#Sweet Sixteen

Tonight's college basketball schedule is understandably light, but there is a notable matchup worth following and betting on as Oral Roberts (13-3) visits New Mexico (14-2) in non-conference action. With the TCU vs Georgia game having the college sports spotlight tonight, there aren't any college basketball games going on between power conference…

After a long, but much-needed 10-day break, the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers return to action on Saturday for their biggest game of the season to date, as the No. 5 Houston Cougars come to town as the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to ever play UVA in Charlottesville. The Cougars will certainly play with fire after a loss to Alabama last…

On Thursday at 7:00 PM PT on ESPNU, No.4 Stanford women's volleyball will take on Houston in the Sweet Sixteen (regional semifinal) of the NCAA tournament. The match will be played at Maples Pavilion as Stanford has home court advantage through the Final Four. The other two teams in the regional semifinal are San Diego and Kentucky. San Diego is…

OXFORD, Miss. -- When the Ole Miss Rebels host the Valparaiso Crusaders for a game of hoops this Saturday in the SJB Pavilion, it will be the first time the two programs have met on the court in over 20 years. The Rebels and Crusaders last played on March 13, 1998, in Oklahoma City for Round 1 of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Ole Miss was the…

To commemorate the 100th season of Arkansas basketball, I took on the task of ranking the top-100 basketball players in program history. It was very much a passion project, and I'm sure there will be plenty of disagreements, but I tried to be as objective as possible while also taking into account stats and accolades from individual players across…

Welcome b-ball aficionados. The Big Ten is feeling pretty good, with a big 6-2 victory in the Gavitt Games, plus some great OOC wins over Kentucky and UCLA last week. Sunday is a pretty packed day, so if your NFL teams is looking rough, read on to find your other options. larry31: St. Louis was favored by 2 pts. KenPom had St. Louis ranked in the…

Two years after a Sweet Sixteen appearance and a year after faltering in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Kansas, Nell Fortner has a new team to work with, one unfamiliar to those who watched Tech the last few seasons. Tech recently was powered by stout defense and interior scoring. Last year, the Jackets reached their program high all…

Providence College is a 13.5-point favorite over Rider in the opening game of the regular season for both teams at Amica Mutual Pavilion at 6:30 pm ET on FS1. The Friars won the Big East regular-season title and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 last season before losing to eventual champion Kansas. Rider was 14-19 last season, 8-12 in the Metro Atlantic…

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…

Sports betting in Iowa has been legal online/on mobile and in retail settings since August 2019. Check out the best betting sites for bettors in the Hawkeye State. It is completely legal to bet on sports in Iowa, with Governor Kim Reynolds signing the approved bills into law in May 2019. This led to the first legal online and retail sportsbooks…

March Madness continues into the Elite Eight, and the surprises continue in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The eight remaining teams have a combined seed total of 47, blowing away the previous Elite Eight high of 40 in both 1990 and 2000. Caesars Sportsbook adds that this is just the second group of regional final games since seeding started in 1979…

The Tribune ranks the best Illinois Sports Betting Sites to use when betting on sports in the Prairie state in 2022. October is a month jam-packed with major sporting events. Starting from the top, the NFL and college football seasons are in full swing. Then, on the 7th the MLB Playoffs get started and will continue through the end of the month. On…

Top bets from Laurie Sainsbury for Saturday It's Cup day at Pakenham on Saturday. Photo: Brett Holburt/Getty Images. Off to Pakenham on Saturday and I'm banking on the track's wide-open spaces benefiting a horse that produced some outstanding closing splits on a much smaller track last start. Tips are listed in AEDT. HIGH'N' DRY (Pakenham) Two runs…