It seemed like just yesterday the Virginia Cavaliers were cutting down the nets at U.S. Bank Stadium, but we are just under one month from the return of the college basketball. No better way to get ready for the season than looking at some futures. Remember last season when a bettor laid $1,500 on Texas Tech at 200/1? Had the Red
Last years Big Dance was unlike any prior to it. History was made, as UMBC became the first 16 seeded team to ever win a round of 64 game, beating Virginia by 20. Loyola-Chicago became 2018’s cinderella, hitting a buzzer beater to beat Miami in the first round and riding the momentum all the way to the Final Four. Every
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At the beginning of the season, Oregon winning the Pac 12 seemed like a no brainer. Many people, including myself picked them to win then, but the season took a turn for the worst after star center Bol Bol was injured and was forced to miss almost the whole season. The Ducks then proceeded to lose to easy teams in
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It was an exciting day in the Pac 12 semifinals, with 4 teams coming into the day all hoping to win the tournament and earn an automatic bid. The two games, Washington vs Colorado, and Oregon vs Arizona State were both very close, with one even needing extra minutes to find a result. There were two teams in the end
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The Pac 12 has taken its second straight off year in college basketball, becoming the laughing stock of the Power 5 conferences. With Washington seeming like the only lock, (with Arizona State being a bubble team), this tournament could mean a lot to teams like Utah and ASU. Both these teams want to play in March Madness, but they’ll need
Read moreThe Arizona State Sun Devils have had a Jekyll and Hyde type of season in 2018-2019. At times, Bobby Hurley’s bunch has looked like a top 20 team, and other times this team has failed to show up. At 20-9, the Sun Devils are squarely on the bubble, and can solidify their resume within the next week. Let’s dive into
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At the start of the season, Oregon and UCLA were tournament locks, and two or three other teams looked like they had a reasonable chance of making it. Fast forward to February, and this is a completely different story. Oregon lost their star player and are barely a 500 team in conference play, UCLA is a complete mess, and even
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John Wooden is still known today as one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. His success in both coaching and life will always be remembered, but has Wooden’s legacy doomed UCLA? Is UCLA still today hoping and praying for the same success even though no other men’s program has achieved such accolades? Steve Alford was fired as the
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One. Day. Left. Every college basketball fan is anticipating the 6th of November, a day that has been marked in calendars around the country for months. The 2018-19 NCAAM season is set to kick off tomorrow, and there are some things that are necessary to know before turning your TV on tomorrow. But if all goes as planned, this can
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Less than 50 days remain before the first game of the 2018-2019 basketball season tips off. Teams are working hard to be the best on the court and preseason rankings and conference predictions are all over. No one really knows what will happen this season. No one knows who will be dancing in March or who will be cutting down
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