#Brad Underwood

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Each day, one of our experts at bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook,…

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With his squad playing very inconsistently lately, head coach Brad Underwood has employed a tough love approach to his team. Just two weeks ago, Illinois defeated Texas, the 2nd betting favorites in the odds to win the NCAA tournament, in overtime. However, that victory was sandwiched by a five point loss to Maryland and more recently, a 15 point…

What could be the final ranked game of the non-conference schedule before the turn of the calendar year for head coach Chris Beard and No. 2 ranked Texas basketball lies ahead on Dec. 6. Texas will take on head coach Brad Underwood and the No. 17 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini as the men in burnt orange look to continue to stay undefeated to start…

Seven months ago, I sat in the back row of seats in the media room at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and watched E.J. Liddell and Malaki Branham do their best to hold it together and discuss Ohio State's second-round loss to the Villanova Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament. Moments earlier in the locker room, they embraced their concussed teammate…

The Big Ten has a diverse set of 14 head coaches. It has long-tenured coaches who took over for their mentors years ago and have delivered big-time successes. It has former NBA assistants who have made big splashes immediately at their alma maters. It has inexperienced head coaches who have energized their programs, hoping that bigger wins are…

The two most coveted basketball prospects not currently in the NBA will not play NCAA Division I basketball this season. It would have been nice to have Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson in the 2023 NCAA tournament. But being totally honest, hardly anyone has seen those guys and hardly anyone will until next year's NBA summer league. But we've…