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We’re set to continue our betting coverage for the packed College Basketball Saturday slate as we head to the ACC for this next rivalry tilt. The Syracuse Orange (4-3) will visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-5) as both teams try to improve their early start. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Syracuse-Notre […]

We’re set for another betting prediction and pick for the upcoming College Basketball slate as we head to the ACC for this next rivalry tilt. The Clemson Tigers (8-1) will visit the Miami Hurricanes (3-5) as both teams play their first conference game of the season. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Clemson-Miami prediction […]

Illinois and Northwestern have started the year playing well, but they have yet to prove it against better teams. Illinois has played better than Northwestern, so this will be a good test for both teams. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Illinois-Northwestern prediction and pick. Illinois is 6-1 this season, […]

Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter was unhappy with his team’s effort in the 81-70 loss to Penn State. The Boilermakers played their first Big Ten game in the post-Zach Edey era, coming into it ranked No. 8 in the country. Despite speculation that the program would take a step back after losing the two-time […]

The Penn State basketball team rolled over eighth-ranked Purdue to improve to 7-1 on the year. In the midst of a heavy court storming at Bryce Jordan Center, head coach Mike Rhoades grabbed the PA mic at the Nittany Lions logo and dropped a stern statement to the students and the fanbase (via Daniel Gallen […]

The Miami (OH) RedHawks (5-2) are on the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (6-2) Friday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami (OH)-Indiana prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Miami (OH)-Indiana College Basketball Odds, courtesy of […]

The Portland Pilots (3-5) head to Ohio to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (6-2) Friday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Portland-Kent State prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Portland-Kent State College Basketball Odds, courtesy of […]

Wilberforce University becomes the first HBCU sponsored by the popular streetwear company, AND1. The partnership will provide the university with $100,000 worth of sporting gear. Wilberforce is AND1’s first formal sponsorship of an HBCU athletic program. The well-known streetwear brand visited school to provide new equipment for the women’s and men’s basketball teams, including practice […]

LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson dropped a truth bomb on LeBron James. Along with her accomplishments on the court, the junior has already done an incredible job building her brand off the court. Johnson recently landed a partnership with the Unrivaled basketball league, and has launched a successful rap career. At the same time, […]

Hailey Van Lith is playing well with TCU women’s basketball to begin the 2024-25 season. It is clear that Van Lith has found her footing once again following a challenging 2023-24 campaign at LSU. Van Lith emerged as a star with Louisville before transferring to LSU for the 2023-24 season, but she saw a decline […]

One of the biggest changes to the college basketball landscape over the past couple of years is the introduction of NIL, or ‘Name, Image, Likeness.’ It essentially allows college athletes to profit off themselves. One college athlete in particular who has done well in terms of NIL is LSU star guard Flau’jae Johnson, who just […]

Saint Peter’s looks to continue their winning streak as they face Manhattan. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Manhattan-Saint Peter’s prediction and pick. Manhattan comes into the game sitting at 3-4 on the year. They opened up with a loss against Maryland, before winning three of the next four games. […]

The Maui Invitational was not kind in any way, shape, or form for the UConn basketball team. Dan Hurley’s team lost all three games on the island to unranked opponents in a brutal turn of events. On Wednesday, UConn bounced back a bit with a win over No. 15 Baylor in Storrs. Despite a winless […]

Georgetown and West Virginia have started the year playing well, but they have yet to prove it against better teams. West Virginia has shown more after last week, but this game will do a lot for both programs. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Georgetown-West Virginia prediction and pick. Georgetown […]

Charleston Southern looks to continue their winning streak as they face Davidson on Friday. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Charleston Southern-Davidson prediction and pick. Charleston Southern enters the game sitting at 3-7 on the year but has won two in a row. In their first eight games, the only […]

The Auburn basketball team lost a close one against Duke on the road on Wednesday night as they fell 84-78. Both the Tigers and the Blue Devils look like national-title contenders to start the year, but it was Duke that got the best of Auburn in this matchup. It was a good game as it […]

As the Duke basketball team beat the Auburn Tigers, 84-78, led by another productive performance from star Cooper Flagg, it was the other freshman in Isaiah Evans who broke out. Duke basketball team Jon Scheyer would speak about Evans’ performance Wednesday night as fans have been waiting to see more playing time for the five-star […]

While the focus of Duke basketball’s win over the Auburn Tigers will be on star Cooper Flagg, it is important to also mention the performance of freshman Isaiah Evans. Flagg himself would say he was “proud” of Evans after the game for his outing Wednesday night as the guard spoke about after the breakout game. […]

The No. 1 Kansas basketball team took a 76-63 loss on the road against Creighton on Wednesday, and despite the loss, head coach Bill Self was content with the effort, saying that his team had a lot of good shot opportunities, and just did not score on looks they normally would. “Our best offense is […]

After a disastrous Maui Invitational in which they lost not one, not two, but three games to previously unranked opponents, the UConn Huskies returned to the mainland and course-corrected with a 54-point win over Maryland Eastern Shore. But UConn’s first true test after a stunning collection of performances in Maui would come on Wednesday night […]

It was another productive night for Duke basketball star Cooper Flag in the win over the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday night, 84-78, as it garnered a response from head coach Jon Scheyer. While Flagg would compliment Duke basketball guard Isaiah Evans, he also spoke about his performance that anchored the ninth-ranked team in the country […]

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. […]