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Florida basketball coach Todd Golden is not discussing recent allegations that have been lobbied against him. Golden refused to answer questions from the press about an ongoing Title IX complaint, per The Field of 68. Todd Golden: “I assume you have a lot of questions. I expressed my statement on Saturday. I'd love to give […]

The Oregon women’s basketball team secured a hard-fought 76-74 win over No. 12 Baylor on Sunday night, overcoming a late-game push by the Bears to notch an important early-season victory. The Ducks had led by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter but saw their lead slip to two with just 90 seconds […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a South Alabama-Ole Miss prediction and pick. Find out how to watch South Alabama-Ole Miss. While some of college basketball’s heavyweights went at each other over the weekend, a big upset almost occurred this past Friday night. Ole Miss fell behind early against Grambling, then […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Sam Houston-Baylor prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Sam Houston-Baylor. The Baylor Bears bounced back in a big way on Saturday. They defeated John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks in one of the bigger college basketball games of the past weekend. Baylor […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Duke-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-Kentucky. The 2024-2025 college basketball season began on November 4, but for a lot of people, the unofficial beginning of the season is the Champions Classic, the annual same-night doubleheader featuring four college basketball brand […]

Clark Atlanta men’s basketball opened their 2024-25 season with a 61-51 victory over West Florida University on Friday. The matchup opened the GSC/SIAC crossover and began the Panther’s SIAC Championship defense. Senior forward Shemani Fuller led Clark Atlanta in scoring and rebounding, tallying 15 points and 12 rebounds. Defensively, Kharye Cayne was a nightmare for […]

The Lady Spartans of Norfolk State pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Lady Tigers of Missouri, 57-54, in a closely contested matchup. This victory is a significant one for Norfolk State, coming early in the season against a Power Five program. It further solidifies the Spartans’ standing as one of the […]

The top team in the nation takes to the court as Kansas plays Michigan State in the State Farm Champions Classic. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Kansas prediction and pick. Michigan State comes into the game sitting at 2-0 on the year. They have been great in their […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks made a massive change this offseason, bringing in a top-notch coach in John Calipari. Calipari replaced Eric Musselman who departed the program for USC. It is very early in Calipari’s Arkansas tenure, but it appears as if it’s already paying off as the program just landed a major recruit in five-star guard […]

It is the Holy War in Philadelphia as Villanova plays Saint Joseph’s. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Saint Joseph’s prediction and pick. Villanova enters the game sitting at 2-1 on the year. They opened up with a win over Lafayette, but it was still a struggle, as Villanova failed […]

Stanford women’s basketball honored former coach Tara VanDerveer on Sunday by naming the court at Maples Pavilion after her, marking a historic recognition of the legendary coach’s contributions. The renaming came just before Stanford’s game against Gonzaga, which the Cardinal won  89-58 to improve to 3-0 on the season. For Stanford head coach Kate Paye, […]

Cooper Flagg just got his Duke basketball career started last week, and he will more than likely be the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He’s that good. It didn’t take scouts long to realize that Flagg was a special talent as people have been anticipating his arrival into the NBA for awhile. […]

The Kentucky basketball program is gearing up for one of its most challenging 2024-25 season matchups against the Duke Blue Devils. Mark Pope’s squad will take on Cooper Flagg in what should be a highly competitive game on Tuesday. Before the contest, backup guard Kerr Kriisa got honest about facing Flagg amid his prospect hype. […]

It’s hard to stand out at Peach Jam, especially if you’re not one of the best rising high school seniors in the country. But when Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer saw 15-year-old Cooper Flagg two summers ago, he was hooked. Scheyer told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes about going down to North Augusta for the annual […]

Through two games as a member of the Duke Blue Devils, Cooper Flagg is averaging 15.5 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. These are not spectacular numbers by any means, but this is the kind of well-rounded stat-line you’d expect from a dominant young player whose singular motivation on […]

Over the summer, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski stunned everybody by announcing his retirement from the breaking news industry. Woj’s exit from ESPN was quite a shock, especially considering he was one of the top in the industry. As a result, Wojnarowski revealed he was going to be the general manager for the St. Bonaventure […]

UConn women’s basketball guard Paige Bueckers emphasized the importance of sharing her high basketball IQ to help guide her younger teammates after leading the Huskies to an 86-49 win over South Florida on Sunday. Bueckers, who scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting, has been a driving force for UConn (2-0) early in the season. But […]

In a highly-anticipated matchup between former ACC rivals, No. 18 Maryland women’s basketball emerged as the winners over No. 11 Duke, winning 85-80 on Sunday. It marked the first meeting between the two teams since Maryland’s Sweet 16 win over Duke in 2015, and Maryland didn’t disappoint, holding the lead from start to finish and […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Yale-Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Yale-Purdue. The Monday slate in college basketball contains some prominent Midwestern teams. One is Marquette, and another is Purdue. The Boilermakers reached the national championship game of college basketball last season, something they had not […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Central Michigan-Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Central Michigan-Marquette. The Marquette Golden Eagles dominated their first game of the college basketball season. Their second game was a win, but it was a lot less consistent. It was a tale of two […]

The Purdue basketball team and head coach Matt Painter need someone else to control the paint at center, following Sunday’s unfortunate injury news. Freshman center Daniel Jacobsen “will likely miss the remainder of the season” according to the school. Jacobsen suffered a fractured tibia. He sustained the injury on Friday against Northern Kentucky. Painter at […]

The Texas women’s basketball team, bolstered by the return of standout point guard Rori Harmon, opened their season with an eye-popping 119-47 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday. After a 319-day recovery from a torn ACL, Harmon started for the Longhorns, contributing 10 points and seven assists in her first game back. Harmon, a […]

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden reportedly will coach on Monday against Grambling, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Todd Golden’s status as UF men’s basketball coach has not changed. He will be coaching the game on Monday night,” a Florida Athletic Association spokesperson said, via Thamel. This report comes after Golden was accused of […]

JuJu Watkins and USC women’s basketball delivered a dominating 90-35 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday, responding to head coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s challenge to play with “energy and heart” and display their season’s potential. The game, USC’s home opener, attracted a notable crowd, including rapper Saweetie, USC legend Cheryl Miller and WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is known for his unique personality but might want to see a sleep psychologist after his latest dream. The 39-year-old NBA superstar shared his latest midnight adventure on social media, telling his fans that he dreamt about playing at Duke with Mike Krzyzewski. “Just woke up from having a […]

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl picked up a big win Saturday night when his Tigers defeated No. 4 Houston 74-69. However, the biggest story of the game is likely what happened the day before it, as Auburn’s first attempted flight to Houston on Friday ended with the pilot turning around the plane and returning to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Jose State Hawaii prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Jose State Hawaii. Few college basketball teams have had a worse start to their season than San Jose State. The Spartans lost a buy game at home to Western Illinois. They […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Fairleigh Dickinson-Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Fairleigh Dickinson Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays are trying to knock the door down. They have never made the Final Four, and in recent years, they have come agonizingly close, only to fall short. They […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-Wake Forest prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Michigan-Wake Forest. Michigan basketball enters a new era this season. Dusty May, the coach who led Florida Atlantic to the 2023 Final Four and came within an eyelash of making the national championship game, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Eastern Illinois-Indiana prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Eastern Illinois Indiana. Mike Woodson enters a hugely important season as the face and leader of Indiana basketball. Indiana missed the NCAA Tournament last season, which is a crisis and a disaster in Bloomington. […]

Purdue basketball entered the season top 15 in the nation and will face the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday, Nov. 15. However, the Purdue Boilermakers are dealing with some unfortunate injury news with their freshman big man Daniel Jacobsen. “Purdue coach Matt Painter announced freshman Daniel Jacobsen has a right “lower-leg injury,” […]

Gonzaga looks to continue their dominant start to the season as they host Arizona State Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona State-Gonzaga prediction and pick. The Sun Devils are 2-0 to begin the season in which both of their wins came down to the wire. They hosted […]

We’re set to continue our coverage of early-season College Basketball action as we head to the Midwest for this next showdown. The Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) will visit the Dayton Flyers (1-0) as both teams look for a hot start to the season. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Northwestern-Dayton prediction and pick. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Western Kentucky-Grand Canyon prediction and pick. This is a part of the WAC/CUSA Challenge and Western Kentucky has been struggling, while Grand Canyon opened the year with a win. Western Kentucky is 0-1 this season after losing a close game to Wichita State to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a New Hampshire-UConn prediction and pick. UConn is the two-time defending champion in college basketball and they have a matchup against New Hampshire in this upcoming game. New Hampshire is 1-1 this season after getting blown out by UMass and then blowing out UMass-Boston in […]

The Auburn basketball team will be without two players for their highly anticipated top-25 matchup with Houston as a result of a bizarre incident on an airplane while the team was en route to Houston last night. On Friday evening, the airplane carrying the Auburn basketball team had to turn around and return to the […]

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg has become the next big thing in college basketball but Gilbert Arenas has yet to be sold on him as a high-level prospect. Despite Flagg’s early highlights and statistical success, Arenas believes he has yet to see him display elite talent against formidable opposition. “I got to watch some more games,” […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Boise State-San Francisco prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Boise State-San Francisco. The long Saturday of college basketball concludes with a game which might not grab banner headlines, but which will certainly be of great interest to anyone who follows the sport […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Washington-Nevada prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Washington-Nevada. On a college basketball weekend in which we are learning about various teams across the country, this might be one of the most fascinating games on the board. It is interesting enough to see […]