#Phil Knight Invitational

A pair of red-hot teams square off when the Michigan State Spartans take on the No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers in a key Big Ten battle on Tuesday. The Spartans (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten), who are tied with three other teams including Wisconsin for second-place in the conference, have won six games in a row. The Badgers (11-3, 3-1), who are 6-1 on their home…

The second-ranked Connecticut Huskies and the No. 22 Xavier Musketeers look to stay unbeaten in Big East play when they clash at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati on Saturday. The Huskies (14-0) are 3-0 in league play after outlasting Villanova 74-66 on Wednesday at home. The Musketeers (11-3) won their seventh in a row on Wednesday with an 84-79…

Bleacher Report or to read this article on BleacherReport.com, . (B/R) - While NBA scouts build their feel for the main 2023 NBA draft prospects, new ones have started to emerge onto watchlists. We've also seen a pair of top-10 prospects make their debuts after starting the season on the shelf. The past few weeks have ultimately been huge for NBA…

Teams looking to get back to their winning form meet when the Michigan State Spartans take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in a key Big Ten Conference matchup on Wednesday night. The Spartans (5-4, 0-1), who have lost two in a row, opened up Big Ten play on Sunday with a 70-63 home loss to Northwestern. The Nittany Lions (6-2, 0-0), who dropped a…

North Dakota State isn't in good form. The Bison have struggled to start the season and are hoping to take a step forward against a solid Portland team. What that will require is a better all-around performance from the Bison, who has lost four straight games. Anyone looking to make North Dakota State vs Portland Best bets will need to weigh the…

A heavyweight battle between two of the AP poll's top seven teams in the country headlines an intriguing late-week college basketball slate. We have highlighted the odds, movements, and our college basketball picks and best bets for Thursday. The ACC/Big Ten Challenge has dominated the headlines for most of the week, but today the Big East and Big…

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2) and the No. 8 Connecticut Huskies (8-0) meet on Thursday night as part of the 2022 Big 12-Big East Battle. The Cowboys head into this game on a three-game win streak. On Nov. 27, they knocked off Prairie View A&M 78-53. Meanwhile, UConn is unbeaten this season. The Huskies defeated Iowa State 71-53 on Sunday in the…

College basketball has some thrillingmatchups on Wednesday's slate, with many of the sport's blue bloods in action.We have highlighted the odds, movements, and our college basketball best betsfor Wednesday. TheACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups highlight the college basketball slate for thethird consecutive day. We have two mouth-watering matchups on…

TV Schedule: Wednesday, November 30th, 9:15pm EST. ESPN 2. Arena: Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana Michigan State (5-2) travels to Notre Dame on Wednesday night as part of the yearly challenge between the ACC and the Big Ten Conference. Sadly this will be the last year of this event between the two well-respected conferences as it was announced…

True to tradition, Thanksgiving week in college basketball meant it was holiday tournament time. In the Phil Knight Invitational and Phil Knight Legacy tournaments, that meant a lot of opportunities for underdog bettors. Those who were too focused on team rankings probably didn't fare so well. Alabama (2-1) Going 2-1 on a tournament weekend is not…

Sunday was a roller-coaster ride in the Tuley's Takes home office, highlighted of course by following my Best Bets on the NFL Week 12 schedule. We ended up losing our stated Best Bet on the Texans+14 at the Dolphins, which we also used in VSiN's BetsGiving handicapping contest along with Under 47 in the same game. The side looked like a horrible…

UConn men's basketball has started the season off on a tear, winning each of its seven matchups by 15 points or more, even against increasingly high-quality competition. Beating Oregon (in the state of Oregon) by 24 and No. 18 Alabama by 15 to begin the Phil Knight Invitational has UConn fans completely re-evaluating their ceiling for this year's…

The championship matchups in the two Phil Knight brackets provide a nice diversion for those who need a respite from NFL betting. We have highlighted the odds, movements, and our college basketball picks and best bets for Sunday. Duke vs. Purdue in the Phil Knight Legacy and Iowa State vs. UConn in the Phil Knight Invitational was not exactly the…

The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1) and the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1) square off in the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels are looking to rebound after being stunned on Friday. North Carolina lost to Iowa State 70-65. Likewise, Alabama dropped its last matchup. On Nov. 25, UConn topped the Crimson Tide…

Thanksgiving week has long been synonymous with football. But in recent years, college basketball junkies have gotten their fix thanks to ESPN's made-for-TV "Feast Week". From The Bahamas to the Cayman Islands to Maui and all points in between, dozens of college basketball teams will compete this week in holiday tournaments across North…

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…

Going back to 2021, Sparty had suffered their first losing record in the conference under Tom Izzo. Things didn't meaningfully improve in 2022. After a a promising start, they waded though an inconsistent 11-9 B1G season, then flamed out in the second round of the tourney against Duke. Not a memorable season or pair of seasons, given MSU's…

The UConn men's basketball program released its 2022-23 schedule late last week. Here's a game-by-game breakdown of the Huskies' slate: Monday, Nov. 7 vs. Stonehill, 7:30 p.m. at XL Center (FS1/Fox Sports app) Ex-Xavier High star Jackson Benigni, Waterbury's Shamir Johnson come to town as Skyhawks transition from D-II to D-I. Friday Nov. 11 vs.…