2024 March Madness Final Four All-Star Team
G: Mark Sears, Alabama No team in the tournament plays faster than Alabama, and the player pushing that pace is Mark Sears. Both offensively and defensively, Sears has been a menace as he’s aver...
Syracuse Hoops Creates Another Criminal As Diddy’s Drug Mule Arrested Monday
The news cycle over the past few days was one for the ages. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Caleb Williams rocked a pink phone case, and the walls of justice have started to close in on Diddy....
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There’s big news coming out of Storrs, CT today as senior guard Tristen Newton has withdrawn his name from the 2023 NBA Draft and will be running it back with the Huskies.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...
The Celtics Stars Need To Be Held Accountable For Their Playoff Woes
Last night, the Celtics were closed out in Game 7 against the Miami Heat in embarrassing fashion after clawing their way back from being down 3-0. External optics of this series aren’t awful. A ...
The Denver Nuggets Will Win The NBA Finals
After sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers last night, there is no doubt in my mind that the Denver Nuggets will win their first ever NBA Championship in franchise history. The Nuggets are giving me 2011 D...
The Major Implications of the Heat’s Dominance in the Eastern Conference Finals
With the Nuggets sweeping the Lakers, one piece of the NBA Finals is set in stone. Now, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are waiting to see who their opponent will be. As of right now, it looks like the H...
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...
Should Kevin Durant Making The 50-40-90 Club Count This Season?
One of the most illustrious clubs in all of basketball is the coveted 50-40-90 club. While an NBA Championship is the end goal of every season, players are trying to solidify a legacy and they can do ...
Diaz: I Had Boots On The Ground At UConn Post National Championship And It Was Wild
Last night, the UConn Huskies did it. They stood on top of the college basketball world after beating San Diego State 76-59 to win their fifth National Championship. In addition to the Huskies team fe...
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...
Recapping the NCAA Tournament First Round from Columbus
#10 USC (22-10) vs. #7 Michigan State (19-12) It was the battle to see who really is the ultimate warrior. In the first half we had a see-saw of action as the Spartans of MSU pulled out ahead early, 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 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Preview
The 2023 Sun Belt conference tournament should be a very, underrated tournament. There is no clear cut favorite to win this tournament and I can see four to five teams that could secure the title. Las...
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...
NBA All-Star Game 2023: what should we expect from it?
College basketball is huge all over the USA and this sees it generate a massive amount of interest. With March Madness on its way in 2023, the amount of attention college ball gets will soon ramp up e...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/13/23
On this week’s HTR: -We’re back from our hiatus! -Brian Ferent’s contract disaster -Basketball teams hitting their strides? Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...
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...
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...
The #1 Seed in the West Will Soon Belong to the Denver Nuggets
Denver is Already Thriving, Despite a Substantial Lack of Home Games With every NBA team having now played 18-22 games in the 2022-2023 NBA season, we are currently watching the game-clock wind down o...
The All-NBA Journeyman Team: 2022-2023 Edition
The History of the NBA Journeyman Journeymen have been a common theme in the NBA for decades. Players who are just good enough to always have a spot on an NBA roster, but not great enough to be given ...
LeBron James: Compulsive Liar Or Forgetful NBA Star?
You can go back through history and look at wild examples of people lying. Brian Williams lied about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq in 2003. Bernie Madoff lied to people who invested...
The 2022-2023 Denver Nuggets’ 3-Point Shooting is Historic
21st in Attempted Threes… 6th in Made Threes Last season, the Denver Nuggets were the epitome of an average three-point shooting team in the NBA. As a team in 2021-2022, they were 14th&nbs...
NBA Bet of the Night: 10/26/2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. Yesterday was just a ba...
NBA Bet of the Night: 10/24/2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. Yesterday, we bypassed ...
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 “This Guy is Still in the NBA?” Team: 2022-2023 Edition
Why Some NBA Players get Forgotten, Even While Still in the NBA Every NBA season, roughly 500 players hold down a roster spot in the NBA. Between fully rostered players, two-way players, and 10-day co...
Despite Portland’s “New” Look, the Blazers’ Failed Model Stays the Same
The Faces for Portland’s Starters Have Changed but it Feels Just Like 2020-2021 In the 2020-2021, Portland lost to an undermanned Denver Nuggets team and saw themselves defeated in the first round o...
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...
Jokic Leads Serbia to Overtime Win Over Greece, Giannis Scores 40 in Loss
Serbia is Missing Nearly All of Their NBA Talent, Yet Jokic Still Shines Entering the 2nd round of the World Cup European Qualifiers, Serbia boasted just a 2-3 record. Luckily, they did have the ...
The Decision: Udonis Haslem Edition
Now this right here is HUGE news. Role player, and I use that term loosely, Udonis Haslem is following in the foot steps of his former Heat teammate LeBron James and will be making his free agent R...
Remembering Pete Carril, Mastermind Behind the Princeton Offense
“In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody, you help yourself” Pete Carril was an iconic coach at Princeton, not just for perfecting the Princeton offense that has influenced s...
Bones Hyland is a Sleeper 6th Man of the Year Candidate in 2022-2023
What Types of Players Win 6MOTY? For the last ten years, the 6th Man of the Year award winner almost always fits into the exact same mold. In 9 of the last 10 years, the winner has been either a ...
Danny Green: The Best NBA Role Player of the Last Decade
Green Leads the NBA in Most Wins Since 2012-2013 If you had a sports trivia night and the question of “Which NBA player has the most wins in the last decade?” came up, many fans may instantly jump...
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 ...
Boston Celtics 2022-23 Projected Depth Chart
The Celtics just lost the NBA Finals, and while some teams would rest on their laurels, the Celtics looked to improve immediately. They noted that their bench was an issue in the Finals and wanted mor...
Forgotten Box Score Series: Rip Hamilton Shoots 0/10… Still Leads the Pistons in Points
The History of Scoring Without Field Goals While not common in the NBA, it is also not unheard of for a player to score double-digit points without ever making a field goal. The Secret? Free throws. D...
How the Denver Nuggets Have Revamped Their Defense for 2022-2023
New GM Calvin Booth Made His Priorities Clear: Defense Must Be Added Former president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, made all of the biggest decisions for the Denver Nuggets for the last nine...
Hawks Land Star Guard Dejounte Murray
The plane has finally landed. Over the weekend and into the start of this week, rumors swirled about the Spurs dealing All-Star guard Dejounte Murray, and today a deal was made official. A “Woj ...
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...
The Curse Of The Sacramento Kings
Year after year, we see “sure-fire” guys get drafted. These are players that will be future All Stars or MVPs…or at least we think that they will be. While the NBA Draft isn’t ...
Celtics’ Amazing Post Season Run Falls Short In The Finals
As I write this, I have Marvins Room by Drake blaring through my AirPods. Just a dagger to the heart. The Celtics felt like this year’s team of destiny heading into the post season. At the All S...
The Best NBA Player in 2021-2022 By Jersey Number
The Jersey Number Recap This Season During the 2021-2022 season there were 64 different jersey numbers worn by NBA players. 13 numbers were worn by just a single player for the season, and #8 was worn...
Forgotten Box Score Series: Paul Millsap Scores 11 Points in the Final 28 Seconds
Millsap Channels Tracy McGrady in Iconic One-Man Comeback Back on December 9th, 2004, Tracy McGrady did the impossible. With the Rockets trailing 76-68 with under 36 seconds left in the game, McGrady ...
Forgotten Box Score Series: George McCloud’s Random 22-Assist Game
McCloud Sets Record for Most Assists by a Small Forward When thinking about some of the best passing forwards of all-time, names like LeBron James, Larry Bird, and Rick Barry all come to mind. These t...
The Celtics’ Assortment of Two-Way Players Will Win Them the Title
The Celtics Have Shown the Most Consistency Post-Allstar Break The Celtics entered this postseason as a quiet contender for the NBA title. NBA fans and analysts all around focused more attention on th...
Which NBA Centers From The 90’s Would Be In The MVP Conversation Today?
While Kevin Durant may be a massive coward on Twitter most of the time, he actually brought up a great question; Which centers from the 90s would be in the MVP conversation if they played in todayR...
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 ...
The Bulls Have 99 Problems, Unfortunately Billy Donovan is an Important One.
Lonzo Ball’s final game in his inaugural season in Chicago took place on January 14th. Patrick Williams returned to action on March 21st following surgery to repair damaged ligaments in his wris...
The 2021-2022 Pelicans Prove that the Play-In Works
New Orleans Pushed Through Countless Struggles After starting the season 1-12 and seeing their #1 overall pick and best player, Zion Williamson, see setback after setback with his injured foot, no one...
The NBA Playoffs are a Mess: Injuries, Matchups, and More
In this episode, Tyler Key and Jacob Bautista are joined by Patrick Norton to discuss the NBA playoff matchups, play-in games, and reflect on the Clippers, Bulls, and Nuggets performances this season....
Final Four All-star Team: My All-Tournament Starting Five Heading Into Final Four Weekend
As excited as I am for the Final Four this weekend, I know every hoops fan is secretly a little disappointed that we won’t see an odd ball squad like Miami, St. Peters, or Houston competing for ...
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...
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...
2022 NCAA Men’s Selection Sunday Reaction | Student U Podcast
Listen on Spotify! A special Selection Sunday themed episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast. Today’s episode is guest hosted by Austin Montgomery & Nate Marcus of the Men of March Podca...
College Basketball Friday Free Play: March 11, 2022 (7-4)
Battle at the Barclays Center: Virginia Tech vs. UNC, 8:30 CT Tip-Off Don’t worry everybody, if you listened to the podcast that came out this week featuring the BMOC Jeff Nadu, I will make sure...
2022 Big Ten Conference Tournament Preview
The Big Ten is one of the deepest leagues in America, but there are legitimate questions about how they stack up to competition outside of the conference. A number of teams have legitimate chances at ...
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...
Student Union Sports Podcast: Tipping off March Madness w/ Jeff Nadu and Keith Landry!
Listen to the Student Union Sports Podcast on Spotify It’s finally March and The Big Dance is in our sights. So today we’ve got a special College Hoops episode with Student Union Writer Keith Land...
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...
Pre-March Madness: Why Chattanooga Could be an Enticing Upset Pick
Championship Season is in Full Swing With Selection Sunday less than a week away, five teams have already punched their ticket for the field of 68; Longwood, Loyola Chicago, Murray State, Georgia Stat...
Student Union Sports Podcast: Building a Content Portfolio w/ Writer Mike Ostrowski
Listen to the Student Union Sports Podcast on Spotify Writer Mike Ostrowski joins the show to talk about getting an early start in the world of Sports Media. Mike is a Sophomore at Syracuse who contri...
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 ...
Student Union Sports Podcast: February Recap | Facilitating & Producing Content w/ Harrison Sillings
Listen to the Student Union Sports Podcast on Spotify On this episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast, Podcast Producer and Graphic Designer Harrison Sillings joins the show to talk about his role...
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....
Student Union Sports Podcast: Developing Writers & Athletes w/ Coach Dan Jakes
It’s almost march, so time to shift gears to Basketball! Writer & Student Union Sports Director of Contributor Development Dan Jakes joins the show to discuss his favorite parts about the cu...
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...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Jerry West Accounts for 73 Points in Game 1
West Wins Finals MVP Despite the Lakers Losing Last year, Giannis Antetokounmpo had one of the best NBA Finals games in history when he posted 50 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks, as well as shooting...
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 ...
DeRozan, Donovan & Bulls: Seeing Red & Raising Expectations at All-Star Break
The NBA’s Cinderella story is blooming from fairy tale into reality; the Chicago Bulls sit atop the Eastern Conference tied with the Miami Heat at the NBA All-Star Break. From “worst signi...
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...
Dejounte Murray is Having a Break-Out Season… And Nobody Seems to Notice
Why is Murray Being Overlooked? The NBA “Most Improved Player” award debate is essentially locked up already for 2021-2022 with Ja Morant running away with the honors. Miles Bridges and Darius Gar...
Friday Free Play: February 4, 2022
Holy Toledo: Can They Do It Again? Our FFP streak ended last week at 3 with Monmouth not covering the number for us. As I take a step back and reassess, I want to go back to the well with a proven mon...
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...
Garrison Mathews is the Rockets’ Best Player This Season… And it isn’t Close
The Houston Rockets have been in disarray all season long, currently holding the third worst record in the NBA. With Christian Wood underperforming, Eric Gordon and D.J. Augustin being the lone 30+ ye...
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...
Fred VanVleet is Quietly Having an All-NBA Season
Fred is Flying Under the Radar NBA headlines this season have featured great stories about guards all over the league: Steph Curry and Klay Thompson splashing together again, Chris Paul and Devin Book...
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....
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Donyell Marshall Hits 12 Threes
Marshall’s Mind-Blowing Night Was Even More Improbable Than You Think Nowadays in the NBA it is a three-point shooting league. Players have never chucked up more shots from beyond the arc, including...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Stojaković Scores 20 Straight Points to Start the Game
A Wild Start in OKC for Peja and the New Orleans Hornets 15 years ago, the formerly-named Charlotte Bobcats visited the formerly-named New Orleans Hornets in Oklahoma City, due to New Orleans being ju...
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 ...
College Basketball Friday Free Play | Dec. 10th, 2021
The Pick: DePaul +8.5 DePaul @ Louisville, 8pm ET, ACC Network This isn’t your typical DePaul team… First year HC Tony Stubblefield is starting to right the ship that has gone way off course o...
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...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Hakeem Olajuwon Flirts With a Quintuple-Double
Before Winning Back-to-Back Finals MVPs Hakeem Was Already a One-Man Wrecking Crew Most NBA Fans know Hakeem Olajuwon as a top 5 center in NBA history who carried the 6th seeded Houston Rockets to a ...
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...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Dennis Rodman’s 20 Rebounds and Zero Shot Attempts
January 1994 Epitomizes Rodman’s Legacy Dennis Rodman was never much of a scorer in the NBA, averaging just 5.8 field goal attempts per game for his 14-season career. He instead prided himself on hi...
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...
The Forgotten Box Score Series: Draymond Green’s 4-Point Triple-Double
The Triple-Double Timeline The concept of the triple-double began in the 1979-1980 season despite Oscar Robertson averaging one in 1961. When box scores were reviewed and backtracked for seasons prior...
The All-NBA Journeyman Team: 2021-2022 Edition
The History of the NBA Journeyman Journeymen have been a common theme in the NBA for decades. Players who are just good enough to always have a spot on an NBA roster, but not great enough to be given ...
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...
The 7 Players Who Could Join the 50/40/90 Club in 2021-2022
50/40/90 Club Background Only 9 players have ever been a part of the 50/40/90 club in the NBA and it has only happened 13 total times in NBA history. With that being said, it has happened twice in the...
NBA Bold Takes and Awards Predictions: Phoenix, Dallas, KD and Kyrie, KAT, Giannis, and More
The NBA Season starts today! In this episode, Jacob, Tyler, and Jason discuss their NBA bold takes and make their award predictions. They discuss the Suns and how Ayton and CP3 will impact their seaso...
2021-2022 NBA Projected Win Totals: Too High, Too Low, and Just Right
To start out season 3 of Free Throws in the Phog and season 75 of the NBA, Tyler Key and Jacob Bautista discuss the projected win totals for every NBA team and talk through which team’s win tota...
Why Backing the Milwaukee Bucks for a Repeat NBA Title is a Smart Bet to Make
They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but in the case of the NBA title, that’s a saying you might want to avoid, especially if you are a sports betting enthusiast. When the Milwaukee...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Atlanta Hawks Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Milwaukee Bucks Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Los Angeles Clippers Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Charlotte Hornets Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Boston Celtics Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Utah Jazz Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Phoenix Suns Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
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...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Los Angeles Lakers Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
The 240 Minutes Series: Predicting the Denver Nuggets Rotation
The 240 Minutes Series Explained: In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuri...
NBA Free Agency Phase One: Winners & Losers
Phase One of NBA Free Agency is in the books, and aside from a little inevitable drama, we’re beginning to see the bones of the upcoming NBA season Winners Miami Heat Not only did the Heat re-si...
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...
Bucks Big 3 Win Game 5 and the Suns Struggles Continue
Tyler Key and Jacob Bautista, with Student Union Sports, give their immediate reactions following Milwaukee’s 123-119 win over Phoenix to take a 3-2 series lead. The two discuss how the Bucks Bi...
The Keys of the NBA Finals: Bucks vs Suns Preview
In this episode, Tyler Key, with Student Union Sports, is joined again by Jason Havner to discuss and preview the NBA Finals matchup. The two talk about how Giannis is still the best player in this se...
Clippers Win Game 3, Reggie Jackson Appreciation, and Hawks Heroics
In this episode, Tyler Key and Jacob Bautista reflect on the Clippers game 3 win over the Suns in Chris Paul’s return. They then rave about Reggie Jackson and how he has transformed himself into...
Ben Simmons… Have We Learned our Lesson Yet?
The first thing I want to do is establish my feelings on Ben Simmons. Which are he’s an ok basketball player but is way overpaid. I made those feelings clear in why they should trade him for Jam...
What Would I Do? Evaluating All 30 NBA Teams Pt.2
I am once again putting on my general manager hat and attempting to evaluate all 30 teams in the NBA once their seasons have concluded and giving my opinion on what they should do next. This will incl...
What Would I Do? Evaluating All 30 NBA Team Pt.1
I am once again putting on my general manager hat and attempting to evaluate all 30 teams in the NBA once their seasons have concluded and giving my opinion on what they should do next. This will incl...
What Would I Do? Evaluating All 30 NBA Teams Pt.3
I am once again putting on my general manager hat and attempting to evaluate all 30 teams in the NBA once their seasons have concluded and giving my opinion on what they should do next. This will incl...
What Would I Do? Evaluating All 30 NBA Teams Pt.4
I am once again putting on my general manager hat and attempting to evaluate all 30 teams in the NBA once their seasons have concluded and giving my opinion on what they should do next. This will incl...
NBA Conference Finals, Injuries, and Unhappy Zion and Luka
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob discuss the unhappiness of NBA Superstars Zion Williamson and Luka Doncic, reflect on the Kawhi Leonard injury and Paul George coming up huge in game 5, talk about how...
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 ...
UMASS Transfer Tre Mitchell commits to Texas
The last significant domino fell in the transfer portal Tuesday night. UMASS transfer Tre Mitchell tweeted his decision to join Texas in a move that could shake up the Big 12 standings. The move adds ...
“You’ve Been Eliminated: Now What?” Feat. The Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, and Blazers
In this episode, Tyler Key is joined by the newest guest of the show, Jason Havner, to discuss the most interesting teams that have been eliminated from the NBA Playoffs. The two focus on the Celtics ...
Clippers Move On! and Dallas has a Porzingis Problem
In this quick-reaction episode, Jacob Bautista and Tyler Key give their immediate reactions after the Clippers game 7 win over the Mavericks. Jacob unveils his shock and happiness regarding the Clippe...
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, ...