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It was one year ago that Sean Miller was named the head coach of Xavier basketball. Miller was let go at Arizona after the program was forced to vacated regular season and postseason wins due to NCAA violations. Miller actually began his head coaching career at Xavier back in 2004. In his first season in […]

Our coverage of March Madness will continue with this prediction for a Second Round Tournament game in the Midwest Region. The 11-seed Pitt Panthers will look for another upset against the 3-seed Xavier Musketeers. Don’t miss this close contest as both teams try to make the Sweet Sixteen. Check out our March Madness odds series […]

The Kennesaw State Owls almost joined in on the March Madness fun with a close call against the Xavier Musketeers. Despite Kennesaw State leading by as many as 13 in the second half, Sean Miller and Xavier came roaring back to get the victory in a near buzzer-beater by the Owls. After the finish, Sean […]

Xavier basketball guard Adam Kunkel and Souley Boum got into a heated exchange as the Musketeers clawed its way back into contention against Kennesaw State in March Madness, according to a tweet from CBS Sports. Things got heated between Xavier teammates pic.twitter.com/xfeBiNUwLz — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 17, 2023 Xavier was down by seven points at the […]

The second day of the Friday slate tips off in Greensboro Coliseum for the Midwest Region, as 14-seed Kennesaw State faces off against Xavier, the three-seed. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with a Kennesaw State-Xavier prediction and pick. Xavier comes into the game at 25-9, losing in the Big East tournament finals to […]

Theoretically, the number one seeds are rewarded with a relatively frictionless path to the Final Four—the basic geometry of the NCAA Tournament bracket ensures that the 1 seed won’t face another top ten team until the Elite Eight. Practically, it’s considerably thornier—just ask Virginia (who lost to 16-seed UMBC in the first round in 2018) […]

A first-time Big East champion will be crowned for the first time as the Xavier Musketeers clash with the Marquette Golden Eagles for all the marbles! Join us for our Big East Tournament odds series where our Xavier-Marquette prediction and pick will be made. In blowout fashion, Xavier absolutely pummeled Creighton en route to the championship game […]

A premier Big East semifinal battle will take place in the Big Apple at Madison Square Garden as the Creighton Blue Jays will tip-off with the Xavier Musketeers with major implications on the line. Let’s take an inclusive sneak peek at our Big East Tournament odds series where our Creighton-Xavier prediction and pick will be unveiled. […]

The DePaul Blue Demons take on the Xavier Musketeers. Our Big East Tournament odds series has our DePaul Xavier prediction and pick. Find out how to watch DePaul Xavier. This is a game which seems like a mismatch, given that Xavier finished second in the Big East behind regular-season champion Marquette, while DePaul avoided finishing […]

Zach Freemantle, the starting power forward for the #19 Xavier Musketeers, will undergo season-ending foot surgery, according to Adam Baum of the Enquirer. While Freemantle hasn’t played since Jan. 28, there was initially hope that he could return in time for the Big East Tournament. Sadly for Xavier, that won’t be the case. Although Xavier’s […]

The Butler Bulldogs take on the Xavier Musketeers. Our college basketball odds series has our Butler Xavier prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Butler Xavier. The Butler Bulldogs beat the Xavier Musketeers earlier this season. They won on a very controversial goaltending call inside the final three seconds of regulation. A Xavier defender […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Providence Friars. Our college basketball odds series has our Xavier Providence prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier Providence. The Providence Friars did not successfully defend their 2022 Big East regular-season championship. Marquette clinched the 2023 Big East title on Tuesday night. However, while Providence wasn’t successful […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Seton Hall Pirates. Our college basketball odds series has our Xavier Seton Hall prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier Seton Hall. The Seton Hall Pirates are on the bad side of the bubble, but when a team is on the bad side of the bubble in […]

The Villanova Wildcats (13-14) visit the No. 16 Xavier Musketeers (20-7) on Tuesday night! Action tips off at 6:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Xavier prediction, pick, and how to watch. Villanova is coming off a loss to Providence and sits at 7-9 and in seventh place in […]

The No. 16 Xavier Musketeers (19-6) visit the No. 11 Marquette Golden Eagles (20-6) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Xavier-Marquette prediction, pick, and how to watch. Xavier is coming off a road loss to Butler but remains 11-3 and in […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Butler Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier Butler prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier Butler. The Xavier Musketeers are leading the Big East Conference. They have risen to the top in one short year under head coach Sean Miller, whose return […]

The Providence Friars take on the Xavier Musketeers. Our college basketball odds series has our Providence Xavier prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Providence Xavier. The Providence Friars are pursuing Big East Conference championships in consecutive seasons, which would be a first for the program. Keep in mind that Providence had never won […]

The Xavier Musketeers have had a resurgent season to this point in the first year of Sean Miller’s second tenure at the school, but they were hit with brutal injury news on Tuesday. Zach Freemantle will miss at least a month due to a left foot injury, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Freemantle […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the UConn Huskies. Our college basketball odds series has our Xavier UConn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier UConn. This is a huge game in the Big East for so many reasons. Xavier dealt UConn its first loss of the season and exposed the Huskies’ limitations, setting […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the DePaul Blue Demons. Our college basketball odds series has our Xavier DePaul prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Xavier DePaul. This is a game which seems really straightforward on the surface. Xavier leads the Big East at 7-0 in the conference, while DePaul is next to last […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the St. John’s Red Storm. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier St. John’s prediction and pick. The Xavier Musketeers and St. John’s Red Storm are arguably the two Big East basketball programs with the most pressure on their shoulders heading into the heart of the conference […]

The Seton Hall Pirates take on the Xavier Musketeers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Seton Hall Xavier prediction and pick. The Seton Hall Pirates have begun to really take on the personality of their new head coach. Shaheen Holloway was a very tough college basketball player in his day. He carried […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Georgetown Hoyas. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier Georgetown prediction and pick. The college basketball season is five weeks old. Xavier has had mixed results. The Musketeers have scored wins over three prominent programs — West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Florida — but have lost to […]

Xavier Musketeers head basketball coach Sean Miller was not levied any charges from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) for alleged recruiting violations he faced when he coached at the University of Arizona, according to a Wednesday report from Bleacher Report. Arizona also dodged any sanctions from the IARP ruling stemming from incidents that started […]

The Xavier Musketeers take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Xavier Gonzaga prediction and pick. The college basketball season is off to a rocky start for Gonzaga. Coach Mark Few’s team was wiped out by Texas. The Zags did not take care of the ball in that game […]

The Xavier Musketeers are still trying to deal with life after Chris Mack. Travis Steele has done an admirable job so far, hoping the 2019-20 college basketball season results in him finding a steady footing in the Big East Conference landscape. All of that is talk and conjecture. There’s literally no more reason to wonder […]

For programs like the Xavier Musketeers, every little happening on the recruiting trail matters. The latest falls in that category. Trey Kaufman, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, took a pit stop with the school on Friday evening. This visit, it is certainly worth noting, was unofficial in capacity. He […]

Bryce McGowens, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, will be checked on by the Xavier Musketeers. The Big East Conference program is sending an assistant to see him on Saturday. This information was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers and Rivals grassroots guru Jake […]

Adama Sanogo, a 4-star center in the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has received an offer from Travis Steele and the Xavier Musketeers, according to Andrew Slater of The Athletic. The 6-9 center, who is originally from Mali and now attends St. Patrick School in New York Jersey, continues to rack up offers from top […]

Louisville Cardinals coach Chris Mack is heading into the 2019-20 college basketball season with one of the best group of freshmen in the country. Having left the comfy confines of the Xavier Musketeers for a then-embedded in scandal Louisville program, he’s done a more than stellar since taking over for Rick Pitino. Plenty of it […]

Charles Bediako, a 4-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, has picked up an offer from Travis Steele and Xavier basketball, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-11 center, who is originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, but now attends Andrews Osborne Academy, continues to draw attention on the recruiting trail from top programs around […]

Xavier basketball coach Travis Steele joined us on the Marching to Madness podcast in late September to preview the 2019-20 season for the Musketeers. Some of the topics Steele discussed included: The buzz around the Xavier program entering the 2019-20 season How the Musketeers were able to build chemistry during their summer trip to Spain […]

Chris Mack is going to be without a former top-150 prospect out of the 2017 recruiting class. Jared Ridder announced that he would be leaving the program on the mean streets of Twitter. The school also sent out a release to announce the news. “After much consideration and talking with my family, I have decided […]