#NCAA Tournament

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College basketball fever will be in high gear this week with the start of the NCAA tournament. Here are some places in the Las Vegas Valley where you can enjoy grub and drinks and watch some hoops. Ellis Island 4250 Koval Lane; 702-794-0888 The parties will be in the beer garden, The Front Yard, with an 18-foot TV screen. Tickets start at $125 and…

It took a stunning late comeback and overtime, but Iowa picked up a third straight win on Thursday night. This afternoon, the Hawkeyes (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) will look to make it four straight wins as they host Maryland (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten). This conference clash in Iowa City, which is the final game of today's college basketball schedule, is set for a…

After a tough overtime at UCF on Wednesday, Memphis will look to get back in the win column today as they visit Temple, who sits a surprising third in the American Athletic Conference. This afternoon's matchup between the Owls (10-8, 4-1 American) and Tigers (12-5, 2-2 American) is set for a 3:00 pm tip at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, and…

After a strong start to the new year with an easy win at Northwestern, Ohio State has fallen on hard times, losing three-straight games. Following a heartbreaking loss to Purdue last week, the Buckeyes lost at Maryland last Sunday, and on Thursday were upset by Minnesota, who were winless in Big Ten play entering the game. Now Ohio State will have…

Through four conference games, the Alabama Crimson Tide look like potential national title contenders. Can the Tide handle their business against the rival LSU Tigers at home? Read on for our top LSU vs. Alabama pick. No. 5 Alabama (14-2, 4-0) rolled through the early portion of its conference schedule, and is a legitimate candidate to win the…

The Big Ten is one of the best conferences in college basketball and two teams that have hit small rough patches but still have NCAA Tournament chances will go head-to-head on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+ . The No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers will visit the Indiana Hoosiers and Greg Gard's group is 11-4 and 3-2 in the Big Ten, while Mike Woodson's squad…

college basketball odds series for our Arizona Oregon prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona Oregon. The Oregon Ducks went through this journey one year ago. Head coach Dana Altman tried to find the right roster combinations and the right motivational angles with his team, but he couldn't find something which stuck. Altman has built a…

After road losses at UConn and Xavier, Creighton is back home for a big game this afternoon against #18 Providence, who will be looking to remain undefeated in Big East play. The Bluejays (9-8, 3-3 Big East) and Friars (14-3, 6-0 Big East) are set for a 2:00 pm ET (1:00 pm local time) tip at CHI Health Center Omaha, and it will be the second half…

No. 18 Wisconsin (11-4, 3-2) at Indiana (10-6, 1-4) Tip Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: CBS (Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery, Jay Wright) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 4.5 point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 33 Indiana 71 No. 56 Wisconsin…

Not only are the Mountaineers winless in their last four, but from a betting perspective, they haven't been able to cover the spread in six consecutive contests. At one point, West Virginia looked like a great team to bet ATS, owning a 7-3 record that's now fallen to 7-9. Shooting has been a big issue for Bob Huggins side of late. In their most…

The Utah State Aggies take on the Nevada Wolf Pack. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Utah State Nevada prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Utah State Nevada. Utah State and Nevada carry similar trajectories into this game: Both teams are winning the conference games they are supposed to win, but have not won the…

If it's true that defense wins championships, say hello to the top candidate to win the 2023 men's NCAA tournament: the Tennessee Volunteers. They've never won it all before. Heck, they've never even come close. The Vols have gone to 24 NCAA tournaments with nary a Final Four appearance and only one trip to the Elite Eight (2010). And head coach…

An Atlantic 10 battle is on tap between the VCU Rams and the Dayton Flyers at 9 p.m. ET on Friday at University of Dayton Arena. Both teams are 12-5 and Dayton is 9-0 at home, while VCU is 1-3 on the road. The Flyers are also a perfect 4-0 in the A-10, while the Rams are 3-1. Both programs reached 20 wins last season but failed to earn their way…

On Friday night, the Saint Peter's Peacocks will travel to Connecticut to compete against the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the MAAC competition. Under a new coach and considerable squad upheaval, the Peacocks, who were favorites to win the NCAA Tournament last year, have struggled this year. The Peacocks enter this matchup with a 7-9 overall record and a…

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Even though the college portion of the season is over, football is still dominating the betting market at this juncture of the winter. The large shadow cast by football in terms of betting interest and media coverage, well, that's good news for those wagering on college basketball. The CBB futures board hasn't been picked over by the public yet…

The Utah Utes (12-5) visit the #7 UCLA Bruins (14-2) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 11:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Utah-UCLA prediction, pick, and how to watch. Utah is coming off a 10-point home loss to Oregon but still sits at 5-1 and in second place in the Pac-12. The Utes covered 59% of their…

Tonight's college basketball schedule includes a nationally-televised battle for first place in the Big South, where Longwood (12-5, 4-0 Big South) visits UNC Asheville (11-6, 3-1 Big South). The matchup between the Lancers and Bulldogs is set for a 7:00 pm ET tip at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, and you can catch the action on…

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Minnesota will again look for its first conference win of the season when it visits Ohio State in a Big Ten game at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Value City Arena in Columbus. Minnesota (6-8, 0-3 road, 0-4 Big Ten) lost to Nebraska 81-79 in overtime on Saturday for its second straight defeat and seventh in the last nine games. Ohio State (10-5, 7-1…

Has Georgia surpassed Alabama as the best program in college football?Dan Wolken looks at if Georgia can now be considered the team to beat in college football. Big 12 football has come a long way in 18 months. From possible extinction to viability. From newfound parity to newfound prosperity. And then on a stormy Monday night in Inglewood,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - In most markets the howling about making the NCAA men's basketball tournament begins in March. This isn't most college basketball markets. Never has been. Never will be. The howling about the NCAA Tournament outlook for John Calipari's sagging University of Kentucky team whipped into overdrive Tuesday night. That will…

The Texas A&M Aggies, similar to the No. 20 Missouri Tigers, are both looking to jump into college basketball's elite and Southeastern Conference relevancy. Under fourth-year head coach Buzz Williams, Texas A&M finally forced their way into the conversation last season when the Aggies surged through the latter portion of their schedule en route to…

There are plenty of options and plenty of conferences for bettors to investigate on Wednesday, as we've got more than 60 games on the college hoops card. There are some really good high-major games, but also some top-notch mid-major tilts. There is something for everyone and some good chances to learn about the teams if you haven't been paying a…

College football's era of SEC super teams isn't over yet. Georgia started the 2022 season with a 49-3 victory against Oregon, and the Bulldogs' finished off their perfect record on Monday night with a 65-7 beat down of TCU in the College Football Playoff national championship game. A team from the SEC has now won the last four national…

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The final game on tonight's college basketball schedule is one of the night's most interesting games, as #23 San Diego State (12-3, 3-0 Mountain West) hosts Nevada (14-3, 4-0 Mountain West) in a battle for first place. This mouthwatering Mountain West matchup is set for an 11:00 pm ET (8:00 pm local time) tip, and you can catch all of the action on…

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Virginia and North Carolina are set to renew a storied ACC rivalry as the Tar Heels visit the Cavaliers on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. After beginning the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, UNC stumbled through a four-game losing streak, but have since recovered and come into this matchup having won six of the last seven…

Our best bets and prediction previews continue with a Patriot League showdown between the Colgate Raiders (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) and Army Black Knights (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) on Monday night. Tip-off from Christl Arena in West Point is scheduled for 7:00 pm EST. This is the first of two regular-season meetings between the two schools with Army set to repay…

The long-awaited time is upon us. On January 3, every MAC men's basketball program and their passionate supporters buckled in for a journey to fulfill their hopes and dreams of playing on college basketball's grandest stage, the NCAA tournament. The start of the conference season brings a palpable sense of excitement and optimism to every MAC…

I suspect Houston, Purdue and Kansas will be No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in some order when the Associated Press Top 25 poll updates Monday. That's how the top of the poll should look. Any order is sensible. Me? I have Houston at No. 1, Purdue at No. 2 and Kansas at No. 3 in Monday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball…

It didn't feel like it's been 10 years. For Bria Smith and Antonita Slaughter, it was almost like yesterday when they were part of Louisville women's basketball's magical run to the NCAA Tournament national championship game during the 2012-13 season. Both are married and mothers now but came back to Louisville Sunday as that Cardinals team was…

Colgate (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) is a 6.5-point road favorite over Army in a Patriot League game at 7:00 pm ET, Monday, on the CBS Sports Network. The Raiders have won three games in a row and four of their last six. Army (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) has won four games in a row seven of its last nine behind guard Jalen Rucker, the league's leading returning…

college basketball odds series for our Houston Cincinnati prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston Cincinnati. The college basketball season involves a number of notable plot points, and one of them is if Houston - which gained a No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament - can take the next step and gain a No. 1 seed for the 2023 edition of…

Northwestern (11-3, 2-1) at No. 15 Indiana (10-4, 1-2) Tip Time: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17222), Bloomington, Indiana Television: FS1 (Matt Schumacher, Stephen Bardo) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Point Spread: Indiana is a 6-point favorite KenPom Projected Score: No. 19 Indiana 69 No. 58 Northwestern…

If you're debating which squad is the hottest in college basketball right now, there is no doubt a case could be made for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-4, 11-4 ATS). Thanks to a smothering defense, the Scarlet Knights are riding a five game winning streak that includes delivering number one ranked Purdue it's only loss of the year. On Sunday,…

PROVIDENCE - Ed Cooley appears to have found the sweet spot. Providence College's coach has his men's basketball program humming like never before. The Friars have tasted their fair share of success during his tenure, but this second decade in Cooley's home city finds the ceiling being lifted in real time. Consider the circumstances entering…

The year 2022 ended up being one of the most eventful calendar years for Kansas Athletics that we have seen in a very long time. From a resurgence in the women's basketball program and a national championship in basketball to the accelerated return of the football program to respectability, there were plenty of individual moments along the way that…

Joe Lunardi knew the call was coming. And he knew the topic: Where is Villanova right now as it relates to the 2023 men's NCAA Tournament? Lunardi's normal seed listings on his ESPN brackets during the college basketball season go to 76 teams. The 68 teams in the tournament, plus eight on the outside. For today's subject, Lunardi had to add some…

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…

Missouri and Vanderbilt have generally resided amongst the bottom of the SEC standings in recent years. In 2023, the Tigers have managed to escape, while the Commodores are still looking for a way out in Jerry Stackhouse's fourth season at the helm. Vanderbilt is fresh off a 19-17 season, their best under Stackhouse, but an up-and-down 8-6 start to…

Nobody is giving Western Michigan (4-10, 4-7 ATS) much of a chance when they travel to Ohio to take on the Toledo Rockets (9-5, 6-6 ATS) in Mid-American Conference action on Friday, January 6th. Tipoff for this matchup from Savage Arena will go at 6:30 pm ET with the Broncos looking for their first road win this season. After winning the MAC…

college basketball odds series for our Purdue Ohio State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Ohio State. The Purdue Boilermakers finally lost their first game of the college basketball season this past Monday. They fell to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at home in a very close game, 65-64. It will be interesting to see if Purdue can…

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