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We’re back with yet another College Basketball betting prediction and pick as we’ll see two teams square off as they head in opposite directions. The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-3) will take on the UCLA Bruins (2-1) as both teams continue their schedule. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Lehigh-UCLA prediction […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a New Mexico-UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch New Mexico-UCLA. This game is a neutral-site game in Henderson, Nevada. That is the first thing to note from a betting standpoint. Given that odds generally reflect who is better — and by how […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Rider-UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rider-UCLA. The 2023-2024 college basketball season was a hugely frustrating one for UCLA and head coach Mick Cronin. The Bruins made the 2021 Final Four and reached the Sweet 16 in both 2022 and 2023. […]

ROSEMONT IL – Flashback to the 2023 offseason, and the UCLA Bruins were loaded up with incoming freshmen. Mick Cronin was rebuilding on the fly after losing the core group that had secured a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and had advanced to the Sweet 16. But the 2024-25 roster is going to […]

Bill Walton’s most notable stops in the NBA may have taken him to Portland and Boston, but make no mistake, Big Red was California through and through. He was born in La Mesa. He played college basketball in Los Angeles. He resided in San Diego until the time of his death this past May. And this […]

While it may be the offseason for college basketball, recruiting is still in full force. Most notably, the class of 2025 will be making their college decisions in the months to come. One of those top prospects, Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake High School in California, recently narrowed his list down to five schools including hometown […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin knows that his team will be much better this season. Cronin is issuing a take that he hopes will light a fire under Bruins fans. “Night and day,” Cronin said on the College Hoops Today program, per Sports Illustrated. “Our NIL program just wasn’t what it needed to be. There’s […]

The UCLA basketball team will have a schedule that they aren’t used to this season as it will be their first year in the Big Ten. They will still have conference games against USC, Washington and Oregon, but everything else will be new for the Bruins. UCLA also just announced that they will play Gonzaga […]

The UCLA Bruins are headed into the 2024-25 NCAA season with a reloaded roster. The Bruins lost Adem Bona to the NBA Draft and also lost several key players in Berke Buyuktuncel, Jan Vide, Ilane Fibleuil and Will McClendon to the transfer portal. UCLA struck gold with their own transfer portal haul, but their success […]

A lot of current stars in the league picked up a basketball late in their lives but still made it where they are. Joel Embiid and Pascal Siakam are really huge examples of this. These two often had more time playing on the field than on the court. The same story happened for UCLA basketball […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin is offering his opinion about why his school is doing well in the transfer portal. Cronin says UCLA is able to offer a strong financial package to prospective players. “Our NIL grew exponentially,” Cronin said, per the Los Angeles Times. “All you have to do is look at our recruiting […]

The Boston Celtics finished off the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night to win the NBA Finals. The Celtics were by far the best team in the NBA all year long, and they cruised through the playoffs as they won 16 games and lost just three. Boston obviously had a lot of players step up in […]

UCLA basketball just lost one of its transfer players to a conference rival. Former Bruins big man Berke Buyuktuncel is headed to Big Ten school Nebraska, per Draft Express. Buyuktencel is a 6-foot-9 power forward, who is expected to immediately work into the Cornhuskers’ player rotation. The forward is from Turkey and has played one […]

The basketball world is mourning the loss of Bill Walton this week. Walton recently passed away at the age of 71 after a fight with cancer. Walton is a legend in the basketball community. He played for UCLA basketball in college and had a truly remarkable career. He won two national championships with the Bruins […]

Legends of the game are on borrowed time on the face of the planet but their impact is indelible. Bill Walton has certainly been a pillar of NBA and basketball history. He left his mark on the UCLA Bruins, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, and the rest of the world. His untimely passing had many […]

At the time of his death, Bill Walton’s net worth in 2024 was $20 million. The basketball legend with a colorful personality will never be forgotten, and although he played in an era of the NBA where players didn’t make nearly as much as superstars do now, Walton still did well for himself financially. In […]

Today, the basketball world mourns the loss of an icon, as tributes pour in for Bill Walton, who passed away at the age of 71 following a prolonged battle with cancer. Walton, a universally loved figure in the sport, leaves behind a legacy that transcends the basketball court, influencing countless fans, players, and colleagues. Bill […]

The UCLA Bruins had a disappointing 2023-24 season finishing with an overall record of 16-17 and only 10-10 in Pac-12 Conference play. It was the first time since Mick Cronin took over as head coach that the Bruins finished with a losing record and failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. But reinforcements are on the […]

After several strong seasons and deep NCAA Tournament runs under Mick Cronin, the UCLA Bruins took a step back during the 2023-24 season. After losing several key players, including Jaime Jaquez, Amari Bailey and Jaylen Clark to the NBA, the Bruins were left with a young roster made up mostly of underclassmen. But Cronin the […]

The UCLA basketball program is reloading after a challenging 2023-24 season. The Bruins will have a fearsome squad going into 2024-25, which is further highlighted by their college basketball transfer portal additions. Former Oklahoma State basketball forward Eric Dailey Jr. announced his commitment to UCLA on Tuesday and spoke very highly of Coach Mick Cronin […]

Since John Calipari stunned the college basketball world earlier this week, deciding to bolt from the University of Kentucky after fifteen seasons to become the head coach for the University of Arkansas basketball program, details have begun to trickle out about the increasingly volatile relationship between Calipari and his former employer. And even though Kentucky […]

It’s hard to rank college basketball teams that are eras apart, as the game undergoes drastic changes from decade to decade—if not sooner—and no two college basketball seasons are the same. However, a good way of tracking where different teams rank is separating ones that enjoyed extended success in a sport emphasizing the one-and-done. College […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin appeared on The Herd today to discuss the national championship game between UConn and Purdue, as well as John Calipari leaving Kentucky for the Arkansas job, and he had a funny response to being asked what he would do if he were to receive a call regarding the Kentucky head […]

The USC basketball team did not have a good season after having sky-high expectations coming into the year. They finished near the bottom of the Pac-12 standings, and they failed to make the NCAA Tournament. After bringing in the top recruiting class in the country, the season was a major disappointment. Head coach Andy Enfield […]

The UCLA basketball team has a big offseason ahead of them after a disappointing campaign in 2023-24. The Bruins finished the season with a 16-17 overall record, and they went 10-10 in Pac-12 play. That’s not going to cut it at UCLA. The Bruins are already working toward getting better next season, and they just […]

The LSU Tigers take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our Women’s March Madness odds series for our LSU UCLA prediction and pick. Find how to watch LSU UCLA. This game does not contain Caitlin Clark, so it might not get the biggest television ratings on Saturday, but this is clearly the best and most […]

UCLA basketball is remembering one of their own. Bruins’ student manager Alex Moriarty passed away after fighting a battle with brain cancer, per the school. Moriarty is being remembered by head coach Mick Cronin as a young man who loved basketball. Our basketball program mourns the loss of student manager Alex Moriarty, who has passed […]

The NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule has been subject to criticism over the years. While there are plenty of success stories of players coming into the league right out of high school or after their freshman year of college, there too is also that of players who stay all four years. Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. […]

The UCLA Bruins will meet the Oregon Ducks at T-Mobile Arena in the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a UCLA-Oregon prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Bruins defeated the Oregon State Beavers 67-57 on Wednesday in the first round of the […]

UCLA basketball star Adem Bona is racking up the individual awards as the team enters the Pac-12 Conference Tournament and fights for their life in March Madness. On Tuesday, the Bruin’s 6-foot-10 sophomore was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12 Conference, according to a press release from the school. Bona is […]

The first round of the PAC 12 tournament continues as Oregon State faces UCLA. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oregon State-UCLA prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Oregon State finished the season at 13-18 while sitting 5-15 in conference play. This gave them the 12-seed in the PAC 12 Tournament. They […]

Despite some intriguing additions to the roster, UCLA basketball could not survive the departures of Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell, Jaylen Clark and Amari Bailey. Mick Cronin and the Bruins are unlikely to go dancing this March after reaching the Sweet Sixteen in consecutive NCAA Tournament trips and going on a surprise Final Four run […]

The UCLA basketball team has had a very up and down season this year, and so has sophomore forward Adem Bona. Inconsistency has been a problem for the Bruins. They started off the season very poorly, then won six games in a row, and now they’re back to their losing ways. Inconsistency has also been […]

The Arizona State Sun Devils will head west on the 10 freeway to the 405 north as they make their way to Paulie Pavilion on Saturday to face the UCLA Bruins. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make an Arizona State-UCLA prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Arizona  State […]

Time is running out for the UCLA basketball team as they have two games left of the regular season as they are 14-15, in danger of falling below .500, a feat that has only been done four other times in the last 75 years of the program. Bruins sophomore star Adem Bona spoke to the […]

The Arizona Wildcats will head to Southern California on Thursday to face the UCLA Bruins at the Paulie Pavilion. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make an Arizona-UCLA prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Arizona defeated the Oregon Ducks 103-83 on Saturday at McKale Memorial Center. They led 51-30 […]

There are not many veterans in the UCLA basketball program which means the team will be prone to a lot of mistakes. This expands Coach Mick Cronin’s head coaching duties by a lot as he hopes to guide this team to stellar runs in the Pac-12 tournament and, maybe, March Madness. Those woes seem to […]

UCLA basketball suffered its fourth straight loss at the hands of Washington State basketball on Sunday. Despite leading by as much as 13 points, the Bruins had no answer for Jaylen Wells and the Cougars, who used a 22-7 run in the second half to notch the comeback win. Following the game, UCLA head coach […]

A year after earning a two-seed and reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament, the 2023-24 season was always going to be difficult for the UCLA Bruins. The team lost the foundational quartet of Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell, Jaylen Clark, and David Singleton to the professional ranks, leaving a young and inexperienced team […]