2023 Military Bowl Preview | Tulane vs Virginia Tech
The 2023 Military Bowl is taking place in Annapolis, Maryland, with the battle of the ACC and the AAC headlining the game at Navy-Marines Corps Memorial Stadium. The 6-6 Virginia Tech Hokies take on t...
Owens: Instant Reaction to Jim Boeheim’s retirement
It was time. In fact, it’s been time for a few years now. But today the news is officially official: Jim Boeheim will no longer be the head coach for the Syracuse men’s basketball team. In...
2023 ACC Tournament Predictions
The 2023 ACC tournament has got the potential to see the most upsets in all of the conference tournaments that will be played this year. There are no really good ACC teams, as the majority of the team...
Duke vs. NC State | CBB Prediction 1/4/23
Tonight we’ve got an ACC battle that is taking place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina. The matchup is between the Duke Blue Devils and the NC State Wolfpack. Duke comes into this winni...
12/17 Lukey Locks #FadeThePublic Bet(s) of the Day
I come to you today having been handed a slice of humble pie. I now sit at 1-4 on the year since I started posting picks. It has become clear to me that when I actually post my picks, they don’t...
NCAAB Preseason Top 25 Breakdown
Ladies and gentleman, we have finally arrived to the best time of the year: college basketball season! After the release of the Associated Press’ Preseason Top 25, we are inching ever so close t...
Mark Williams Will be a Huge Steal in the 2022 NBA Draft
The Most Underrated Blue Devil in the Draft With the NBA draft lottery now complete and the draft itself just over a month-away, NBA franchises around the league are digging deep into the profiles of ...
March Madness: The #10 Seeds Could Sweep the #7 Seeds
The History of the 10-7 Matchup and 2022 Preview In the first round of March Madness, #7 seeds have fared pretty well against the #10 seeds they meet in the first round. The #7 seeds currently enter t...
Pre-March Madness: 4 Projected Double-Digit Seeds Who Could Bust Brackets
Everyone Loves an Underdog in March With just under a month until 2022 NCAA Selection Sunday, the madness is almost here. Bracketology has begun, Joe Lunardi is beginning to stress out college program...
The All-Duke Blue Devils NBA Dream Team
The History of Duke Players and the NBA There have been 91 players to see the floor in the NBA/ABA coming from Duke University. Of those players, 24 of them are still active players in the NBA. There ...
The 15 Names That Will Shape the 2021-22 College Basketball Season
College. Basketball. Is. Back. Tonight, a new season tips off in college hoops, and quests for the Final Four officially begin. The Champions Classic is obviously the headliner, as Kansas, Michigan St...
Week 2 NFL Preview: Picks and MVP Race Update!
Welcome back to another week of football. Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season gave us a little bit of everything. We saw some teams rise to the occasion and surprise us, while others (cough cough… the...
NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Draft Day Edition
The big day has finally arrived! Tonight, the NBA welcomes a new crop of young players into the league. Dreams will be realized and franchises will be given hope for seasons to come. I’ve always...
2021 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and as we get deeper into the tournament, the draft picture will start to look more and more clear. For fans of teams that didn’t make the playoffs, the draft...
UNC to Hire Hubert Davis as New Head Coach
One of college basketball’s most prominent jobs was filled this past Monday Afternoon (April 5th) . North Carolina’s Board of Trustees met to approve the hire of assistant coach Hubert Dav...
March Madness Round of 64: The All-Upset Team
Upsets Galore Tonight ended in dramatic and fitting fashion with #14 seeded Abilene Christian shocking the Texas Longhorns in a 53-52 upset, forcing them to commit 23 turnovers and holding them to the...
ACC Basketball 2020-2021: A Season to Forget
Is 2021 the lowest point in ACC basketball history? Just one day into the round of 64, the Atlantic Coast Conference has gone from 7 teams in the dance, already down to 3. With Virginia Tech, Georgia ...
2021 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview
The 2021 Midwest Region may just be the most interesting region in March Madness this year. Headlined by Illinois, the region also contains several teams that could be on fraud watch (i.e. Houston, We...
BigHoppa’s Bracket Madness
I love March. I love college basketball. I love brackets. You could give me a bracket of the worst smells ever and I’d gladly participate. If you know me, you know I love sports. However, I do n...
March Madness Bracketology: Two Underdogs, A Major Upset, and A Cinderella
The time has come yet again to fill out brackets and personalize them like a beautiful painting with your own upsets, underdogs, and Cinderellas… Only to then regret them in hindsight after watching...
2021 ACC Tournament Preview
While this may not be the ACC of years past, the five day tournament in Greensboro to end the season is always entertaining. With usual powerhouses Duke and UNC struggling, the field seems as wide-ope...
Ten Hypothetical “30 For 30s” We Want to Watch
Nothing dominates the sports documentary landscape quite like ESPN’s “30 for 30” series. Since their debut in 2009, these looks at memorable moments in sports history have captivated...
Syracuse basketball survives vs. Bryant
In 2008, Bryant basketball began its transition to the Divison I level after having big success at the Division II level. Now, they were just one point away from upsetting Syracuse as both teams playe...
ACC/B1G Challenge: Key Matchups Part 2
It’s come time to look at the second half of the December 8th slate of the ACC/B1G Challenge. We now dive into the unranked matchups that come with this challenge. Syracuse vs. #24 Rutgers: Leng...
ACC/B1G Challenge Key Matchups: Part 1
Take all of what is to come with a grain of salt. With these games scheduled to take place December 8th and 9th. There is a ton of time for cancellations, I pray there aren’t any, injuries, and ...
5-Star PF Pablo Banchero Commits to Duke
Five-star power forward Paolo Banchero committed to Duke on Thursday, bringing a much-needed breath of hope to the Blue Devils Banchero, the third-best 2021 recruit in the 247Sports Composite, becomes...
Top Combo Guard Jalen Warley Bolsters Florida State’s 2021 Class
Five-star guard Jalen Warley committed to Leonard Hamilton and Florida State on Sunday. He joins other top-50 recruits Bryce McGowens, John Butler and Matthew Cleveland as the foundation for the Semin...
Top 2021 Guard Matthew Cleveland Commits to Florida State
Four-star shooting guard Matthew Cleveland committed to Florida State on Tuesday, about three weeks after including the Seminoles on his list of five finalists Cleveland announced on June 29 that Leon...
Beyond the Shining Moment: Clayton Custer’s College Journey
When college basketball fans hear the name Clayton Custer, the 2018 NCAA Tournament typically comes to mind. Custer and his Loyola Chicago Rambler’s late game heroics became the talk of March af...
NCAA Tournament To Be Played Without Fans Due to COVID-19
The Impact of COVID-19 (Corona Virus,) has hit this year’s March Madness tournament as the NCAA will be limiting attendance to tournament games. This announcement covers both the Men’s and...
2020 ACC Tournament Preview
2020 ACC Tournament Bracket Favorite to win: Florida State (+175) Leonard Hamilton deservedly was announced as ACC Coach of the Year today and he has his Seminoles ready for battle in the 2020 ACC Tou...
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 ...
College basketball needs Zion
Zion Williamson did the unthinkable in his lone year in college. He made everyone actually pull for Duke. He’s the most must-see TV college basketball player of my lifetime and dominated the con...
Florida State Basketball: No. 8 in Must-Win vs. NC State
Florida State basketball was ranked No. 8 in this week’s AP poll, but it must show up for its game against NC State on Saturday. Sure, win or lose, the Seminoles are going to be in the NCAA tour...
No. 6 Duke Upset at NC State
On Wednesday night we had a bit of shocker as we saw Duke upset at NC State. The Duke Blue Devils, who are now 23-4 (12-3) lost in Raleigh to an unranked Wolfpack squad by 22. That is correct, TWENTY ...
ACC Supports Transfer Rules, Opens Door for NCAA
The Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) announced on Monday its support to allow student-athletes in all sports to transfer once without having to sit out a year of competition, joining the Big Ten̵...
Bet Against Us: February 17th, 2020
I own a career 5-14 record in online sports betting. I’m not good. I don’t claim otherwise. Don’t follow my betting advice. I did not know how to place a parlay bet until today. Knew...
New AP Poll drops, mid-majors continue to dominate
This morning, a new AP Top 25 poll dropped for men’s hoops. With that being said, I broke down some of the biggest risers and fallers in terms of conferences and tournament implications. Mid-maj...
Five must-watch Top 25 games on Feb. 15
College hoops are rapidly winding down as we are just a few weeks away from conference tournaments beginning and tickets to March Madness being punched. Just typing out that sentence gave me goosebump...
Why Tuesday’s game vs. NC State is the biggest of the season for Syracuse basketball
The title of this article is pretty straightforward. While a Tuesday night home game against unranked NC State may not seem that important for Syracuse fans, I’d argue it is the biggest game of ...
The Value of Having Parity in College Hoops
Gonzaga has been the AP No. 1 team in men’s college basketball for each of the past four weeks, marking the longest tenure anyone has maintained in the top position this season. Whether the stre...
Syracuse, Georgetown renew rivalry
This Saturday, Syracuse travels to Georgetown to take on the Hoyas in the 95th meeting between the two old Big East rivals. The Orange lead the all-time series with a 51-43 record, including a 72-71 w...
Syracuse basketball presented with a huge opportunity in NYC
After an ugly 48-34 opening night loss to then No. 11 Virginia, Syracuse basketball was swept under the rug a little bit. But after four straight wins, the Orange enter Wednesday night with a chance t...
ACC/B1G Challenge Preview
It’s June 12th and we are now in that space of the year where there isn’t exactly a lot going on in the sports world. As tweeted out by Jon Rothstein last week, the entire college basketba...
UNC Basketball: Early Overview
The college basketball offseason is upon us. This is the time where college stars get drafted, rosters overturn, and fans like us anxiously await for October. Over the past few weeks there have been a...
Virginia-Texas Tech: By the Numbers
The 2019 NCAA Tournament has been one of the more interesting in recent memory. It didn’t feature many upsets, but it did feature Texas Tech and Auburn both reaching their first Final Four appea...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Staying on Top
After a 3-1 day yesterday I feel really good going into this weekend. Duke is living on a prayer right now and that was the only loss of the day. We’re gonna keep marching into this weekend for anot...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Back on the Saddle
After yesterday’s terrible performances, I took a pretty big loss. This game isn’t for the weak. If you’re not able to handle a loss, then you might as well get out of the game now. Today and th...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Sweet Surrender edition
We are finally back and I cannot wait to make more money tonight. I am going to give you all 4 plays for tonight and for the rest of the tournament I’ll give you all of my college basketball bet...
Tony Bennett, Virginia are ready to put their past behind them
Over the past five seasons, Virginia has produced no national titles and no Final Fours. They have three Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance, coming in 2016. Heading into this year’s S...
Duke Survives Scare
Analysis Survive and advance. The Duke Blue Devils took the phrase to a whole new level on Sunday afternoon in Columbia, South Carolina. The No. 1 overall seed survived against ninth seeded UCF, who w...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Closing Sunday
After a really bad Night Shift I hope you guys were able to bounce back. Today is the most important day of the week, if you’re up then payday from the bookie is today if you’re down then this is ...
March Madness: What We Learned on Day 1
Day 1 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament is over and done, and plenty of compelling story-lines are already beginning to unfold. Here are three of the major takeaways from Day 1 that fans should keep in mind...
Syracuse Basketball Season Review
Syracuse’s season ended last night after a 78-69 loss to Baylor. Earlier in the week, I basically guaranteed an Orange victory. Baylor had lost four straight entering Thursday’s game and was witho...
FSU: The School Who Couldn’t Cover
If you were like me and had Florida State at -9, I’m so sorry. As some may have seen, FSU ended up winning 76-69, a 7 point victory that broke hearts across the nation. Never would I ever wish a...
Get Rich or Die Trying: March Madness Day 1
March Madness: the most exciting time of the year for most gamblers. With nonstop action for 4 straight days it can be your best friend or your worst enemy. That’s why I’m here, I’m here to help...
Bad News: Your Team Is On Upset Alert
Before you call me an idiot, remember I said your team is on “upset alert” not “your team will be upset”. If you want to call me an idiot for that, then that’s your choic...
4 Teams that Could Make or Break your Bracket
Some teams look like they have Final Four potential, and then lose in the first round. Other teams are expected to have an early exit, and then make a deep run. Choose wisely when picking these teams ...
Upstate New York Headed Out West
As the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket was announced, both Buffalo and Syracuse had to wait sometime before finally hearing their names called. In the end, both upstate New York squads were selected to t...
Syracuse-Duke Round 3 Preview: By the Numbers
Syracuse and Duke will meet for the 3rd time this season in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament tonight. The teams have split the season series 1-1 thus far, each taking a game on the other’s ho...
No, Clemson shouldn’t be in the NCAA tournament
After scoring just 16 points in the second half and losing to NC State in their first ACC Tournament game, the Clemson Tigers sit firmly on the bubble. This loss came after holding a 16-point lead at ...
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...
Put me in Buzz
Coach Buzz Williams posted a video today, and my god I was willing to drive to VA Tech, ready to run through a wall for that man. If you haven’t seen it yet, here it is. It’s no wonder why...
NCAA Tournament: ACC has potential to get 9 teams in
March Madness is just around the corner, and the ACC is stacked as always. The league has nine teams currently in the mix for NCAA Tournament spots, three of which have a shot at a No. 1 seed. There a...
A Student Athletes Take on Paying College Atheltes
Duke’s, Zion Williamson, injured himself 30 seconds into arguably the biggest college basketball rivalry in the country last night. Ticket prices were starting at $2,900 for this game and former...
Will the real Syracuse Orange please stand up?
After a 69-49 drubbing of No. 18 Louisville on Wednesday night, Syracuse now sits at 18-8 overall and 9-4 in ACC play. They’re also tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with Florida State, tra...
North Carolina: Heels in good shape despite Virginia loss
The North Carolina Tar Heels are 19-5 and 9-2 in ACC play, tied for 2nd in the conference with Virginia The Bad News CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- For Tar Heel fans, it’s hard not to believe that Monday ni...
Duke: Overrated?
Is this Duke team really as good as everyone thought it was at the beginning of the season? Duke was being talked about like they were going to be the best college basketball team in history for havin...
Wooden Award Top 20: Part 2
Part 1 – posted yesterday – included some big names and studs who are putting up crazy numbers. Those ballers have earned their stripes. They are insanely athletic and are having fantastic...
#SU25 Basketball: Week 16
The Student Union Difference: #1 team in the country from last week’s poll defeats #3 team, #1 drops in this week’s #SU25 Basketball poll! This week lacked major upsets, but since the last...
#SU25 Basketball: Week (1)5!
Football season is over, but there is some good news: The Patriots can’t win March Madness. But the Patriots of college basketball find themselves atop our first #SU25 rankings of the regular se...
ACC Corner: Week 4 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner: Week 4 Edition. With some big games coming up this week, the picture became a little bit more clear in the standings. We also saw Duke blow out St. Johns in a non-conference gam...
Dan’s Bedtime Thoughts: CBB Edition
It’s college basketball season! Yes, I know that CBB started way back in November, but now that we’re without football, I’ll officially declare it college basketball season. Let̵...
ACC Corner: Week 3 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, Week 3 edition. There wasn’t as much firepower in terms of big games, but there were some crazy finishes nonetheless. The race for the best record is heating up, as four teams...
ACC Corner: Week 2 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, Week 2 edition. The week started with No. 1 Duke being knocked off at home against Syracuse but ended with a 72-70 Blue Devils win over Virginia. The loss was the Cavaliers firs...
Down Goes Dook
You know, it may have been a rough start to the season for Syracuse fans, but all of that was forgotten when the Orange went into Cameron Indoor and punched the Dookies in the mouth. Syracuse knocked ...
ACC Corner: Week 1 Edition
Welcome to ACC Corner, where every week I will highlight the best players, games, and teams of the week in college basketball’s best conference. It will also preview the matchups to watch in the com...
Rough Weekend for Syracuse Fans
This weekend was supposed to be a Syracuse fan’s ultimate dream. Three games between the men’s basketball team and the football team would be held in New York City. The men’s basketball team...
#SU25 Basketball: Preseason
It’s that time of the year again! The college basketball season tips off tonight with the Champions Classic taking place in Indianapolis. The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Michigan State Spartans,...
LBJ is out of line for calling out Jimmy B
Lebron James is the best basketball player of all-time to not go to college. And I’m one of the biggest Lebron fans on the planet. But this afternoon, he went too far. For some context, Darius Bazel...
Could Zion Williamson be a two sport athlete?
Everyone is freaking out about Zion Williamson being 285 pounds. This happened early this week when Duke listed their 2018-2019 roster. I love this; basketball experts are thinking he is too heavy t...
Will Uber’s Announcement Lead to More Coaches Being Fired?
Everyone knows that to be an elite coach for pretty much any college program you need to be good at two things: recruiting and dealing with/covering up crimes. I’m not saying all athletes are crimin...
Syracuse Basketball: Matthew Moyer to Transfer
Syracuse redshirt freshman forward Matthew Moyer has announced via Twitter that he will be leaving the program. Moyer saw significant action in the first part of the season this year, but averaged jus...
After Missing Out on Hurley, What’s Next for Pittsburgh Basketball?
After six successful seasons at the helm of URI basketball, Dan Hurley has been hired by the University of Connecticut as the newest head basketball coach, per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Once again, a...
Syracuse Zones Michigan State to Death, Advances to Sweet 16
Syracuse barely got into the NCAA Tournament, getting the 68th and final spot. The Orange have now earned the right to keep playing in NCAA Tournament and no one will be excited about facing that zone...
ACC Check-In #6: Sad Notre Dame Fan Rant
A few things to discuss before I get into the meat of the my predictions for the first weekend of the tournament. Everything about Sunday sucked, except the return of Sunday (and now collarless) Tiger...
Apply to Become Pitt’s Head Coach Today!
Only a few hours removed from Kevin Stallings’ release, the University of Pittsburgh is working on finding a new head coach for their men’s basketball team through… the internet? If ...
ACC Check-In #5: Tournament Preview
I know by this time this is published there will be a few games already complete, but I want to discuss the tournament a little bit anyway and give a rundown of my hypothetical predictions. Games comp...
Beat the Spread: Saturday Edition
Well gamblers, this is it. The last Saturday of the college basketball regular season is here before the real chips hit the table. Let’s keep the delay to a minimum and get right to the picks so...
Louisville Loses on a Choke Job For the Ages
Coming into Thursday’s senior night matchup against the #1 Virginia Cavaliers, the Louisville Cardinals were among Joe Lundardi’s last four in as a bubble team. This team knew that with a ...
2018 ACC Tournament Preview
Photo via Gerry Broome/Associated Press March is officially here, and March means that before we can enjoy the beloved NCAA Tournament, we get to enjoy the appetizers first: Conference tournaments. Th...
Student Union Bet of the Day
NC State (20-9) @ Georgia Tech (11-18) The Pick: NC State -2.5 NC State has been red hot recently as they have won 4 straight games with their last loss coming to an impressive North Carolina squad. G...
Why Virginia is the best team in the Nation
Defense travels. End of blog. Ok well obviously not end of the blog but that is one of the big reasons why this Virginia team is different then the others before this one. Below are a couple of other ...
Beat The Spread: The Triumphant Return
After a solid 4-2 last Wednesday, Austin and I decided to take a bit of a hiatus to celebrate our winnings Wolf of Wall Street style (Coke, strippers, the whole nine yards). Actually, not quite, but...
ACC Check-In #4: Virginia Clinches
Winners Miami This was the biggest week for Miami all season. They stumbled through a 3 game losing streak and had to win each of this week’s games. They did (barely) win both, and they reached ...
Virginia or brick wall, my column
Instead of writing my midterm essay, I flipped on college basketball, like I very often do. Virginia is hosting Georgia Tech in their home arena currently and despite the fact that Virginia games are ...
National Lampoon’s College Vacation
Did somebody say… VACATION? With all of this talk of vacation out of South Bend, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, I can’t help but dream of a warm beach somewhere with the waves crashing ...
ACC Check-In #3: Duke Makes A Statement
As the postseason approaches rapidly, each conference game becomes more important. Duke came back strong after a down week, while Clemson’s seeding potential took a hit. Winners NC State The Wol...
Beat the Spread with Austin and Alex: Saturday, 2/17/18
Well, it’s another big Saturday in February for college basketball, meaning it’s sadly one of the last chances us handicappers have to do some significant damage on the books over the course o...
Saturday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Photo via Getty Images Okay, bear with me here. I may have started slow, as I enter Saturday 3-6 since I started last week, but Tuesday for me was like an ongoing SportsCenter sequence of “Bad Beats...
Tuesday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Well, how about that for a rough start? Okay, well it wasn’t that rough. In my first picks addition on Monday night, I went 0-2 in the first two games, although I may add that Notre Dame was c...
ACC Check-In #2: Notre Dame Bounces Back
A busy week in the ACC had Virginia take its first conference loss, Duke continue to fall (a little), and Syracuse and Notre Dame keep their seasons alive. Winners Virginia Tech A huge week for the Ho...
Monday’s College Basketball Picks ATS
Picking college basketball games. Is there anything less stable? You might as well flip a coin because college basketball is literally where, as the great Jon Rothstein says, the unexpected becomes th...
ACC Check-In #1: Virginia Keeps Rolling
Welcome to the first weekly edition of the ACC Check-In. I’ll be doing updates for these last few weeks of the season and into March Madness. Essentially, I’m going to group the teams into...
St. John’s Stuns Duke in the Garden
St. John’s broke their eleven game losing streak in miraculous fashion by upsetting the #4 ranked Duke Blue Devils in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. The two historic program...
Zion Williamson Commits to Duke and We can Hate Duke Even More
What’s that old saying? The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and people hating Duke basketball? Yeah, that sounds about right. It truly is incredible how this happens. Duke basketball c...
Fletcher Magee Carries Terriers to Upset Win Over Tar Heels
Fletcher Magee scored 27 points to help Wofford stun No. 5 North Carolina 79-75 on Wednesday night, snapping the reigning national champion’s 23-game home winning streak. The Terriers led the e...
6 Reasons to Hate Grayson Allen
At this point, Grayson Allen is a household name. He’s now playing his fourth year for Duke, which is rare. He scores a ton and is a guy everyone loves to hate. Average people might find it hard...
Abrupt Departure of Geno Thorpe puts Syracuse in Tough Spot
Geno Thorpe’s tenure in orange has come to an end, as the team announced Friday that Thorpe would be leaving the program for personal reasons. The next day, Syracuse traveled to Miami to face th...
The King and All of His Men: Grayson Allen and the Four Starting Freshmen
Duke will continue to compete in the Phil Knight Invitational (PK80) after their 99-81 victory over Portland State Thursday and a close one over Texas on Friday. This victory creates a 7-0 record for ...
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&#...