NCAA: Iowa's Luka Garza tops list of players to watch in 2020-21
Here are the top 10 players to watch in the upcoming college basketball season, from highly touted incoming freshmen to seasoned veterans expected to lead their team on a run in the NCAA tournament.
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What will March Madness look like in 2021?
The cancellation of March Madness marked the beginning of the widespread quarantine and lifestyle changes that would come for the entire nation in the coming months. As we now begin to reemerge, let’s take a look at what next year’s madness could look like.
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Weekend Watch: Texas Western vs. Kentucky, 1966 NCAA Championship
Our Weekend Watch feature touches on the most significant moments in sports history, and luckily for us in this modern age, many of them are viewable online, in their entirety.
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Today in sports history: Wooden goes out a winner
The San Diego Sports Arena is eerily quiet today, but it was bustling with life back on March 31, 1975 when the UCLA Bruins grappled with the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA National Championship Game.
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Today in sports history: Johnson ends Penn's magic run
Relieve one of the greatest performances in Magic Johnson's exceptional college career on this date in 1979.
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Ranking the best forwards in college basketball
Let’s look back at the best forwards NCAAB college basketball had to offer in 2019-20.
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5 unbreakable March Madness records
Even though the NCAA Tournament won't happen this year, we can still look back and enjoy some of the most memorable performances in March Madness history. Here are the five single-game tournament records that will never be broken.
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Why canceling sports hurts
Sports leagues around the world made the right call in suspending operations, but many fans still feel like something precious was taken away from them.
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A lament for March Madness
March Madness has turned to March sadness following the NCAA's decision to cancel the annual basketball tournament.
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Final Four betting trends
Join us as we break down some of the key stats and figures of the Final Four based on seeding, conference, and region in the NCAA tournament.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Kansas finishes on top
Despite the uncertainty swirling around college basketball, there is little uncertainty at the moment regrading who the top teams in the nation are. Let’s break down our top 10 in this week’s NCAAB Power Rankings!
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Top 5 NCAA Tournament sleepers
These five teams are flying under the radar, but they have an outside chance of winning the NCAA Tournament.
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The greatest performances in March Madness history
From Bill Walton in 1973 to Steph Curry in 2008, we rank the five greatest individual performances in NCAA Tournament history.
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Wisconsin surges in final regular-season AP poll
The biggest risers and fallers in the college basketball AP Top 25 poll, plus a glimpse at their odds in both their conference tournament and the Big Dance.
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NCAAB: Big 12 Tournament preview
This year’s Big 12 Tournament appears to be a contest between Kansas and Baylor, but there are a few fringe contenders that could shake things up with a good run.
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NCAAB: Big Ten Tournament preview
The annual Big Ten Tournament tips off on Wednesday, March 11 in Indianapolis. We've sized up the competition and have the latest odds, picks, and betting analysis for this eagerly anticipated conference clash.
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NCAAB: AAC Tournament preview
The Houston Cougars are the No. 2 seed in the AAC tournament but a heavy favorite to claim the title. Here's an odds breakdown of each team in the tournament and who should win it all Sunday.
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Ranking the best guards in college basketball
There are a handful of guards that could spark a memorable run through March that catapults them into the conversation for the Wooden Award.
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Kansas Jayhawks big favorites for Big 12 Tournament and national title
BetAmerica players expect the Kansas Jayhawks to win the 2020 Big 12 Tournament en route to a national title.
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5 NCAAB teams you haven’t been watching and what you need to know
In order to give yourself a fighting chance in your March Madness bracket pool, here are five teams you haven't been watching and all you need to know about them ahead of the NCAA tournament.
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NCAAB: SEC Tournament preview
The time has finally come. It is every basketball fan’s favorite time of year. The NCAA tournament is just around the corner, but before the Big Dance starts, we get a little taste of the madness with the conference tournaments.
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NCAAB upset watch: Kansas is cruising for a bruising
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spreads for Saturday's games. Start hunting for college basketball upsets now, and cash in before the madness begins with BetAmerica’s college basketball moneyline upset specials.
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NCAA Tournament MOP trends
Here we dive into the Most Outstanding Player award and uncover key trends behind the winner ahead of March Madness 2020.
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Michigan State is a slam dunk to reach the Final Four
At +400 to make the Final Four, Michigan State offers the most value outside the presumed tournament favorites. Let’s look at three reasons why the Spartans are the value pick in this market.
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Mid-major madness: NCAA Tournament bids up for grabs
The power conferences start their tournaments next week, but there are automatic bids for the NCAA Tournament up for grabs in conference tourneys this weekend. Let's take a look at some mid-major conferences ahead of the Big Dance.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
The last Saturday of the regular season offers college basketball bettors a number of big-time matchups, before most conference tournaments kickoff next week.
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Tips for going to Las Vegas for the NCAA Tournament
Every year, I meet my father in Las Vegas for the first week of the NCAA Tournament. It’s sensory overload at the highest possible level, with games going non-stop Thursday and Friday (plus plenty of them Saturday and Sunday, too) in an environment where fiscal irresponsibility is not only allowed, but encouraged.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: All hail Kansas
As conference play wraps up this weekend for the Power Five schools, let’s try to make sense of it all, as we rank the top 10 teams in college basketball.
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Three NCAA Tournament longshots worth a look
The NCAA Tournament is quickly approaching and the national championship futures market presents an opportunity to find value.
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Seton Hall achieves season high in latest AP rankings
Let’s break down the biggest risers and fallers in the college basketball rankings, with less than a week remaining in the regular season.
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NCAAB: Notre Dame looks to spoil FSU's tourney seeding
On Tuesday night in South Bend, Notre Dame will try to play spoilers to Florida State’s top seed hopes, while the Seminoles will try to snag sole possession of first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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NCAAB: The mid-majors your team doesn't want to face
Like any other year, the 2020 college basketball season has a handful of teams that could come from relative obscurity to upset the apple cart. If you’re a gambler, or looking for a possible edge in your local office pool, these are the possible Cinderella squads you’ll want to take a closer look at heading into the Big Dance.
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Florida State is the team no one wants to face in March
Once upon a time, Florida State was easily dismissed as an early out in the NCAA Tournament. A 64-team melee that favors those rich in tradition, no matter the seed-line the Seminole brand was not strong enough to make a run. Leonard Hamilton has changed that over the last three years.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
Selection Sunday is just 17 days away, and the conference tournaments are even closer, but first there are a slew of important Saturday contests that will help determine who is in, who is out, and who goes where.
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NCAAB upset watch: Ranked teams will go down this weekend
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spreads for Saturday's games. Start hunting for college basketball upsets now, and cash in before the madness begins with BetAmerica’s college basketball moneyline upset specials.
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Weekend Hot Takes: Virginia will beat up Duke
Is it getting hot in here or is it just our takes? BetAmerica columnists Ashley Anderson, Jeremy Balan, Ryan Murphy and Thomas Tassone share their sizzling picks for this weekend’s sports action. Handle with caution!
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NCAA Power Rankings: Jayhawks return to the top
The battle for the top of this week’s Power Rankings lived up to the billing, as Kansas took down Baylor in a one-possession thriller. Elsewhere, four other teams in last week’s top 10 tasted defeat, so let’s jump into the rankings and see where the dust has settled.
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Obi Toppin is topping Wooden Award odds
This season's Wooden Award race has been tumultuous and unique. The battle for the season’s most outstanding player is now down to four players: Obi Toppin, Luke Garza, Malachi Flynn, and Jared Butler.
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NCAAB: BYU, Michigan jump in latest AP Top 25 rankings
Movement occurred across the board in the AP Top 25 poll, with a few teams experiencing a major shakeup. Here are this week’s top risers and fallers, with an NCAA tournament odds update.
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5 college basketball coaches no team wants to face in March
March is just around the corner and that means it’s high pressure time in college basketball. Let’s take a look at five active coaches that nobody wants to face in the tournament.
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NCAAB upset watch: Gonzaga is about to get a wake-up call
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spreads for Saturday's games. Start hunting for college basketball upsets now, and cash in before the madness begins.
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The Big 12 Conference Tournament is Baylor’s to lose
With conference tournaments starting up next week, it’s time to begin look at future bets to find the best value possible. The Big 12 has two of the four best teams in the nation playing in it, as Baylor and Kansas both will be looking to win their conference tournament and secure a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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Kentucky charges into top 10 in NCAA Championship odds
After a sluggish start and a stunning upset early in the season, John Calipari’s team is once again playing its best ball at the right time.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
Kansas at Baylor highlights a loaded Saturday slate in the world of college hoops, but there are better wagering opportunities elsewhere.
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Weekend Hot Takes: Memphis will maul Houston
Is it getting hot in here or is it just our takes? BetAmerica columnists Ashley Anderson, Jeremy Balan, Ryan Murphy and Thomas Tassone share their sizzling picks for this weekend’s sports action. Handle with caution!
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NCAAB Power Rankings: San Diego State remains undefeated
We have a new face in this week’s top 10, so let’s jump in.
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Louisville, Seton Hall drop in latest AP Top 25
With conference tournament play fast approaching, let’s break down the biggest risers and fallers in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
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NCAAB: Syracuse vs. Louisville preview and pick
When the Syracuse Orange visit Louisville on Wednesday night, it will face an opponent on a losing streak and trying to find its new offensive rhythm.
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Maryland narrowly favored to win Big Ten Tournament
With the Big Ten tournament less than a month away, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top in one of the toughest conferences in the nation.
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Duke favored to win ACC Tournament, but it's far from a slam dunk
While 2019 has been a down year by the ACC’s own standards, its annual conference tournament set to begin March 10 still promises to be a difficult gauntlet for its eventual champion to run.
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NCAAB: Dayton odds-on favorite to win Atlantic 10 Tournament
The 23-2 Dayton Flyers are the odds-on favorite to claim the A10 conference championship.
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Baylor is not getting enough respect in NCAAB futures
The Baylor Bears are number one in the country, leading the Big 12, and on an historic 22-game win streak. So why aren’t the Bears getting more respect in futures betting?
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday college basketball preview
We are 30 days away from Selection Sunday, and there is so much still on the line. There is a plethora of important matchups in college hoops on Saturday, which will impact who gets into the NCAA Tournament and seeding.
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NCAA upset watch: Baylor's win streak is about to end
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spread. Cash in before the Madness begins with BetAmerica’s weekly college basketball moneyline upset specials.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Baylor has been unbeatable
As we close in on the end of the 2019-2020 NCAAB regular season, the top of the Power Rankings are stable.
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NCAAB: Kansas vs. West Virginia preview and pick
Kansas and West Virginia square off Wednesday night in a top 15, Big 12 matchup. Something will have to give in Morgantown, as Kansas leads in the conference in field goal percentage and West Virginia leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense.
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Big 12 favored to produce college basketball's next champion
The 2019-20 NCAA college basketball season has been a true roller coaster. In 15 weeks of AP top 25 polls, there have already been seven different teams ranked No 1. Currently, the Big 12 conference has two of the top three-ranked teams in the nation.
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Dayton flys into top 10 in NCAA title odds
In a season more unpredictable than most in recent memory, a mid-major has emerged in the top 10, ahead of many college basketball blue bloods.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Can anyone beat Baylor?
Our power rankings saw quite a bit of upheaval in the first half of the season, but as we hit the midway point in conference play, the top four teams have solidified their spots and are establishing themselves as the cream of the crop.
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Weekend Hot Takes: North Carolina will destroy Duke
Is it getting hot in here or is it just our takes? BetAmerica columnists Ashley Anderson, Jeremy Balan, Ryan Murphy and Thomas Tassone share their sizzling picks for this weekend’s sports action. Handle with caution!
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NCAAB: Gonzaga and Duke on upset watch
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spreads for Saturday. Start hunting for college basketball upsets now, with BetAmerica's weekly upset picks.
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Scott Shapiro's Saturday NCAA basketball preview
The first weekend in February not only features the biggest football game of the year, but also a plethora of key conference matchups in college basketball.
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NCAAB: Ohio State and Oregon on upset watch
Don’t wait until late Friday night to see the spreads for Saturday. Start hunting for college basketball upsets now, with BetAmerica's weekly upset picks.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Baylor continues to quietly roll
The Baylor Bears have won 17 of their eighteen games this season, and very few people seem to be discussing them. They sit atop our Power Rankings for the second week in a row, as the top three teams are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the field.
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NCAAB: Iowa vs Maryland preview and pick
When No. 15 Maryland and No. 18 Iowa meet on Thursday night, the Hawkeyes will try to do what it’s already done this season, pull off the upset.
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Kansas has lowest odds to win NCAA title despite suspensions
Despite the brawl with Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse, which saw four Kansas players receive suspensions, Kansas (+900) is at the top of BetAmerica’s NCAA championship futures odds board.
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Scott Shapiro's NCAAB Saturday preview
There is a loaded slate of college basketball action Saturday, headlined by the 2020 Big 12/SEC Challenge. Here is a breakdown of three of the weekend’s most compelling matchups.
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NCAAB upset picks: Villanova, Baylor are cruising for a bruising
We don’t need to wait for the lines to put multiple teams on upset alert. This wild college basketball season has made it more difficult for the casual fan to follow along, but it provides a wise gambler a window of opportunity to make money, especially by riding the moneyline. Here’s who you should keep an eye on for Jan. 25.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Baylor holds onto the top spot
The Baylor Bears are quietly putting together one of the best résumés in the game by getting things done while chaos ensues elsewhere. Let’s jump into this week’s power rankings and see where everyone sits as we enter the last full week of January.
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NCAAB: Iowa, Seton Hall climb in latest AP Top 25 rankings
The landscape continues to change in college basketball, as the seventh new team ascended to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Monday. The Baylor Bears moved ahead of the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the top spot in the poll, while Duke, Oregon, and Kentucky tumbled down the rankings.
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NCAAB: Georgia Tech vs. Louisville preview and pick
When Georgia Tech visits Louisville on Wednesday night, the matchup will feature two teams with divergent trajectories, and represents nothing but opportunity for the Yellow Jackets.
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College basketball’s most underrated players
With less than two months until Selection Sunday, college basketball fans have already become well-acquainted with the game’s rising stars. Don’t focus all of your attention on the Markus Howards and Obi Toppins of the world. These five athletes are making waves across the country.
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Weekend Hot Takes: Tennessee is Super Bowl bound
Is it getting hot in here or is it just our takes? BetAmerica columnists Ashley Anderson, Jeremy Balan, Ryan Murphy and Thomas Tassone share their sizzling picks for this weekend’s sports action. Handle with caution!
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Duke and Gonzaga neck and neck in NCAA Championship odds
Duke and Gonzaga now lead all teams with the lowest odds to win it all at +1000. Which is the better bet? Let’s take a look at their individual seasons and how that sets up for a run in the tournament.
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NCAAB upset picks: Expect big things from Washington
It has been a wild year of college basketball. A dozen top five teams have lost to unranked opponents and we still have two months to go. It may make it more difficult for the casual fan to follow along, but it provides a wise gambler a window of opportunity to make money, especially by riding the moneyline. Here’s who you should keep an eye on.
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Michigan State, Ohio State fall hard in latest AP Top 25 rankings
With the latest poll released this week, let’s take a look at the biggest risers and fallers in the rankings and those teams’ odds of finishing the season with an NCAA title.
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Scott Drew is the most underrated coach in college basketball
In a wildly inconsistent college basketball season, Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears might be the closest thing to a sure thing.
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Obi Toppin's Wooden Award odds continue to improve
As the college basketball season enters the meat and potatoes of the conference schedule, a few of the country’s best have taken missteps, while others have made a compelling case to become the win the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's most outstanding player.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Baylor takes over the top spot
They've been hanging around the top 10 all season, but the Baylor Bears finally took over the No. 1 spot in our power rankings this week, after a convincing road win over Kansas on Saturday. Duke plummeted out of our top 10, after its stunning loss to Clemson, and a few teams moved to new spots this week.
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NCAAB: Virginia vs. #9 Florida State preview and pick
Florida State was the last team to defeat Virginia last season, before the Cavaliers went on a run to win the ACC and the national championship. When the teams meet Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Seminoles will look to defend that win, while Virginia will try to right the ship after a series of losses has led to an exit from the AP Top 25 for the first time in 46 weeks.
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The greatest teams in NCAA college basketball history
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but greatness is something that everyone can see and agree upon. In the world of college basketball it can be measured in national championships, tournament victories and record-setting runs. We think you'll agree that these five NCAA teams are greatness personified.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: San Diego State slides into the top 5
As conference play gets into full swing, the strength of the Power Five leagues will begin to impact the weekly power rankings. Gonzaga had a terrific non-conference slate, but as other teams begin to rack up quality wins, they will lack a chance to garner any of their own until tournament time. As such, we have a new team atop our rankings, so let’s jump in and see who it is.
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Dayton is the most underrated team in college basketball
In a year of college basketball where no one reigns supreme and No. 1 teams regularly drop like flies, it’s the perfect storm for a mid-major to make a splash in March. The Dayton Flyers are perfectly built to bust brackets on the Road to the Final Four.
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Greatest scorers in NCAA college basketball history
Few players have generated more highlights this season than Marquette's Markus Howard. The senior point guard is leading the nation in scoring at 25.8 points per game, and has already dropped 30 points or more five times. However, as impressive as Howard's production has been, he still has a long way to go before he's considered one of the top scorers in college basketball history. Here are the five big-time bucket-getters he's chasing.
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Kansas slides into top 5 in NCAA national championship odds
As Kansas heads into Big 12 conference play, it also enters the top five teams with the best odds to win the national championship. The Jayhawks have seen some fluctuation in the odds throughout the season, but are surging once again ahead of this weekend’s game against West Virginia.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Can anyone dethrone Gonzaga?
It’s a new year and a new decade, but the Gonzaga Bulldogs continue to be one of the top teams in the nation as the calendar turns over to 2020. They are joined at the top by some other familiar faces, while a few other programs try to kick off the new year by crashing the party. Let’s jump right into our Power Rankings as conference play swings into full gear!
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New Year's resolutions for college basketball's top teams
As the calendar turns from 2019 to 2020, college basketball programs across the country have an opportunity to start fresh in conference play. Some need dramatic changes more than others to make a successful run in March.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Gonzaga stays on top while Kansas falters
As we head into the final days of the 2010s, we finally have a team holding steady at the top of our power rankings. Gonzaga holds their top spot, avoiding the musical chairs we have had over the first part of the college basketball season, while the Jayhawks slide just a bit after their loss to Villanova. Let’s get into this week’s Power Rankings, as we enter the final weekend of the non-conference schedule.
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Michigan State's NCAA championship odds continue to worsen as injuries pile up
After Christmas comes the long lines at the mall to return that shirt that’s two sizes too small, or the sweater your great aunt was sure you’d love. And as we all make our exchanges, it’s time to reevaluate some teams we were buying at the beginning of the season as title contenders. Surely many Michigan State bettors are looking for the customer service counter, as the Spartans’ odds to win it all have dropped from second place at +1000 to +1600, just in the last week.
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Kansas moves up odds board to win NCAA national title
There’s a new No. 1 again this week in college basketball. Only seven weeks into the season, Kansas is the fifth team to reach the top spot, and while college basketball fans and bettors try to make heads or tails of the parity across the country this season, Kansas’s odds to win it all in March are starting to drop.
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NCAAB Power Rankings: Does anybody want to be #1?
We have yet another team making their debut at the top of the list, as the Bulldogs of Gonzaga are our newest top-ranked squad this season. Will they be able to hang onto it for a while, or will they falter—like every team that came before them?
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NCAAB preview: Gonzaga a big favorite against reeling UNC
North Carolina will take the court in Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, and what awaits the Tar Heels on the end of the cross-country trip likely won’t be another feather in Roy Williams’ cap. North Carolina is on a losing streak, has dropped out of the Top 25 and will be without star Cole Anthony. Gonzaga sits at No. 2 in the nation and looks poised to secure a statement win in front of a sellout home crowd and a national-television audience.
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Ranking the best big men in college basketball
College basketball has transformed into a guard’s game, but the best teams can’t be the best without steady play in the post. These bigs have shown early in the season they are the cream of the crop.
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Kentucky falls out of the top 5 in NCAAB championship odds
It seems like the Kentucky Wildcats are in the national championship discussion every year. Head coach John Calipari brings in a class of highly touted recruits and finds himself ranked in the preseason nearly every year. This season was no exception, as UK was ranked in the top five and reached No. 1 early in the season.
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NCAA basketball power rankings: Buckeyes ascend to #1
Another top-ranked team suffered a loss to an unranked opponent. Following in the footsteps of Kentucky and Duke, the Louisville Cardinals are the third top-ranked squad to fall to a team without a number next to its name—although they are the only one in this group to lose to a Power Five team.
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NCAAB game of the night: #5 Michigan vs. Illinois
No. 5 Michigan will travel to Champaign to take on Illinois Wednesday night, in an early Big Ten test for both teams. Michigan enters off a 103-91 win over Iowa, while Illinois is still stinging from a 59-58 loss to No. 4 Maryland.
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NCAAB: Louisville’s defense is legit, and other lessons learned
It’s getting colder, but the basketball action is heating up across America. Here’s what we learned in college basketball as the calendar turned from November to December.
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Louisville emerges as early favorite to win NCAA Championship
A couple years removed from the scandal that saw the departure of Rick Pitino and the removal of championship banners, second-year head coach Chris Mack’s has the Louisville Cardinals as the favorite to win it all in March. So how did they get here?
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