAA Tournament is arguably as good as the tournament itself. Across the nation, programs are battling it out in their […]

The Ohio State basketball team has been on the bubble all year long, but it doesn’t look like they are going to make it into the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes were 15-10 at one point in February, and they were in a good spot to make it to the big dance. They have now lost […]

One of the more underwhelming teams in college basketball this season was Kansas State. Despite making a ton of noise in the transfer portal this offseason, Jerome Tang and the Wildcats are never able to make any noise in Big 12 play and will be on the outside looking in on Selection Sunday as a […]

North Carolina basketball looked like a massive 2024-25 disappointment a month ago. The Tar Heels are now surging, and moved into Joe Lunardi’s bracketology field thanks to Ohio State. UNC thrashed Notre Dame 76-56 on Wednesday in Charlotte, advancing the ‘Heels into the next round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes fell […]

The Texas basketball team picked up a big win on Wednesday as they took down Vanderbilt to advance to the next round in the SEC Tournament. The Longhorns were in control for most of the game, and they ended up earning a 79-72 victory. Texas still has some work to do if they want to […]

Vanderbilt basketball has been a consistently feisty team in the very competitive SEC all season, but almost everyone in the conference has had its ups and downs. After a hot streak at the end of February and the beginning of March, where Vanderbilt won three straight games against ranked teams in Ole Miss, Texas A&M […]

Wisconsin looks to advance in the Big Ten Tournament as they face Northwestern. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northwestern-Wisconsin prediction and pick. Northwestern is 17-15 on the year, and they went 7-13 in conference play. That placed them as the 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament. They would […]

The Texas basketball team started its SEC Tournament run on Wednesday with a win against Vanderbilt. The Longhorns were down in the game, but for the most part, they were in control as they ended up earning a 79-72 victory. Tre Johnson had a nice game for Texas as he finished with 19 points, and […]