#John Calipari

Our next betting picks and prediction preview features a Big 12 battle between two ranked teams in the TCU Horned Frogs (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Longhorns (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) on Wednesday night. Tip-off from Moody Center in Austin, TX, is scheduled for 9:00 pm EST and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. This is the first of two regular-season…

For the Alabama Crimson Tide fans dreading a long football season, we have an update. There are only 227 days until the 2023 college football season begins. That is the current interval until the next, week zero games, which include Hawaii coming to Nashville to play Vandy. Navy and Notre Dame will also play that weekend, in Dublin, Ireland. Seven…

Saturday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2, 2-0 SEC; Kenpom: 8; T-Rank: 9; NET: 8) plays host to the Kentucky Wildcats (10-4, 1-1 SEC; Kenpom: 16; T-Rank: 35; NET: 36) in a game that matters significantly more to the'Cats than it does the Tide - in January. Quite the sentence to type out on this Friday morning, but it's true. Such is life…

We've got almost nothing but conference play on the Tuesday card. Saint Mary's and North Carolina Central play lower-division opponents, but the 21 games with all Division I teams are all conference clashes. It's that time of year. Save for some showcase games, it will be nothing but conference play the rest of the way. Personnel changes and…

One of college basketball's fiercest rivalries is set for Saturday as No. 20 Kentucky and Louisville square off on CBS in a battle between two squads dealing with their share of struggles. It's been a nightmare start to Kenny Payne's coaching tenure at Louisville as the Cardinals enter just 2-11. But a win over the Kentucky would cover a multitude…

Here's a rare case where maybe stranger things haven't happened. In the modern history of the Louisville-Kentucky basketball rivalry - everything since 1983's NCAA tournament "Dream Game" - there hasn't been one quite like the Cardinals and Wildcats will stage Saturday. The Cards are 2-11. And that more than anything Kentucky has done figures to…

The Kentucky Wildcats take on the Missouri Tigers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Kentucky Missouri prediction and pick. The Kentucky Wildcats are in real trouble. If you follow college basketball fairly closely and keep up with the sport every year, you have probably seen the shocking statistic at some point over the past few…

Arkansas closed the chapter on its first part of the season, capping off the non-conference portion of the schedule (aside from Baylor) with a win over UNC Asheville to finish 11-1. The Razorbacks are in a great spot moving forward, as their NCAA Tournament resume and metrics are all very highly ranked. With the uncertainty of the roster situation…

The Bruins' road trip will come to an end at the CBS Sports Classic in New York on Saturday, giving them a chance to solidify their resurgence with a win over the Wildcats. WHO: UCLA vs. Kentucky DATE: Saturday, Dec. 17 TIME: 2:15 p.m. PT LOCATION: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY TV: CBS - Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bill Raftery…

Two of men's college basketball's most storied programs tip off in the Champions Classic for the first time since 2019. Michigan State and Kentucky are familiar with one another on this stage. Tuesday at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse marks the fourth time the Spartans and Wildcats meet in the Champions Classic, though it will be the first meeting…

College basketball season is starting to heat up and fans of the sport are in for a massive treat this Tuesday evening. The State Farm Champions Classic will air live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight on ESPN, featuring a pair of high-stakes matchups between four blue blood programs with championship aspirations. Before…

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The No. 25 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team is set to take on the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats as part of the Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. The annual event pitting four of the top college basketball programs against one another each season is in its second decade now, held every year since 2011. It is currently…

No need to stop and take a shower for this year's 50 things to know about the college basketball season. We don't care how dirty you are. Duke has a new coach, Jay Wright has a new job, and find out why they're giving out boxing lessons in Arizona. North Carolina is the No. 1 team, but there's plenty of parity and uncertainty out there which only…

The fields are set for the 39th Breeders' Cup, with 14 championship races featuring the best horses from the U.S. and around the world to be run Friday-Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. All of the races offer purses of at least $1 million, with undefeated Flightline the overwhelming 3-5 favorite in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic, the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 2022-23 college basketball season tips off tonight, with reigning Wooden Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe headlining a group of three returning big men who are the favorites to win the award. Drew Timme+700 Armando Bacot+850 Oscar Tshiebwe+950 Marcus Sasser+1600 Caleb Love+1800 Jaime Jaquez Jr. +2800 Trayce Jackson-Davis+2800 Nick…

The No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Howard Bison on Monday at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats are expected to be without Oscar Tshiebwe (knee) against the Bison. Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game last season and John Calipari said he "would be stunned if he played Monday." The game from Rupp Arena is scheduled to tip off at…

The NCAA men's college basketball season is just days away and while we may be a ways away from March, it's never a bad idea to have an eye towards the future. We'll take a look at who has the best odds to advance through March Madness and make it to the Final Four. Despite this being a new year, we may see many of the same teams from last March as…

As the calendar flips to November and the leaves begin to fall, bettors find the start of NCAA basketball just days away. Despite losing a ton of talent, oddsmakers now have Gonzaga (+900) listed as the favorites to win the 2023 national championship in Mark Few's 24th season at Spokane. Gonzaga is closely followed by a loaded Houston (+1000)…

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…

At this point in the college football season, trends start to emerge and the storylines for the year become clear. There's been no 2022 college football surprise story more bizarre and interesting to watch so far than the collective emergence of traditional "basketball schools" on the gridiron. Syracuse, Duke, UCLA and Kansas would be a pretty…

DeMarcus Cousins is arguably the best free agent available. Although, leading into the 2022-23 season, NBA teams are not interested in signing the 11-year veteran. The four-time All-Star last played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2021-22 season. In 31 appearances, Cousins averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Plus, he shot 46%…

It's time to settle some SEC offseason coaching feuds in week six of the college football season. This week also brings a battle of churches in all places, Las Vegas; a Wednesday night game; Jim Carrey sequels; and a first for ESPN's College Gameday. For new readers, this is how the guide works. The game, time, and channel will be listed. Time is…

Ames, Iowa is about 225 miles from Lincoln, Nebraska. Could that be the next move for Iowa State coach Matt Campbell? With the Huskers having fired Coach Scott Frost following a humiliating home loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday, Campbell is the early frontrunner to be his full-time replacement via SportsLine oddsmakers - although nothing surely…

While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: Some bark from Sark. Texas' Steve Sarkisian is getting feistier by the minute, which is fine. He was a little Nick Sabanish on Monday when he was asked which quarterback was taking first-team snaps and he answered, "That's for me." It's the first time he hasn't been more candid about…

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is the+400 favorite to replace Frost, and it makes quite a bit of sense. Campbell has led Iowa State to perhaps its most sustained run of success in program history. The Cyclones are 44-34 in seven seasons since he arrived from Toledo in 2016 and have played in five consecutive bowl games. He is beloved in Ames for…

This week's edition takes us to Bourbon country, where an always-talented Kentucky squad looks to redeem itself after a monumental upset loss at the hands of Saint Peter's, one of the most memorable underdogs in NCAA Tournament history. While the viewing public fawned over the Peacocks' miraculous run to the Elite Eight, Big Blue could only stew at…

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