2021 NFL Draft Sleepers: Eight Potential Late Round Gems
The first round of the NFL Draft brought us tons of excitement. We saw six skill position players taken in the first six picks and had multiple intriguing trades. While the first round is the headline...
Men of March: National Championship Preview
We got the game that we all wanted. The entire world has craved a possible Gonzaga and Baylor National Championship game since the non-conference matchup was cancelled on December 5th. Hell, the coach...
Men of March Saturday NCAA Tournament Gambling Picks
The NCAA Tournament is the best gambling event on the year. I gave out my gambling picks on the https://studentunionsports.com/men-of-march-24-hours-away-from-madness-we-filled-out-our-brackets/ but I...
Men of March: 24 Hours Away from Madness We Filled out Our Brackets
Austin and Nate fill out their brackets live on the pod to break down literally every matchup of the NCAA Tournament. They go through region by region, giving little nuggets about every single team in...
WAC Tournament Preview
Be prepared for some late night #WacAction this year in Las Vegas. Normally, the WAC tournament is one of the easier conference tournaments to predict. New Mexico State typically comes in a heavy favo...
Pac-12 Tournament Preview
The conference of champions will duke it out in Las Vegas. The Pac-12 is an underrated tournament where any of the top four seeds have a chance at winning. The tournament will be missing crowd favorit...
The NIT Championship: The Battle for 69th Place
Tonight, Utah and Penn St square off in the NIT championship to battle for the title of 69th place… nice. Winning the NIT Championship should feel NICE and the victor should hold a special place i...
Gonzaga Invited to Join the Mountain West
LOS ANGELES: In approximately two weeks the University of Gonzaga will have the chance to become the 12th member of the Mountain West conference. Rumors surrounding Gonzaga’s potential move to...
March Madness Breakdown with Aaron Torres
Aaron Torres came on Austin Montgomery’s radio show this week to break down the Final Four. Trip starts with Aaron and Austin recapping their encounter in Vegas (1:00-5:00). The interview then...
WAC Tournament Championship: GCU Needs to Unseat New Mexico St to punch first tourney appearance
In the WAC Championship, the cool new kid in town is authoritatively ready to overthrow the longtime alpha on the playground. This matchup sets up the perfect narrative theme that pits together old s...
Lope Nation: GCU Wins First Conference Tournament Game in School History
The Lopes beat UMKC in 77-74 thriller to claim the school’s first-ever conference tournament victory. However, the game was never pretty for the Lopes. GCU came into the contest as 13 point favorite...
It’s Canyon Time! Lopes Ready for Tournament Debut
After a long four year probationary period, the Lopes finally have a chance to compete in the WAC Conference tournament in Las Vegas. The Lopes finally get their spotlight under the Vegas lights, and ...
Austin Montgomery Live: Interview with The Athletic’s Aaron Torres
https://soundcloud.com/studentusports/austin-montgomery-live-interview-with-aaron-torres Aaron Torres came on Austin Montgomery live community radio show on Radio Phoenix Tuesday to preview the...
Summit League Championship Preview: South Dakota Civil War
South Dakota (-1.5) @ South Dakota St This installment of the South Dakota Civil War will include high stakes as the winner of will punch their ticket to the big dance. The Dakotas split the season ...
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...
Breaking: Sean Miller and Alonzo Trier Will Return for Arizona’s Game vs Stanford
It has been a crazy day for the Arizona Wildcat basketball program and their fans. At noon Arizona time, the university held a press conference for Sean Miller where they denied the information in E...
Mid Major Game of the Week: San Diego St vs Boise St Preview
The Broncos will be traveling to play the Aztecs in Viejas arena for this Mid Major matchup. The Broncos have the better record and best player on the court in Chandler Hutchison, but it is no easier ...
Beat the Spread Picks February 27th
Beat the Spread picks for Tuesday is back. After a disappointing 1-3 yesterday, Alex and Austin are hoping to get back on track. The boys tried to record a radio segment this afternoon, but the phone ...
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...
Beat the Spread Radio: Segment 1 w/ Austin and Alex (2/20/18)
http://https://soundcloud.com/austin-montgomery-460660492/austin-montgomrey-live-beat-the-spread-segment-with-alex-wilcox Austin and Alex are back to give you their picks of the day. Alex was kind eno...
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...
Grand Canyon is the Next Big Mid Major in College Baseball
Phoenix, AZ: Pitchers and catchers reported for spring training in the Arizona desert for Cactus League spring training this past week. However, that’s not the only big baseball story in the Val...
Beat the Spread with Austin and Alex
Beat the Spread and ATS Picks have collaborated to make the best college basketball gambling column in the country. Both Alex Wilcox and Austin Montgomery have been on a role as of late. Alex has wo...
Beat the Spread: Super Tuesday Perfect Parlay
Super Tuesday is the perfect day to get your bank roll up. The Beat the Spread Column has taken a short break, but we are back to make you guys money. We are hoping for a 3-0 day as we try to hit this...
Lope Nation: GCU Softball Hosts Two Time Defending Champions Oklahoma in New Stadium
Last night Grand Canyon University opened the doors for the first time to the brand new GCU Softball Stadium in fantastic fashion by completing a two game sweep against Montana, the defending Big Sky ...
USC Football Secures a Top 5 Class After Strong Finish on National Signing Day
USC’s national signing day started out fast and ended with a bang. USC started outside the top ten heading into NSD, but it was only a matter of time before the Trojans made a huge leap to get t...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Trivia Edition
Todays Episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast features the first round of the Student Union Trivia Tournament of Champions (Its a working title…) Writers competing include Johnny Rambos, PJ...
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...
Desert Hot Takes Episode #12
https://soundcloud.com/studentusports/desert-hot-takes-episode-12 Another episode of Desert Hot Takes is presented by the boys in the Valley with talk about college sports on the West Coast. Th...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode #6
Good afternoon Lopes fans! We have a new episode of the Lope Nation Podcast featuring new Student Union contributor Andy Jones. Andy has only been in Lope Land for a few months, but he has a lot to of...
Saint Mary’s Gaels Take Control of WCC After Upsetting Gonzaga
SPOKANE, WASH: Home losses at the Kennel in Spokane are very rare for the Zags. Prior to Thursday night, Gonzaga had a 188-18 all-time record in their home arena. Saint Mary’s 74-71 victory over Gon...
Mid-Major Game of the Week: Saint Mary and Gonzaga Battle for First Place in the WCC
SPOKANE, WASH: Thursday night, the two biggest powers in mid major basketball will collide to battle for sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. Both teams have had this game ...
Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski Passes Away
Washington State redshirt sophomore quarterback, Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his apartment due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound according to police. A suicide note was apparently found...
Mid-Major Game of the Week: GCU vs New Mexico State Preview
On Thursday at 7pm PST, there is a major #WACTION showdown in the Valley as the two top WAC contenders will battle to gain control of the Western Athletic Conference. Newly postseason eligible G...
Belk Bowl Preview: Wake Forest is the Lock of the Year
Game Information Spread: Wake Forest -3.5 Date: Friday, Dec. 29 | Time: 1 p.m. ET Location: Bank of America Stadium — Charlotte, North Carolina TV: ESPN | Live stream: Watch ESPN, Watchespn apps...
Alamo Bowl Preview: #15 TCU vs #13 Stanford
No. 13 Stanford (9-4) vs. No. 15 TCU (10-3) Dec. 28, 9 p.m. ET, San Antonio, Texas (ESPN) TCU -3, O/U: 49 The 25th edition of the Valero Alamo Bowl will feature two top 15 teams that are both coming o...
Lope Nation: GCU Falls to Louisville After Frustrating Second Half
The GCU basketball team will not garner significant praise after the Cardinals thumped the Lopes 74-56 in their final non-conference home game. The Lopes kept the game close through most of the first ...
2017 CBS Sports Classic: UCLA vs Kentucky Preview
When: Saturday 4pm ET Where: New Orleans, Louisiana TV: CBS Betting Line Kentucky -6.5 via Bovada The second match of the CBS Sports Classic features an NCAA tourney second round rematch betwee...
Desert Hot Takes Bowl Mania Preview Episode with Kelly Stewart
During this episode of Desert Hot Takes, we had the privilege to interview one of the most knowledgeable women in sports. Professional handicapper and Vegas Insider analyst Kelly Stewart joined th...
ASU Takes Down KU 95-85
The Arizona State Sun Devils have been the most impressive team in Arizona, let alone in the Pac-12. The Sun Devils have had enjoyed an 8-0 start, with wins over San Diego State, Kansas State, Xavier,...
Lope Nation: Cold Shooting Lopes fall to St.Johns in Valley of the Sun Shootout
Dan Majerle did not have a pleasant experience during his homecoming at Talking Stick Arena as his Lopes put on a disappointing performance against St. John’s in the Valley of the Sun Shootout o...
Interview with Aaron Torres, Valley of the Sun Shootout Preview
There are not many basketball analysts like Fox Sports Radio’s Aaron Torres. I had an opportunity to interview Aaron in preparation for the Valley of the Sun Shootout on Tuesday December 5th on ...
Valley of The Sun Shootout Preview:
The Phoenix Suns home, Talking Stick Resort Arena, will be rocking with over 15,000 rowdy college basketball fans when Arizona battles #7 Texas A&M and Grand Canyon plays St. John’s in the natio...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode 2
The Lope Nation podcast is back covering the biggest party in college basketball. The second episode of the Desert Hot Takes podcast previews a huge week for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. The podcast st...
Why Miami Will Win the ACC Title Game
The last time the Hurricanes played Clemson on October 24, 2015, the Miami Hurricanes’ program hit rock bottom. Clemson came to Miami and delivered an unimaginable 58-0 ass-beating to the Hurric...
Desert Hot Takes Episode #8
The boys from the dessert are back at it again and discussing the sensational drama known as the college football coaching carousel. The podcast opens with ASU firing Todd Graham and hiring Herm Edwar...
2017 PAC-12 Championship Preview: USC vs Stanford
USC is looking to win its first conference championship since 2011 while Stanford is trying to win its 4th conference title in seven years, extending their decade long dominance over the PAC-12 confer...
Herm Edwards Expected to be ASU Next Coach
Rumours have been confirmed that ASU athletic director, Ray Anderson, plans to make ESPN football analyst Herm Edwards the Sun Devils next head coach, pending the university president’s approval. Ed...
Beat the Spread: Black Friday Special Picks
The fact that you get these picks for free is a Black Friday deal better than any other. We have had a solid record of 21-13-4 and we are looking to ride the wave. I’ve gone on a gambling clea...
Aggies Beat down the Lobos in Weir’s return to Las Cruces
For as long as Paul Weir is New Mexico’s head coach, the Rio-Grande Rivalry between New Mexico and New Mexico St will be one of the most heated rivalries in college basketball. The NMSU Aggies pound...
Lope Nation Podcast Episode with Joshua Lovern
http://soundcloud.com/studentusports/lope-nation-episode-1-with-joshua-lovern We finally got a podcast on our favorite college basketball, the GCU Antelopes. Austin Montgomery talks with mid major bas...
College Basketball 2017-18: Year of the Antelope (GCU Preview)
By Austin Montgomery and Jacob Allen. The Grand Canyon University Antelopes will be the biggest story of college basketball this season. The 2017-2018 season marks the first year of eligibility for ...
G5 Game of the Week:#18 UCF @ SMU
Line: UCF @ SMU (+14.5) (moneyline: SMU +465) (UCF -630) Total 73: When: 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Gerald J. Ford Stadium Broadcast: ESPN2: A huge matchup in the American Athletic Conference will broadcas...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay Week 10
After a couple abysmal weeks have dropped our season record to a pedestrian 15-13-4, I promise this the week we are turning this ship around. I’m feeling really good about these underdogs and I beli...
Desert Hot Takes Episode 7: College Basketball Preview
The Desert Hot Takes podcast, features Host Austin Montgomery, and co-host Jacob Allen, bringing up the hottest takes on this side of the Mississippi. This week’s episode of Desert Hot Takes inc...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay Week 9
#22 West Virginia (+7.5) vs #11 Oklahoma St: Surprisingly, the Mountaineers find themselves in a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 as they get set to host Oklahoma State on Saturday. Dana Ho...
USC vs Notre Dame Preview
For the first time since 2009, both Southern California and Notre Dame enter their storied rivalry game as ranked teams. The contest is packed with College Football Playoff implications for both teams...
Desert Hot Takes Podcast Episode 5
On this episode of the desert hot takes Austin Montgomery and Jacob Allen discuss the Pac-12 football conference and the growth of college hockey in the western United States. The podcast begin...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay
A new edition of the Beat the Spread’s perfect parlay includes six teams. In honor of national writing day, I wrote up lengthy piece that includes picks for six different match ups. We are cu...
Cal Dominates Washington State
The air quality in Berkeley was piss poor, but the Washington State Cougars’ performance was worse, as the the Cougars suffered a 37-3 beatdown at the hands of the Golden Bears. The real heros...
Campus Cover week 8
Cody and PJ are back with this week’s college football action. Guest Austin Montgomery is on to bring a rational voice into the fold. Expect less talk about Michael Beasley being a genius and Ro...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay Week 6
Northwestern +14 vs Penn St: The game comes at a tricky spot on the schedule for the Lions: before an open date and then season-defining games with Michigan and Ohio State. This sets up to be perf...
UCLA vs Stanford Preview
After coming off losses to group of 5 teams, many pundits believe these two teams are on the brink of having their seasons spiral out of control. This is a reactionary exaggeration made by emotionally...
G5 Under-The-Radar Game of the Week
To the surprise of many, the Thursday night football matchup between the Rams and the 49ers ended up being the most entertaining game of the year. The Rams and Jared Goff flourished early on offense, ...
Student Union Staff CFB Roundtable
We are now three weeks into the college football season. With conference play beginning for most teams this weekend, some of our writers sat down to discuss the biggest story lines of the season so fa...
#25 UCLA Falls to Memphis in the Liberty Bowl
Josh Rosen could not lead the Bruins to a 4th quarter comeback for the second time as the 25th ranked Bruins fell to Memphis 48-45. The last quarter had tons of excitement. After Rosen threw in an i...
Desert Hot Takes Episode 1
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Holy War Preview
The Holy War is coming back on Sunday night in Provo and will be aired on ESPN in primetime at 7:15 PST. This is one of my favorite rivalries in all of sports. It is always a crazy atmosphere and th...
Pick 6 Gambling Picks: Week 2
Missouri -2.5 vs South Carolina (3 units) This is one of my favorite picks of the entire week. I am surprised the Tigers opened up as a favorite, but to no surprise the public is betting heavily on th...
Battle Down Under Stanford vs Rice preview
Two of the most academically prestigious schools in the country meet up in Australia to begin the If-this-was-a-speech-and-debate-platform-or-a-jeopardy-contest-this-would-be-an-intense-matchup game. ...
Heisman Predictions and Bovada Prop Bets
Over the course of the year, you will see me publishing college football articles about the best gambling wagers in college football and basketball season. On the offshore betting site Bovada, ...
FAU Betting Preview
Odds: FAU Over 4.5 -110 (4.5 units). Conference USA champions +2000 (0.5 Units) Team Preview: Florida Atlantic is one of my favorite over bets for this season. Last season FAU finished 3-9, but could ...
Beat the Spread: Sweet Sixteen Betting Preview
Over the last couple of weeks the NCAA tournament has been a treat. The first part of the Sweet Sixteen game slates gave us an sensational night of college basketball. Oregon ended Michigan’s Cind...
Midwest Second Round: #3 Oregon vs #11 Rhode Island Preview
TBS: Midwest Second Round #3 Oregon vs #11 Rhode Island 4:30pm Sacremento, CA Spread: Oregon -5 Over/Under 138.5 After dismantling six seed Creighton Blue Jays 84-72 in the first round of the tourname...
Mid Major Stars to Watch Out for During the Tournament
Every March a previously unknown star from a small-school program gets introduced to the national stage and creates his “One Shining Moment.” The NCAA tournament showcases talented players that th...
Bracket Buster: Rhode Island
The best part of the March Madness is the cinderella stories and the Davids who take down Goliaths. The NCAA and CBS networks romanticize underdog stories and upsets. Over the past few years The g...
Beat the Spread: Conference Tournament Weekend Perfect Parlay
Ivy League Semifinal Harvard (-1.5) vs Yale: The first Ivy League Semi Final game will feature a contest between the conference best and most iconic rivalry. Harvard and Yale known as the country̵...
Grand Canyon Host CSU Bakersfield in Huge WAC Game
Grand Canyon University Antelopes welcome reigning WAC tourney champions CSU Bakersfield to the Arizona desert. The two schools are playing in a huge conference matchup, and the result will heavily im...
Beat the Spread: Super Bowl Weekend Perfect Parlay
The first weekend of February is one of the biggest weekends in the Vegas Sports Books when all the gamblers flock to the desert for the Super Bowl. Saturday’s college basketball slate offers some v...
Game of the Week Preview: GCU @ New Mexico St
On Thursday at 7 pm the two top WAC contenders will battle to gain control of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Both teams have had excellent starts to the season. The WAC battle is one of the mo...
Beat the Spread: Bowl Mania’s Perfect Parlay
Russell Athletic Bowl: West Virgina (+2.5) vs Miami: An old Big East rivalry will be renewed on Dec. 28 in the Russell Athletic Bowl, as West Virginia meets Miami for the first time since 2...
GCU vs Louisville Game Preview
Louisville comes into this game with a 5-1 record and comes off a gritty performance where the Cardinal achieved a huge 71-64 win against Purdue. The Cardinals experienced early success despite...
Grand Canyon and the Havocs are Ready to Host Louisville
When: 7 p.m. Saturday. Where: GCU Arena. TV/Radio/Live Stream: CW6, ESPN3, Fox Sports 910 AM. Sirius channel 113, XM 194, Internet 956) GCU TV http://gcutv.gcu.edu/player/0yQGrR43X_c/yt (WAVE-TV i...
Beat the Spread: College Basketball Marathon Perfect Parlay
The first Tuesday of the basketball season is always one of the best days of the year. On this Tuesday, ESPN airs a 24 hour Marathon of college basketball games from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM eastern stand...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Calls Week 10
Oregon (+16.5) (+530) @ USC: The matchup in the Coliseum features two touted freshmen quarterbacks and two head coaches who appear to be on the hotseat. A redshirt freshman, Darnold has led the Trojan...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Money-Line Calls Week 9
Balls to the Wall Call #4 Michigan @( +24.5)Michigan St: Throw all the records and stats in the garbage during rivalry games. Cause of that logical fallacy Michigan St is a good pick here. A win again...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Calls Week 8
Balls to the Wall Call During last week’s column we highlighted Syracuse’s upset victory over Virginia Tech. Check out to see who we have on upset alert this week. #2 Ohio State @ (+20) (+789) Pen...
Beat the Spread: Lock of the Week
Lock of the week: East Carolina (2-4) @ Cincinnati (3-3) (-2) Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm (Nippert Stadium) Tv: CBS Sports Network: This is a resurrection game for College Football journeyma...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Calls Week 7 Upset Special
Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call: In this edition of Beat the Spread, we will have a feature dedicated to calling upsets in this week slate. There are a lot of big games this college football weekend ...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Upset Calls
Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call: In this edition of Beat the Spread, we will have a feature dedicated to calling upsets in this week slates. There are a lot of big games this college football weekend...
Beat the Spread: Locks of the Week, Trap Game, and Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call
Going into week three of this column we have learned that Vegas knows there stuff. Over that time period, we have picked 6 pushes. Many of them coming from last minute garbage time scores… (Tennesse...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call
Wake Forest (+12.5) (+375) @ NC ST After back to back 3-9 season Wake Forest is off to a surprising 4-0 start. Over the course of their 4 games, Wake Forest has already had a couple quality road w...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay
West Virginia (-3) vs Kansas St: West Virginia is the one of two undefeated team in the Big 12 and their perfect should not take blemish here. West Virginia has one of the best-running defenses in t...
Beat the Spread: Austin’s Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call
There are always multiple upsets over the course of the college football week. The fact that on any given Saturday any team can beat each other is what makes college football great. Over the course ...
Beat the Spread: Week 3 Perfect Paralay
On the morning of my 21st, you will see me at the sports book betting on College Football. I have spent hours of researching preparing for this day Saturday , and in my opening column, I want to sha...
UCLA vs Texas A&M Game Preview
After countless months of waiting football season has finally come upon us. The NCAA has prepared an arsenal set of games to launch the 20162017 campaign on labor day weekend. With big games like LS...
The Final 4 Study Guide: Villanova vs. Oklahoma
The #2 seed in the Midwest Region, Villanova Wildcats (33-5) will meet the #2 seed in the West Region, Oklahoma Sooners in the first game of the Final Four in Houston. The Wildcats opened as 2-point...
Student Union’s March Madness – Live Blog
Student Union presents a running commentary on the first round of the NCAA Tournament our top Contributors. Join us by leaving comments in the blog or tweet @StudentUSports and our Contributors if y...
WCC Basketball: The CliffsNotes
Three Most Valuable Players: 1. Kyle Collinsworth, BYU If we are going to talk about to the most valuable players in the West Coast Conference, we have to start with conference player of the year, Ky...
West Coast Conference Tournament Preview
The West Coast Conference Tournament is kicking off this weekend. If the regular season was any indication, the WCC Tournament should be one of the most interesting conference tourneys this March. Th...
WAC Regular Season Title On the Line
On Thursday at 7pm the Grand Canyon (GCU) Antelopes will battle WAC reigning champions, New Mexico State (NMSU) Aggies in Las Cruces, New Mexico for first place in the conference standings. Both teams...
WAVES: Can Pepperdine Play Spoiler in the WCC?
When most people think of Malibu, California, they think of a sanctuary for Hollywood’s stars, beautiful beaches, and multi-million dollar houses. The simple drive from Los Angeles to Malibu is ...