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The Wednesday night slate of college hoops was a special one as there were numerous big matchups between top-25 teams, and the biggest game was arguably between #2 Auburn and #9 Duke. The Tigers and the Blue Devils have both looked like national title contenders early this season, and this matchup did not disappoint. The […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a UC San Diego-Santa Barbara prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UC San Diego-Santa Barbara. This is one of multiple interesting Thursday night college basketball games on the West Coast. It involves the UC San Diego Tritons, not the San Diego Toreros, in […]

The Duke Blue Devils had already dropped a pair of games to ranked opponents this year, one to Kentucky and one to Kansas, but on Wednesday night, they had the opportunity to secure what could be viewed as arguably the best win of the season thus far… a victory over the 2nd-ranked, Maui Invitational winning […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Saint Louis-San Francisco prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Saint Louis-San Francisco. The Thursday slate in college basketball has some objects of curiosity, meaning games which might reveal more of the identity about currently mysterious teams. This is one such game. The […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier TCU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier TCU. The Thursday menu of games in college basketball is not spectacular, but this is one of the better offerings on the docket. Xavier defeated South Carolina earlier this season, but it almost […]

The Duke Blue Devils basketball team has yet to prove themselves against tough opposition in the 2024-25 season; in fact, the much-ballyhooed Cooper Flagg is coming off a major struggle in Duke’s loss to Kansas last week. But on Wednesday night, Duke showed why they entered the season with much hype as they took down […]

In his first (and probably only) season of college basketball, Duke star Cooper Flagg has had no shortage of national exposure early in the season. Duke basketball has played an absolutely loaded non-conference schedule that has exposed Flagg to the best of the best around the college basketball landscape. His early results have been mixed. […]

On the surface, an inconsistent Creighton basketball team defeating No. 1 Kansas (7-1) is the type of unpredictability that defines the college game. Wednesday’s big victory in Omaha, Nebraska carries more weight than the run-of-the-mill regular season upset, however. When healthy and at their best, the Blue Jays (6-3) can arguably beat anyone in the country. […]

On Wednesday night, an extremely chaotic college basketball season got even wilder. A Creighton basketball team that had been struggling mightily this season and was not meant expectations finale showed what it is capable of, demolishing No. 1 Kansas 76-63 in a stunning upset in Omaha. Kansas came into this game with a perfect 7-0 […]

North Carolina basketball is on the verge of signing a program-changing player to its roster. The Tar Heels are off to a slow start in head coach Hubert Davis‘ fourth year. UNC, however, just received some excellent news for its upcoming recruiting class. The top prospect in the Class of 2025, AJ Dybantsa, has revealed […]

In one of the marquee games of the week, Baylor basketball was looking to pick up a huge non-conference road win on Wednesday night against No. 25 UConn. Both teams came into the game shorthanded, with Baylor missing star freshman V.J. Edgecombe and UConn missing veteran wing Alex Karaban due to injuries. During the second […]

It is an early season Big Ten battle as Purdue visits Penn State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Penn State prediction and pick. Purdue comes into the game at 7-1 on the year. After winning their first four games, including a win over second-ranked Alabama, they would fall to […]

Kentucky basketball suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday, a 70-66 upset at Clemson. Following the shocking defeat, Wildcats head coach Mark Pope gave his players a reality check about the hostile environments they’ll face the rest of this season. “Well, it’s Kentucky, you know? It’s everyone’s Super Bowl,” Pope told reporters. “So […]

Wyoming and Utah State will square off in a rare early-season conference game for the Mountain West. Utah State has won four consecutive games in the rivalry and eight of the last ten while covering the spread in three of the past five. Utah State has been a substantial favorite in most games, but this […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Diego State-Fresno State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Diego State-Fresno State. After the ACC-SEC Challenge and the Big East-Big 12 series on Wednesday night, the schedule concludes with this Mountain West game. So many college basketball teams are jockeying […]

The UConn women’s basketball team secured a 36-pont win over Holy Cross on Tuesday night (88-52) but head coach Geno Auriemma expressed concerns about the lingering effects of the team’s recent international trip. Despite the win, Auriemma acknowledged the difficulty of transitioning back to routine play following travel, drawing parallels to similar experiences earlier in […]

Kansas is in the middle of another undefeated season as they travel for their first road game at the CHI Health Center to face Creighton. Creighton has a couple of disappointing losses this season, and they haven’t been meeting anyone’s expectations, including the oddsmakers. The schedule won’t get any simpler for Creighton, with their first […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a DePaul-Texas Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch DePaul-Texas Tech. Tuesday gave us the beginning of the ACC-SEC Challenge. On Wednesday we have Day 2 of that, but we also have Day 1 of the Big East-Big 12 series of nonconfernece battles. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Vanderbilt-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Vanderbilt-Virginia Tech. The SEC had a feast on Tuesday in the ACC-SEC Challenge. This game continues that nonconference series, with the ACC trying to fight back. Various college basketball teams are trying to find […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Pitt-Mississippi State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pitt-Mississippi State. The ACC-SEC Challenge hasn’t turned out to be much of a challenge for the SEC, which won every game but one on Tuesday. However, these college basketball teams can’t really spend time […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Jose State-New Mexico prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Jose State New Mexico. After a jam-packed college basketball schedule on Tuesday, there is another very interesting slate of games on Wednesday. San Jose State has gotten better in recent weeks. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas-NC State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas-NC State. The SEC has already won the ACC-SEC Challenge, but as that event moves into its second day, what matters for the teams involved is their own standing in the college basketball world. […]

Has Clemson basketball officially arrived? Although the Tigers advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, many fans probably dismissed them as a typical March Madness meteorite that would simmer down the following season. Well, that does not appear to be the case whatsoever. The ACC squad earned a signature 70-66 victory against […]

USC women’s basketball superstar JuJu Watkins has had an up-and-down start to her highly-anticipated sophomore season, but Tuesday may have been her best performance yet. With USC taking on California Baptist in Los Angeles, Watkins dropped a smooth 40 points to lead the Trojans to a 94-52 win. Watkins’ efficiency was the most staggering part […]

USC started the season well but has fallen off a cliff recently. Oregon was one of the big winners from the mid-season tournaments and is 8-0 after a dominant week. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oregon-USC prediction and pick. Oregon is 8-0 this season, and it has won massive […]

The No. 5 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles (8-0) are on the road to take on the No. 6 ranked Iowa State Cyclones (5-1). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Marquette-Iowa State prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Marquette-Iowa State […]

The Virginia Cavaliers (5-2) hit the road to take on the No. 13 Florida Gators (8-0) Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Virginia-Florida prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Virginia-Florida College Basketball Odds, courtesy of FanDuel  College […]

It is the SEC-ACC Challenge as Auburn visits Duke. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Duke prediction and pick. Auburn enters the game sitting at 7-0 on the year. After opening the year 4-0 with a win over Houston, they would play three great games at the Maui Invitational. It […]

After losing three straight games at the Maui Invitational, the two-time defending men’s basketball national champion UConn Huskies desperately need a big win. If that win is to come on Wednesday night against Baylor, however, it will have to be without team leader Alex Karaban. Karaban suffered a concussion during the Huskies’ loss to the […]

Memphis looks to rebound from their first loss of the year as they face Louisiana Tech. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Louisiana Tech-Memphis prediction and pick. Louisiana Tech comes into the game sitting at 7-1 on the year. They opened up with a seven-game winning streak, before facing Southern […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a matchup between Michigan State and Minnesota. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Minnesota prediction and pick. Michigan State hosts Minnesota on Wednesday in a crucial Big Ten matchup. The Spartans, coming off a solid victory against the Gophers earlier this […]

It is an early season Big Ten battle as Ohio State visits Maryland. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ohio State-Maryland prediction and pick. Ohio State comes into the game at 5-2 on the year. They opened up with an upset of Texas before beating Youngstown State. They would fall […]

The college basketball season continues on Wednesday with a matchup between Alabama and North Carolina. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-North Carolina prediction and pick. In a thrilling SEC/ACC Challenge clash, #10 Alabama travels to Chapel Hill to face #20 North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center. The […]

It is a Top-25 match-up as Baylor visits UConn. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Baylor-UConn prediction and pick. Baylor comes into the game sitting at 5-2 on the year. They opened up the year with a loss to Gonzaga before winning four straight, including a win over a ranked […]

Famed college basketball commentator Dick Vitale is giving his take on the College Football Playoff in NCAA football. Vitale says with all of the schools begging for spots in the CFP, the committee will have to expand the amount of slots right away. “I keep reading about schools that feel they belong in the Top […]

A bad day for Alabama men’s basketball injury news got even worse on Tuesday when Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats revealed that Chris Youngblood was “highly doubtful” to play Wednesday night against the North Carolina Tar Heels. The news comes after Oats also confirmed that Latrell Wrightsell ruptured his achilles and would miss the […]

Louisville basketball is getting some bad news. The Cardinals are going to be without guard Koren Johnson for the rest of the season, after the player is requiring shoulder surgery. Johnson plans to take a redshirt year, per his social media. “Card Nation! I have decided to redshirt this year and get shoulder surgery to […]

Several NBA teams will be vying for the opportunity to draft Rutgers star Dylan Harper next June. His father, former Chicago Bulls guard Ron Harper, hopes the Utah Jazz will not be one of them. Harper replied to a Jazz fan on X and said that “a trade would happen” if the team selected his […]

A Parade Player of the Year in 1997, Lamar Odom was one of the most highly-touted basketball players in the country coming out of high school. Instead of making the leap into the NBA from high school, which was allowed then, Odom instead committed to the UNLV Rebels. A series of unfortunate events, including an […]