Big Hoppa’s Bracket: Year 8
It’s the best time of the year, March Madness. If you know me AT ALL you know that as much as I love sports year-round, this is truly my favorite time of the year. Last year, in my 7th year of k...
Can The UConn Huskies Win Back-to-Back NCAA Division 1 Titles?
March Madness is almost upon us, the most exciting time for college basketball fans. Throughout March, 68 of the best National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball team...
It’s Officially Made-Up Schools Season in College Basketball
College basketball is BACK and that means one thing: big-time schools and small schools alike taking on opponents that are not real. Well, they are real. But they don’t feel like it. As the grea...
Rhode Island Men’s Basketball Has An All-Time Name Roster
A discovery out of the A-10 conference has been made. While the URI Rams men’s basketball team has the third worst odds to win their conference, they’re number one in the nation when it co...
11/7 College Basketball Pick of the Day
College basketball is officially back and after a successful first night we are rocking and rolling into the 23-24 CBB season. Every day from now to the end of the regular season, I will give you what...
Tristen Newton Is Coming Back To UConn, Translation: UConn Is Going Back-To-Back
There’s big news coming out of Storrs, CT today as senior guard Tristen Newton has withdrawn his name from the 2023 NBA Draft and will be running it back with the Huskies. Newton pulled a Jordan...
Six Players Whose Draft Stock Was Impacted by the 2023 March Madness Tournament
March Madness is one of the peak periods for sports betting in Canada and the United States. But as fans sweat out backdoor covers and pray for comebacks, what is also abundantly clear is the impact t...
It Took Me 8 Years and 7 Brackets To Predict the 2023 NCAA Champion
The year was 2008. The Midwest region saw 4, double-digit seeds win their opening-round matchups. Later, in the second weekend, Mario Chalmers and Kansas would defeat a Steph Curry-led Davidson to go ...
2023 Men’s National Championship Best Bets: Strictly Huskies
UConn -4 First Half -115 The Huskies have played five tournament games thus far, and in the past three games, when the competition became more intense, UConn has played their best basketball. In their...
2023 March Madness Final Four All-Star Team
Last year’s Final Four was a battle of the Blue Bloods. We saw Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, and Villanova battle it out for a National Title. Now this year, it’s one big chaotic clash. No...
San Diego State Aztecs Fight Their Way to Houston
In the Southern Regional Final, it was two programs that have had two very different types of seasons. The Creighton Blue Jays really struggled without their star big Ryan Kalkbrenner (0-6 in games wi...
Alabama falls, Creighton surges late in South Region Sweet Sixteen
The South Regional held so much potential with a few high level programs being able to meet up. We saw Creighton/Baylor, and we could have seen either of those teams matchup with Arizona. However, the...
Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Atlantic Emerge as Cinderella Stories in Columbus
#16 Fairleigh Dickinson (20-15) vs. #1 Purdue (29-5) And the Belle of the Ball has finally arrived. After a pretty chalky first half of the day, we see only the SECOND ever men’s No. 16 seed upset a...
Old Faces New Places: Ranking The New CBB Head Coaches
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been so much fun to watch thus far. Since the start of the tournament we have seen multiple head coaches on the move, including three of them that coache...
Diaz: Recapping My Time Covering The DIII Women’s Basketball Semifinals
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to cover the NCAA Division Three women’s basketball semifinals at Trinity College. Fans of Transylvania University, Christopher Newport University, Smith Colle...
First Four: Mississippi State vs Pittsburgh Prediction
The NCAA tournament is back ladies and gentlemen and I am beyond excited. Tonight we have a first four matchup between two teams in power five conferences. We have the Mississippi State Bulldogs takin...
2023 Conference USA Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Conference USA basketball tournament should be an interesting one. There are a couple of teams that are fighting to get in via an automatic bid. However, only one of these top three teams wil...
2023 PAC-12 Tournament Predictions
The PAC-12 is not as one-sided as you might think this year. UCLA and Arizona are definitely the two best teams in this tournament. However, there are some teams that are being slept on that could eas...
2023 Big Ten Tournament Predictions
This Big Ten conference is full of competitive teams that are consistently beating up on one another. There is a “favorite” in Purdue, but I am not sold on the Boilermakers. I have seen th...
2023 Big 12 Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Big 12 tournament is going to be the best conference tournament in the country hands down. Looking ahead there are so many good matchups from the quarterfinals all the way to the finals. There is ...
2023 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 SEC basketball season has been one of the more interesting conferences in all of college basketball. There are six to seven good teams that could make nice little runs in not only the confere...
2023 Big East Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Big East tournament is always a fantastic tournament from start to finish. If there is any conference where we can see a good tournament run by an underdog, this would be the tournament. There is ...
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 Big West Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big West basketball tournament should be an intriguing one. There are two top dogs and a couple of under the radar teams that can make some noise here in the conference tournament. No matter ...
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...
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...
2023 Atlantic 10 Tournament Predictions
The Atlantic 10 tournament is going to be one of the best conference tournaments in the country. There are four to five teams that can win this tournament and I am beyond excited to see how it plays o...
SE Missouri State vs Tennessee Tech Best Bet
This is an OVC Conference title matchup that I saw the potential of, but never knew we would actually be getting it. SE Missouri State vs Tennessee Tech will be a good way to kick off the tournament f...
2023 Southland Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Southland tournament has some potential intriguing matchups that I am looking forward to seeing if we get them. However, I really do think this is a two team race. Now don’t get me wrong, I ...
2023 Big Sky Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big Sky Tournament is going to have a lot of fun games and will be very entertaining. There is no clear-cut favorite to win this tournament, and I can see three teams vying at the chance to r...
2023 America East Basketball Tournament Predictions
The America East has been dominated by Vermont the last couple of months. However, after a bad non-conference start, I think the Catamounts are in trouble. There are a couple of teams here that can up...
2023 SOCON Basketball Tournament Predictions
The SOCON tournament has the potential to be an intriguing one from the mid-majors. I see two teams that can win this tournament. Here, I’ll break it all down and feed the people a winner. The B...
2023 Summit Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Summit conference tournament is a two horse race to the title. There is a clear favorite in Oral Roberts and a team that will keep them on their toes in South Dakota State. Oral Roberts hasn&...
2023 CAA Basketball Tournament Predictions
The CAA conference tournament could cause a little drama. There are three to four teams that have a chance at winning this conference tournament. This tournament is one that I am watching extremely cl...
2023 WCC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The WCC tournament has been a one to two horse race over the past decade or so. WCC powerhouses are none other than Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. Both teams have made multiple NCAA tournaments over th...
2023 Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Missouri Valley doesn’t have a clear-cut favorite to advance to the NCAA tournament. There are four to five teams that can win this MVC tournament. We have had some good Missouri Valley game...
2023 Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Ohio Valley conference tournament is about to be underway and this should be an interesting tournament from start to finish. There is one team with better odds than anybody else in the conference ...
2023 NEC Basketball Tournament Predictions
The NEC conference tournament takes place on the 1st of March and we have a very exciting bracket. There is no clear-cut favorite and any one of these teams could win the NEC conference tournament. La...
2023 Big South Basketball Tournament Predictions
The 2023 Big South tournament has the potential to be an interesting mid-major tournament. There is no clear cut favorite to win this conference tournament title and it might be one of the more intrig...
3/1 The Don’s Best NCAAB Bets
We had yet another winning day in betting on the conference tournaments. We went 5-3 (+1.68u) and it puts our record to 8-3 (+5.18u) in conference tournament bets so far. That is a 72.7% success rate ...
2/28 Best CBB Conference Tournament Bets
Yesterday, was the first day of the conference tournament season. Boy was it a good one for your boy. That is right we hit all three of our Atlantic Sun bets including Bellarmine spread and moneyline....
2023 Patriot League Basketball Tournament Predictions
The Patriot League regular season title was Colgate’s from start to finish. They lost one game in conference and it was by one point to American. Other than that they finished six games ahead of...
2023 Horizon Conference Tournament Predictions
The Horizon conference tournament kicks off and we are ready for the chaos that could come from with it. Last year we saw Wright State take home the crown and earn their ticket to the NCAA tournament ...
2023 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Predictions
The Atlantic Sun tournament is the first tournament of the 2023 conference tournament. Last year’s winner Bellarmine, who was still transitioning, couldn’t even play in the NCAA tournament...
Best Round One A-Sun Conference Tournament Bets
The Atlantic Sun Conference tournament kicks off today with two first round matchups. The day kicks off with the 8th seed Bellarmine taking on the 7th seed North Florida. The other matchup is the 10th...
Illini Hoops’ March Outlook: An Astronomical Ceiling & Floor on Earth’s Core
As the regular season winds to a close, and with conference tournament play waiting eagerly at the scorer’s table, the big picture is a jumbled mess. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. When has th...
IUPUI Jags/Milwaukee Panthers 11 AM Game of The Year?
An 11 AM tipoff is something that I wish every fanbase could experience throughout college hoops. Likewise, I wish that they would do a “Public School Day” like the IUPUI Jaguars did for I...
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...
Purdue vs. Ohio State | CBB Prediction 1/5/23
Come one, come all to the highly anticipated Big Ten matchup at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, where the No. 1 ranked Purdue Boilermakers will face off against the No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes....
TCU vs. Baylor | CBB Prediction 1/4/23
We have a fantastic college basketball game in the Big 12 taking place tonight. The TCU Horned Frogs are going up against the Baylor Bears. TCU is one point away from being undefeated. However, they h...
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...
Kansas vs. Texas Tech | CBB Prediction 1/3/23
The Big 12 has an intriguing college basketball matchup for this Tuesday’s slate of games. The reigning National Champion Kansas Jayhawks will be on the road at Texas Tech. Kansas has won six st...
The Ball Drops Early: Friday Free Play 12/30/22 – Southeastern LA vs. Vanderbilt
Southeastern LA vs. Vanderbilt: 6:00 CST, Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN Happy Pre-New Year to all of our fellow readers and bettors! We started back on the right note with our official FFP by cash...
Big Hoppa’s 2022 Christmas Gambling Card
All I want for Christmas is a profitable gambling day and to not get new socks for the 4th year in a row. So, I decided instead of spending a bunch of money on pictures of my wife and daughter, I̵...
Christmas Come Early: NCAAB 12/23 Free Play
Kennesaw State/Indiana: 6:00 PM Central Tip, Assembly Hall Long time no see folks! Let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays on behalf of Student Union Sports! Hopefully, we...
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...
12-12 Lukey Locks #FadeThePublic Bet(s) of the Night
Ever since I started gambling, I’ve realized a few things. One of those things is that we are all losers. No matter how hot you get, what model you use, or if you trust your gut, gambling will a...
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...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Loyola Maryland Holds Steph Curry Scoreless
Much Like in the NBA, Steph Curry was a Scoring Machine in College Golden State Warriors guard, Steph Curry, is a 2-time MVP, 4-time NBA Champion, and considered one of the greatest players to ever pl...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 7/13/22
On this week’s HTR: -The boys are back from summer hiatus -Conference realignment -Kadyn Proctor commits/ton of other high recruits commit -Petras throws a football 70 yards -Keegan/Kris Murray ...
University of Kansas Men’s Basketball Depth Chart Projection
Following Their 2022 NCAA Championship, KUs Lineup Will Look Very Different The instant that the Kansas Jayhawks finished their historic 72-69 comeback win to beat North Carolina in the NCAA Champions...
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 ...
2022 FINAL FOUR PREVIEW: North Carolina vs. Duke
Two blue blood programs from the ACC clash for the chance to play in the NCAA National Championship. The Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina Tar Heels tomorrow night at 8:49 in a rematch of C...
2022 FINAL FOUR PREVIEW: Villanova vs. Kansas
While Duke-UNC is stealing all the headlines (rightfully so), this battle of blue bloods is quite the appetizer. I would argue this may be the best Final Four of all time in terms of name brand recogn...
Remy Martin Could Replicate Donte Divincenzo’s 2018 Final Four Performance
Coming off of the Bench was not a Barrier for Divincenzo Typically, college basketball games are decided by the starters on each team and the bench has a minimal impact on games, especially in the Fin...
NCAA Men’s Final Four Picks & Props
Whether you’ve won or lost most of your bankroll through the first two weekends of March Madness, I tried my best to give you a few last winners before the tournament ends. I know I could use them. ...
Re-Ranking The Sweet 16 Field
The first week of March Madness is officially in the books and brackets are even more busted than usual. The Sweet 16 looks very different than most imagined it would, with the ACC emerging as a surpr...
Come Dance with Me, Cinderella? Saint Peter’s taking the NCAA Tournament by Storm
As we head into the last days of the First Weekend of the NCAA Tournament, there is only one story line that should be talked about, this years Cinderella; the Peacocks of Saint Peter’s. The sma...
March Madness: Big 12 Defenses Dominated the First Round
The Big 12 has Been the Best Defensive Conference All Year On Selection Sunday, six teams from the Big 12 had their names called. Ranging from #1 seeded Kansas and Baylor, all the way down to #11 seed...
2022 NCAA Tournament Day 1 Recap – Indianapolis
The early game slate in Indianapolis was up and down in terms of the competitiveness of the games. In our the first game of the day we saw a seesaw type of matchup. Where in the game after it was wrap...
March Madness: The 5 Top-Seeds Who Could Win Their 1st NCAA Title
March Madness 2021 Had a New Champion Last year, the 2021 National Championship game consisted of two basketball programs who had never won a National Title before. The Baylor Bears faced off with the...
UConn & New Mexico State Playing In The March Madness Tournament Reminds Me How Bad The Good Basketball Programs Are At Football
I’m working on a theory that sounds a bit outlandish, but hear me out: Andy Williams’ “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year” is about March. Some might believe itR...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 3/14/22
IOWA IS B1G CHAMPIONS! On this week’s HTR: -Special guest Trent “Mr. Bets” Pruitt joins the show to help break down the bracket -Cover both the men’s and women’s champion...
Pre-March Madness: Bellarmine Wins the ASUN Tournament but is Ineligible… Here’s Why
The History of D.II to D.I NCAAB Transitioning When a college elects to make the transition from Division II to Division I, the program is forced to enter into what the NCAA calls a “reclassificatio...
2022 Big 12 Conference Tournament Preview
The Big 12 is arguably the deepest league in college basketball this year. KU and Baylor shared the regular season title, but there are plenty of others capable of making a run this week in Kansas Cit...
Friday Free Play – 03/04/2022 (7-3): Return to the MAC
BUFFALO vs. KENT STATE, 5:00 PM CST Happy March my fellow readers and gamblers! The beauty and prestige of March is on full display, but before madness ensues, conference tournaments take the main sta...
March Madness 2022: Refresher Course
March is upon us, and while it’s cliché, the bracket is as wide open as ever. Football season is over, and the best cure for a Super Bowl hangover is in full swing. Conference tournaments mark ...
Pre-March Madness: Why Can Nobody Score Against North Texas?
North Texas Has Surprised Everyone This Season Last season was a historic season for the North Texas basketball program. The Mean Green made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010 and picke...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/26/22
On this week’s HTR: -HAWKEYES ARE HOT -Clark is NPOY -We disavow Russia Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram....
College Basketball Friday Free Play: February 25, 2022
Big Ten: Northwestern/Penn St., Tip-Off 6:00 CT With Cornell soiling themselves in the 2nd half of their game against Dartmouth last Friday, the FFP fell to a rousing 6-3. Looking to get back on the r...
Men of March Episode 2/22/2022: Bubble Watch, Top 16 Seeds, and Where Does Michigan Go From Here:
It’s 2/22/22 so we had to get a college ball podcast. The guys talk about Juwan Howard’s suspension and why Greg Gard wasn’t barely discipline. The guys discuss the top 16 seeds in c...
March Madness Player Spotlights: David Roddy | Colorado State Rams
Start Your Bracketology Prep Now On March 13th, Selection Sunday will take place and the 68-team field for March Madness will be announced. Along with this, college basketball fans everywhere will be ...
Friday Free Play: February 18, 2022
Friday Free Play Record: 6-2Don’t believe me? See my past Friday Free Play Posts Here! “We win one today, that’s two in a row. We win one tomorrow, that is called a winning streak. It has ha...
Pre-March Madness: Are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights For Real?
The Hottest Two Week Stretch of the NCAAB Season Entering February, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ March Madness hopes were slim. On February 1st, they lost in overtime at Northwestern 78-79, falling ...
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...
Friday Free Play – 02/11/2022: Gaels vs. Saints
Who Dat Said Dey Gonna Beat Dem Saints!? We’re talking about the Siena Saints! Welcome back and congratulations if you cashed last week’s FFP with Toledo going over the team total. Looking...
Men of March Podcast: It’s Court Storming Season
Nate’s is spending the night before his birthday on the podcast. He may not remember what he says, but that’s okay. We break down the biggest games of the week, from SMU’s upset over...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/9/22
On this week’s HTR: -Caitlin Clark going insane -Men’s basketball woes -Draft of favorites days of the year Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Follow the show on...
Illinois Basketball: Healthy, Primed for March
When the Illini enter Mackey Arena in West Lafayette to take on the #3 Purdue Boilermakers on Tuesday night, the expectation is for a hard-fought battle between two of the best teams in the Big Ten. P...
Men of March Podcast February 3rd: Red Raider Revenge
Nate and Austin are back to talk some more college hoops. After a one week hiatus, we get back to discussing college basketball. The guys open about the incredible atmosphere Texas Tech displayed. Is ...
The All-UCLA Bruins NBA Dream Team
The History of UCLA Players and the NBA There have been 99 players to see the floor in the NBA/ABA coming from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Of those players, 17 of them are still acti...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 1/30/22
On this week’s HTR: -Catching up on Iowa sports -New basketball arena? -Compared John Lickliter/Connor McCaffery Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show...
Friday Free Play – 01/28/2022: Streaking With Monmouth and Canisius
MAAC: Canisius vs. Monmouth, 6:00 PM CST Tip-off Current Record on Friday Free Play : 4-1: all documented on the site! A monumental day has arrived in the great state of Louisiana: mobile sports betti...
Friday Free Play: January 21, 2022
Missouri Valley Conference: Evansville @ Illinois State, 6:00 pm Central Tip-Off Another FFP cashed last week with Manhattan-Iona hitting the over. In the eyes of NBA Jam, we’re heating up. so l...
IUPUI vs. Wright State: Game Recap
It was an electric start early as both teams were pushing the ball at a frantic pace. In the end though there was only one team that had the endurance to finish the track meet that we saw in the openi...
College Basketball Friday Free Play: January 14, 2022
MAAC: Manhattan/Iona 6:00 The Pick: OVER 146.5 (play up to 149.5) We cashed the FFP last week with Navy taking care of business in “The Yard” against Bucknell. This week, I am looking for ...
IUPUI Jags vs. UIC Flames: Game Recap
The UIC Flames picked up their fifth win of the season after beating the Jaguars 67-65 on the road. IUPUI will lose some sleep after letting this game slip away from them. Coach Crenshaw and the Jags ...
Mid-major Monday: January 10th
While COVID-19 is still affecting college basketball, it has yet to stop the chaos in the sport we love. Saturday saw seven ranked teams lose, five coming to unranked teams. That capped off a wild wee...
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 ...
College Basketball Friday Free Play: January 7, 2022
Patriot League: Navy vs. Bucknell 6:00 PM at Navy Alumni Hall, Annapolis, MD The Pick: NAVY -11 (up to -12) Navy, coming off a big win against Patriot League favorite Boston U, stay home to host the B...
The All-Kansas Jayhawks NBA Dream Team
The History of KU Players and the NBA There have been 81 players to see the floor in the NBA/ABA coming from the University of Kansas. Of those players, 17 of them are still active players in the NBA....
College Basketball Friday Free Play | Dec. 17th, 2021
Furman/Mississippi State The Pick: OVER 137.5 We successfully cashed the last free play write up last Friday with DePaul +8.5 upsetting Louisville. But instead of a side, today I am looking at a total...
Mid-Major Monday: December 13th
There was a guy last Monday who said Purdue would be undefeated and ranked #1 until at least January 18th on his podcast. It may or may not have been me. Aside from being terribly wrong, this week of ...
Mid-Major Monday: December 6th
Upsets were the theme of the week in college basketball. #1 Duke dropped a game at Ohio State and #3 Gonzaga was beaten convincingly by Alabama. The mid-major ranks also got a taste of the upset bug e...
Coach Dan’s Top 25 – Week 4
Feast week has come and gone, and what a week that was! Between the upsets, and all of the bets won (and lost, but we don’t talk about that.) The matchups were phenomenal and the multi team even...
Mid-Major Monday: November 29th
Feast week was everything that fans hoped it would be. The mid-day basketball provided upsets and buzzer beaters that will be missed until March. Now, fans have the ACC/Big Ten challenge, some confere...
IUPUI vs. Spalding Recap
The IUPUI Jaguars are officially in the win column as they beat Non-Division 1 Spalding Golden Eagles 61-41. The Jaguars flexed their muscles by scoring the first 11 points of the game. While taking a...
Coach Dan’s Top 25 – Week 3 (FEAST WEEK FOLKS)
It is Feast Week, and outside of Champ week and the first weekend of March Madness it is possibly the best week of the season. Week 3 of Coach Dan’s Top 25 sees a lot of movement after some big ...
Mid-major Monday: 11/22 | The “Feast Week” Edition
One of the best weeks of the college basketball season is upon us. “Feast Week” provides fans with day basketball and numerous intriguing non-conference match ups. Mid-major squads have al...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 11/17/21
On this week’s HTR: -Floyd stays in Iowa City -Basketball keeps winning -Draft of our favorite Pixar characters Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show on ...
Coach Dan’s Top 25 – Week 2
We had a pretty eventful first week of the college basketball season. Maybe not full of Top 25 upsets, but there were still plenty of upsets and losses that shook those who follow this beautiful sport...
Mid-Major Monday: November 15th
It’s wonderful to have college basketball back. Fans of the sport were blessed with big games between titans of the sport in the opening week. They also got to see chaos among what were supposed...
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...
Mid-major Monday: The preseason edition
The long wait for college basketball’s return is almost over. It feels like a lifetime ago that Baylor was cutting down the nets in Indianapolis. With the season less than two weeks away, itR...
Coach Dan’s (Preseason) Top 25
Well ladies and gentlemen, we are only a week away from the beginning of the best season of them all (in my opinion, but it is factual.) I am so excited for the College Basketball season to begin that...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/14/21
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we cover everything from the last couple months. Garza, Wiesy, Clark, Gilman, and everything in between. Football is only three weeks away! Subscribe to t...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 6/17/21
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we are back from our hiatus! The boys wrapped up last basketball season and looked ahead to the next football. They power ranked the streets in Iowa City ...
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...
Transfer Portal Winners and Losers
The creation of the transfer portal has turned college basketball’s off-season into the Wild West. Over 1,000 players have put their name in the portal since the end of last season. As of June, ...
Dana Altman, Oregon, Land Syracuse Transfer Quincy Guerrier
One of the college basketballs best players left in the transfer portal committed Thursday afternoon. Stretch big Quincy Guerrier announced that he will be joining the Oregon Ducks. Guerrier will join...
NBA Prospect, Former Kentucky Guard, Terrence Clarke Passes in Car Crash
Thursday afternoon, NBA prospect Terrence Clarke tragically passed in a car crash in Southern California. Clarke, 19 years old, was an electrifying athlete for Coach Calipari who suffered from injurie...
Re-Ranking The Sweet 16 Teams
As we head into the weekend, 16 teams remain in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Those 16 include some usual suspects, and some… unexpected faces. The average seed for this year’...
Five Story Lines from the NCAA Tournament’s First Weekend
The first weekend of The Dance gave us two years worth of madness. Filled to the brim with huge performances, late-night clutch moments, huge upsets and heartbreakers. Let’s reflect on the story...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
2021 NCAA Tournament: South Region Preview
The South Region in the 2021 NCAA Tournament has no shortage of story lines. t sees Scott Drew trying to take Baylor to the Final Four for the first time in 70 years. Also we get to watch Chris Beard&...
2021 NCAA Tournament: West Region Preview
The wait is finally over. After cancellation last year, March Madness finally returns on Thursday. The 2021 tournament should be one of the craziest we’ve ever seen, and it’s impossible to...
2021 NCAA Tournament: East Region Preview
March Madness is back. We will have 4 regions of 16 teams, culminating in 4 winners. Those 4 winners will be known as the Final 4. From there we play 3 games. After the 3rd game? We will crown a CHAMP...
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...
2021 NCAA Tournament: Over and Under Seeded Teams
To College Basketball fans, the month of March represents the best time of the year. High level regular season games, conference tournaments culminating in the release of the field of 68. With that be...
Men of March: Episode 7 “We Have a Bracket”
The full crew is back together again to give their initial reactions to Selection Sunday. We start with a quick recap of Championship Weekend and then quickly give a general overlook of each region di...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 3/15/21
On this week’s HTR, IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME! We have a bracket for the first time in two years and the Hawks are the highest they’ve ever been! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, ...
727 Days Later… Selection Sunday
Since the last Selection Sunday: The US has a new President. We have pictures of Mars. We have battled a worldwide pandemic. Despite the many tragedies and many struggles, this is a win for sports fan...
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...
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...
2021 AAC Conference Tournament Preview
The AAC Conference Tournament will be an interesting one to monitor this week. Wichita State enters as the 1 seed, with Houston as the 2. In spite of that, Joe Lunardi currently projects the Cougars t...
Planting the Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor & … Who Else?
As the College Basketball regular season and conference championship schedule blends together for the final two weeks leading into Selection Sunday, only three things seem certain one year removed fro...
2021 SEC Tournament Preview
The SEC is improving as a conference. Elite coaching hires over the last decade has turned the league on its head. What was once a football conference that Kentucky dominated in basketball has turned ...
2021 Big Ten Tournament Preview
Bracket Favorite: Michigan (+150) The Juwan Howard-led Michigan Wolverines ended the season with a 19-3 record, placing them No. 2 in the Top 25. Freshman big man Hunter Dickinson posted a stat line o...
2021 Mountain West Tournament Preview
If it plays out how it’s supposed to, the Mountain West might have the most exciting semifinal pairings during the week. Four at-large hopefuls and a potential bid stealer will duke it out in th...
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...
2021 Big 12 Tournament Preview
Arguably the most competitive league in college hoops will begin tournament play this Wednesday. The Big 12 is stacked this season, with multiple teams capable of making deep runs in March. The confer...
Wes Clarke Has Been On A Tear For South Carolina (3/3)
It has been an impressive two weeks for South Carolina junior Wes Clarke as he wins National Player of the Week Honors for second straight week. Wes Clarke, who plays both the infield and catcher, has...
2021 Big East Conference Tournament Preview
One of college basketball’s most competitive leagues begins tournament play this week. The Big East always brings us big moments and NCAA favorites. There’s certainly a top-tier this seaso...
2021 Big West Conference Tournament Preview
Mid-Major favorites have been dropping like flies early in conference tournament week. UC Santa Barbara are trying to avoid that fate and go dancing for the first time in a decade. They will have to f...
2021 C-USA Tournament Preview
2021 C-USA Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: Louisiana Tech (+175) The Bulldogs enter this year’s tournament searching for their first-ever C-USA tournament victory. Louisiana Tech went 20-6 d...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 3/4/21
On this week’s HTR, the boys talk about the hideous Michigan game and the beautiful Ohio State game. We are ready for March Madness, and we also drafted our favorite beers to have. Subscribe to ...
2021 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Preview
The Ohio Valley Conference annually delivers fireworks the first weekend of conference tournaments. Even with limited fans, 2021 should be no different. With a revamped format, the four days in Evansv...
2021 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
“Arch Madness” returns to the midwest this year, as the Missouri Valley ramps up for another conference tournament. Here at The U, we’re taking a look at all of the main factors for ...
Mid Major Monday: San Diego State
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Preview
Surely one of the most exciting Mid-Major conference tournaments will be held in Dayton, Ohio. The Atlantic 10 has a bevy of teams attempting to cement an at-large spot or steal a bid to the dance. Wi...
Penn State Needs Coaches; I Applied to Every Vacancy
Out of school and unemployed, eventually, my career as a DoorDash driver and reckless college basketball gambler isn’t going to cut it. Luckily, Penn State University has a wide range of opportu...
Mid Major Monday: The Boise State Broncos
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/18/21
On this week’s HTR, the Hawks have hit a grove and the boys break down their recent success. They also spend 30 minutes talking about types of people they hate! Subscribe to the show on Apple Po...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/10/21
On this week’s HTR, is the sky falling? Iowa basketball had lost four of five games and the boys let out their frustrations. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or PodBean. Follow ...
Mid Major Monday: Grand Canyon University
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
Mid-Major Monday: The Belmont Bruins
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player...
Mid Major Monday: Saint Bonaventure Bonnies
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I will spotlight a team and player tha...
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...
Mid Major Monday: The Winthrop Eagles
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I will spotlight a team and player tha...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report- 1/2/20
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we recap a wild game against Rutgers and power rank the teams we hate the most. This was also the first show we’ve ever done at a sponsors house. To...
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. ...
Badger Basketball Brief: URI
After the first loss of the season, Badger basketball controlled the entire game against last-minute opponent, Rhode Island. Record Setting Night There were two different Badger basketball records cel...
The Badger Basketball Report: 12/7-12/13
I shouldn’t have made this a weekly series. It’ll be hard to face the music when there are performances like Friday night for our Badger basketball team. Last Week The Badgers dropped 9 sp...
I Demand To Be Shown A Sportbook That Allows Me To Bet On Greenville Basketball
Allow me to introduce you to the most exciting college basketball team in recorded existence: the Greenville Panthers. Do you see those scores? They are scoring just under 100 points per game and are ...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/2/20
The HTR boys are back! After a short hiatus, Luke, Joey, and Stin gathered at Luke’s new apartment to talk about the hot-as-hell football and basketball teams! Luka is the GOAT and Brian Ferentz...
The Badger Basketball Report: 11/30-12/6
It’s basketball season once again folks and YOUR Wisconsin Badgers basketball squad is a beautiful 2-0 to start the season. Currently ranked the 4th best team in the country, wins against Easter...
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 ...
2020 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
If you told me in January that I’d be writing my first NBA mock for this year in October, I’d have laughed. That, however, is 2020 in a nutshell for a sports fan. We’re in the middle...
The Los Angeles Clippers Are Finally Here
Tuesday night, we saw a Clippers team that we have been waiting to see since the Bubble Restart began. The Clippers were firing on all ends, both offensively and defensively. They’re looking lik...
Sixers Fans, How Did We Get Here?
It’s January of 2017, TJ McConnell has just hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating jump shot over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis. This game then sparked an 8-4 run by the Sixers that the pro...
NCAA D-I Council Recommends Eligibility Extensions Amid Pandemic
The NCAA Division I Council recommended that the Division I board of directors decided to give student-athletes impacted most by the COVID-19 pandemic an additional year of eligibility on Wednesday. T...
Makur Maker Spurns Traditionalism, Elects HBCU
Makur Maker, the seven-foot, five-star prospect has accepted an offer to play at Howard University. Spurning Kentucky, Memphis, UCLA and other programs, Maker sets himself up to make history as the fi...
Emoni Bates Commits to Michigan State
The 2022 number 1 recruit, Emoni Bates, has officially declared and committed to in-state powerhouse Michigan State. The 6’9″ Point Forward has a skill set that had every coach wanting his...
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...
March Sadness: The legend of Jon Elmore
While wallowing in sadness over the canceled 2020 NCAA tournament. I thought it might be fun to reminisce about some of my favorite March moments on the day they happened. The Memory: Marshall’s...
Way-Too-Early 2020-2021 NCAAB Top 10
I’m incredibly excited to be writing here at Student Union! I thought there would be no better way to make my debut on the site than talking college hoops. Usually around this time of year we wo...
Kofi Cockburn Declares for NBA Draft
It’s Instagram official. Kofi Cockburn declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is testing the draft waters, but leaving a return to the Illini starting rotation as an o...
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...
Ivy League cancels 2020 tournaments due to Coronavirus
We all know the mass and fast impact the Coronavirus has had on the nation and the world. It has now entered the sports world. Several countries have stopped playing games in front of fans, and all th...
2020 Pac 12 Tournament Preview
The 2020 Pac 12 Tournament should provide plenty of entertainment. A banner year for West Coast basketball has seen seven teams fighting for NCAA Tournament berths this week. There has been resurrecti...
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...
2020 Southern Conference Tournament Preview
The SoCon has been one of the most intriguing conferences in terms of Small Mid-Majors receiving at large bids for the tournament. Last year there was the debate on UNC Greensboro and Furman. This yea...
2020 American East Tournament Preview
2020 American East Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: Vermont (-500) Thinking anyone but Vermont will win the 2020 American East Tournament may be a bit of a fool’s errand. The 66th ranked team...
2020 Summit League Tournament Preview
2020 Summit League Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: South Dakota State (+150) Despite being the number two seed in the tournament, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits are favored to win the 2020 Sum...
2020 Colonial Tournament Preview
The 2020 Colonial Conference tournament will put the madness in March. With its top five teams packed within three games in the final standings, the conference has been competitive all year, and it wo...
2020 Sun Belt Tournament Preview
2020 Sun Belt Tournament Bracket Favorite to win: Texas State The favorite to win the 2020 Sun Belt Tournament goes to Texas State who, after starting 8-8 (1-4), ended the season strong and won 12 of ...