2023 MAAC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 MAAC tournament looks to have a winner before the tournament starts. There is a clear cut favorite that is way above the level that this conference is offering. However, there is some value h...
2023 WAC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 WAC tournament is completely up for grabs here. There is no clear-cut favorite, but there are two teams that look to be a tier above the rest. However, in this conference, anybody can beat ea...
Steven Crowl is Turning Into Frank Kaminsky and Nobody is Talking About It
Last Night, Steven Crowl added another impressive performance to his game log this season. Crowl, the junior forward, put up 21 points and 11 rebounds, his 2nd game with 20 and 10 on the season. While...
NBA Bet of the Night: 10/26/2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. Yesterday was just a ba...
NBA Bet of the Night: 10/24/2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. Yesterday, we bypassed ...
The Badger Basketball Brief: 12/28-1/3
Happy Holidays everyone! Whether or not you got what you wanted for the holiday season, Badger basketball gave you a gift with a HUGE win on Christmas Day! Last Week Beat Nebraska 67-53 If you donR...
The Decision: Picking My NBA Team
The decision is here. They’re saying that this is the most anticipated decision since Lebron took his talents to South Beach. I know that the approximately three people who have read these artic...
The Badger Basketball Report: 12/14-12/20
After a slow week last week due to COVID protocols, Badger basketball looks forward to a busy week. Last Week There was only one game for Badger basketball last week, but it was a VERY important one. ...
Opening My NBA Recruitment: Part 1
The NBA is obviously one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world. Not just for the game, but also for the off-court storylines, crazy player movement, and the social media foll...
One Reason To Root For Every Team In The NBA Restart: Ranked Least Compelling to Most
Basketball is back! This week has been nothing short of therapeutic for me. Having different live sporting events on different TV sets at the same time is an experience I haven’t had in nearly 5...
Week 19 AP Poll: Kansas Jumps to #1
In the Week 19 AP Poll, the Kansas Jayhawks have jumped to the number one spot. After defeating Baylor in a top five matchup Saturday, Bill Self and Co. are hitting their stride. Whether Kansas would ...
Successful Year for the Hawkeyes?
Coming in to the 2018-2019 season, I was cautiously optimistic. But why only cautiously optimistic? Simply put, this was a team that had been abysmal in the previous season. They didn’t just mis...
Conference Tournament Central: March 13th
Ahhh, a new day with a CRAP LOAD of new tournaments starting today and tomorrow. We had 4 conference championships that were controllable, we went 2-2 in those games. Gonzaga getting held to 47 points...
The Buzzer-Beater, First Edition: Kentucky is the Real Deal
Welcome to the first edition of the sophomore year of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This past weekend, I was in Tuscaloo...
Super Saturday at the Garden
The B1G will be taking over Madison Square Garden for a Super Saturday basketball-hockey doubleheader. At noon EST, Maryland and Illinois will tip off at center court to open the day. The primetime ev...
Woj uses his thesaurus to dominate Draft Night
The best part of every NBA draft is the leaked picks on Twitter. Before every pick officially leaves Adam Silver’s kinda creepy looking lips, the NBA world is already aware of who is going where...
The Kendall Jenner Basketball Curse
With the recent news that Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons are dating, I thought to myself how bad of a move it must be to date anyone who has ever appeared on the television show Keeping up with the Ka...
IU’s Juwan Morgan declares for draft…but what does that really mean?
This morning, Juwan Morgan officially declared for the 2018 NBA draft without hiring an agent. As an Indiana fan, my very first reaction to seeing this news frightened me, but it’s not as bad as it ...
Kansas State’s Amaad Wainright arrested
Kansas State university has indefinitely suspended Junior guard Amaad Wainright for a violation of the athletic department’s policy, presumably the part where it says “don’t get arre...
Selection Sunday Drinking Game
Let’s be honest: nothing goes together better then drinking and sports. So in preparation for the biggest sporting event of the year, why would we not make it even more enjoyable by making it in...
Who’s In and Who’s Out?
With all the craziness surrounding college basketball these last few weeks, it has been hard to follow what has been going on with every team and every conference that has March aspirations. Every day...
Rutgers Reconfirms I Am The Smartest Person I Know
November 10, 2017: I inform the world that Rutgers will be a dominant force in basketball this season. People thought it was an outlandish joke simply to support my Knights. If you read the article th...
The Underdogs of College Basketball: Texas Tech
The Texas Tech Men’s Basketball team kicked off the season starting 6-0. After their first loss first to Seton Hall, the Red Raiders shocked the nation to then go 14-1, the best starting record ...
Best Power Five Basketball Programs of All Time
The Kansas Jayhawks have just made history, by winning 14 straight Big 12 conference championships, overcoming UCLA’s 1967-1969 streak that made history and seemed unbeatable, until Saturday, Fe...
The Buzzer-Beater, Third Edition: Who Do You Trust?
Welcome to the third edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you from beautiful Hattiesb...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume IV
Another late week, for which we apologize. I’m in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Alabama softball’s appearance in the Black and Gold Tournament at Southern Miss. My travels did, however, r...
Arizona State vs. Arizona Men’s Basketball Preview
Bobby Hurley and his Sun Devils are looking for revenge against Sean Miller’s Wildcats. The Wildcats beat the Sun Devils in the first game of conference play over 6 weeks ago. This time, the Wildcat...
Life on the Bubble
I’m not sure about you all, but I think this college basketball season is going by too fast. Part of that may be that the upsets started early and happened often and all the changes in the pol...
Why This is Cincinnati’s Year
To outside viewers, seeing the Cincinnati Bearcats in the top 10 brings up two things: 1) memories of the old Huggins teams that were consistently ranked in the late 90’s and early 2000’s ...
Who’s going to win the Big 12?
We’re approximately halfway through the NCAA regular season and most Power 5 conferences look like they have a solid projected regular season champion. For instance, Virginia is looking like the fav...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume I
For most of the editions of The Hangover that I published during football season, a mysterious figure named Joey Freshwater, a Crimson Tide fan from Eutaw, Alabama, provided his commentary on that wee...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 1/26/2018
Season Record: 15-11-1 Buffalo (-7.5) @ Ohio 6:30 pm EST CJ Massinburg and the Buffalo Bulls roll into the Convocation Center for a MAC battle tonight against Ohio. A tale of two programs going in d...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3 1/25/2018
Season Record: 14-9-1 The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college ...
Tennessee Set to Face Cuonzo Martin, Mizzou
Number 21 Tennessee rolls into Columbia, Missouri riding a three-game win streak. Two weeks ago, however, Vol fans may have been wondering what happened to the team they were so fond of before confer...
Let’s Give Some Love to the Little Guy
This season seems like it is being dominated by standout freshman and stars in the power conferences. The likes of Trae Young, Marvin Bagley, and DeAndre Ayton have been in the headlines with MVP perf...
Vols Look to Bounce Back Against Kentucky
Tennessee (9-4, 0-2 SEC) has a chance to stop the bleeding Saturday night as the Vols host 17th-ranked Kentucky (12-2, 2-0 SEC). Vols fans may be ready to pull the plug on a promising season after a ...
Let’s Talk About The AP Poll
In case you were unaware, I have been involved in the “War on the AP Poll” for about a year now. Every week during basketball season I post an article titled Cracking the Code that talks a...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 12/12/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 12/3/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/29/2017
The Pull-Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 2
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com Welcome back for the 2017-2018 edition of Cracking the Code! Here’s a little background on the article (or to my loyal followers, a r...
Alabama Almost Beats Minnesota With Only 3 Players
In a matchup of top 25 hoops teams, Alabama found themselves in a precarious situation today. With about 13:40 left on the clock in the second half and Alabama just trimming the lead to seven, the who...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/22/2017
The Pull Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
College Basketball Pull-Up 3: 11/21/2017
The Pull Up 3 is a daily blog of 3 college basketball games that I believe you could exploit and make some cash on. Check in every day for your picks of the day’s best college hoops action. Season...
UNC Looks to Repeat Amid Frontcourt Concerns
It was expected that this season for the Tar Heels would turn out much like 2006 and 2010 in that it would be a rebuilding year. After back-to-back title game appearances and being crowned last year&#...
Big Ten Hoops: PREVIEW SZN AND MEDIA DAY THOUGHTS PART 1
The time is here. The temperature is starting to get cold, cuffing season is upon us, and college basketball is oh so close. We still have about three weeks or so until preview season is wrapped up an...
Marvin Bagley III just turned the nation on its head
At this point, the nation is used to certain schools having recruiting classes that are offensive. Duke is one of those schools, and this season they outdid themselves. Late last night, Marvin Bagley ...
PAC-12 Fanboy: Oregon
What is up with this tournament, to be honest, I don’t know. So as I am the resident Pac-12 fanboy on this site (Bill Walton is my God), I figure to tell you WHY you should root fo...
UNC Sweet Sixteen Preview
After barely getting by the Razorbacks of Arkansas in the Round of 32, the Tar Heels head to Memphis for the Sweet Sixteen, just two games away from another Final Four berth. First though, they...
Tennessee: Upset Capital of the World?
While the pride and joy of the state Volunteers are not in the field of 68, there are three other teams representing the Volunteer State proudly in the Big Dance. None of these three teams are the hig...
Year of the Repeat?
Not since Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators ten years ago has anyone repeated as NCAA champion. I think that could change this year with Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. Now it won’t be eas...
UNC Wilmington Could Provide an Early Upset at the Big Dance
A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you’re momentum’s going, that’s when people really want to get to know about you. -Dav...
Cracking the Poll: AP Poll Week 17
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com To many people, the AP Poll is the definitive answer to who the best teams in college sports are. They also see the small little...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 20th
This was quite the week in the best conference in college basketball. First off, RIP to Buzz Williams’ shirt. The most surprising news came when Mark Gottfried became Mark Got-fired after a 24-p...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 15
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com To many people, the AP Poll is the definitive answer to who the best teams in college sports are. They also see the small little...
Big 12 Weekly Shootout: February 13
Hey guys, this is the first article of the new series I’m starting up. Friends Cody Goggin and Frank Fanelli already do weekly articles about ACC and Big Ten basketball, respectively, so I now a...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 13th
The Top 5 1. North Carolina 21-5 (9-3) Thought for sure that this would be the week I’d knock Carolina down, but still not so. Falling in a close game on the road against Duke doesn’t change my op...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 14
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com To many people, the AP Poll is the definitive answer to who the best teams in college sports are. They also see the small little...
Locks of the Week- February 4th
Record to Date: 9-6 After a very rough week last week, I’ll be looking to get back on track as we head towards tourney time. Georgia Tech (+9.5) at Wake Forest On paper these teams hav...
ACC Weekly Roundup: January 30th
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 19-4 (7-2) This feels so wrong and I’ll probably get accused of playing favorites for doing this, but I don’t care if you like it or not. Miami is a tough place to ...
Locks of Week: January 28th
Year-To-Date: 8-2 #17 Duke (-4) at Wake Forest For the second week in a row, it pains me to say as a UNC fan, I must take Duke. You hear what Coach K is doing? Taking away their locker r...
Best Rivalries in College Basketball
Rivalries and college basketball go together like Natty’s and frat parties. There is no denying that any rivalry game, no matter how big or small the teams are, always brings out the best...
ACC Weekly Roundup: January 23rd
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 18-3 (6-1) The Tar Heels will likely remain atop this list for the next few weeks, barring a major upset. They don’t play another ranked team until February 3rd. This...
Transfers: The New One and Done
The college sports transfer. A phrase that brings up much controversy to college sport fans everywhere due to the rules surrounding them. When players are forced to sit out a year after transfe...
ACC Weekly Roundup (January 16th)
The Top 5 North Carolina: 16-3 (4-1) Despite a random stinker against Georgia Tech, I believe UNC is the team to beat in the ACC right now (until Duke gets going at least). The Heels were able to pull...
Mid-Season Conference Report
Welcome. Now that football season is over, a lot of fans will be turning their full attention to the college basketball season. The problem is, they’ve already missed out on half the season or h...
Future Bracket Busters
Every year in March, some team you’ve never heard of will end up busting your bracket. That is why I plan on keeping you updated throughout the year on what teams are good among the mid-majors and p...
