Get ready for an old-fashioned Texas showdown at high noon. In the Final Four, #2 Houston meets #1 Baylor in a battle of two fierce Texas teams to determine if the Bears or the Cougars will advance to the 2021 March Madness championship game. In the early 1980s, Hakeem “The […]
Baylor’s waited 71 years to return to the Final Four, making it back for the first time since 1950. Heading into the Final Four, the #1 Baylor Bears’ three-guard attack faces their toughest opponent in March Madness against the #2 Houston Cougars and their stifling defense. No one shoots the […]
It’s Final Four weekend in college basketball as March Madness comes to an end, but there’s also plenty of NBA action to keep an eye on during the first weekend in April. Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks visit Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers in OG’s […]
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are two wins away from winning March Madness and finishing the season with an undefeated record at 32-0. Gonzaga entered the tournament as the consensus favorite to win March Madness and, heading into the Final Four against #11 UCLA, the top-seeded Zags are -250 odds to win […]
After suffering a bone bruise injury to his knee, Joel Embiid will return to action after missing three weeks for the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid, the second-highest scorer in the NBA, averages 29.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Without the All-Star, the 76ers still went 6-3, but they gave up […]
Only four teams remain in the hunt for the 2021 college basketball championship. Heading into the Final Four this weekend, top-seeded Gonzaga is now -250 odds to win March Madness, according to DraftKings. Baylor, the only other #1 seed remaining in the Final Four, is +250 odds to win their […]
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is back with a seven-figure bet on March Madness. Mattress Mack wagered $1 million on the #2 Houston Cougars to win March Madness at +900 odds, so he’ll bank $9 million if Houston wins two more games. McIngvale flew his private jet to Colorado, where he […]
Cinderella lives in Westwood this year. The #11 UCLA Bruins (22-9), led by Johnny Juzang, won their play-in game and defeated every team in their path — including #1 Michigan (23-5) in the Elite 8 — to reach their first Final Four since 2008. UCLA, as a +7 underdog, knocked […]
Before he fractured his wrist, Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball had the inside track to winning the NBA Rookie of the Year. Ball is presumably out for the remainder of the season, and oddsmakers have adjusted the odds for Rookie of the Year, making Anthony Edwards from the Minnesota Timberwolves […]
Only three players in NBA history — Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, and now, Russell Westbrook — have recorded a triple-double with a 30-20-10 stat line. Westbrook etched his name into the record books twice last night by scoring 35 points, dishing 21 assists, and pulling down 14 rebounds. Only the […]
When you wager on March Madness, there’s no such thing as a meaningless basket. The Houston Cougars defeated the Oregon State Beavers 67-61 in the Elite 8 to advance to the Final Four, but bettors were saved or crushed by an uncontested 3-pointer from the Beavers. With 11 seconds remaining, […]
The bench just got a little more crowded for the stacked Brooklyn Nets after LaMarcus Aldridge signed with the team. Last week, the San Antonio Spurs and the seven-time All-Star agreed to a contract buyout, which gave Aldridge the opportunity to sign a free-agent deal with a championship contender. Aldridge […]
The Cleveland Cavs and Andre Drummond agreed to a contract buyout, and the two-time All-Star and reigning rebounding leader quickly signed a deal with the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers. When Drummond signed with the Lakers, his newest Instagram post featured a black and white photo of himself clutching a basketball […]
And then there were eight. The March Madness men’s college basketball tournament field is now eight teams deep after the Sweet 16 round completed its games over the weekend. Three #1 seeds — Michigan, Baylor, and Gonzaga — survived their Sweet 16 opponents and advanced to the Elite 8, with […]
After missing five weeks with a fractured hand, Mitchell Robinson returned to the New York Knicks starting lineup for just four games before he went down with a potential season-ending injury after fracturing his foot. In the first quarter in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Robinson went down hard. […]
The #11 Syracuse Orange once again provided headaches for opposing offenses in March Madness, because every coach pulls out their hair trying to figure out how to beat Jim Boeheim and his stifling zone. The coach’s son, Buddy Boeheim, put on a shooting clinic in the first two rounds, which […]
Max Abmas, a week shy of his 20th birthday, led the NCAA in scoring this season for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Abmas also guided #15 Oral Roberts to two upset victories in the opening rounds of March Madness, securing them a spot in the Sweet 16. In just two […]
No one is hotter in the NBA right now than De’Aaron Fox, who scored a career-high 44 points for the Sacramento Kings last night in a 141-119 blowout against the Golden State Warriors. Fox has been on fire throughout March, averaging 30 points per game. During back-to-back games on Wednesday […]
The Miami Heat lost five games in a row and are on a mission to end their skid with their game against the Charlotte Hornets. The Milwaukee Bucks have an eight-game winning streak on the line with back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics on Friday and the New York Knicks […]
The Los Angeles Clippers gambled that Rajon Rondo will provide a bigger impact in the postseason than will the slumping, three-time Sixth Man of the Year. The Clippers acquired Playoff Rondo in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Lou Williams and two second-round draft picks. Rondo, 35, […]
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