College Basketball

Over the next three weekends, there will be no shortage of wild March Madness bets — winners and, to be sure, a fair number of losers. But one bettor kicked off the madness early, landing a quarter-million dollars in the process. More on that winning wager, a golf winner of nearly $500,000, notable parlay hits and other interesting plays as we recap betting from the past week or so. This […]

The College Basketball Crown is back as the second-year event takes center stage in Las Vegas in early-April. This year's edition will feature eight teams facing off in a postseason tournament, competing for NIL dollars. There are six automatic bids — two each reserved for the top teams in the NCAA Evaluation Tool in the Big Ten, Big East and Big 12 — as well as two at-large participants. Here […]

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 Arizona received seven first-place votes, with Michigan, Florida and Houston […]

Truth is, it's anybody's guess as to who wins this year's men's NCAA Tournament. There really isn't an overwhelming favorite. At the top of the oddsboard are more than a few familiar faces. Duke is favored to win it all at nearly every major sportsbook, and in the mix is Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Houston and UConn. With that, let's take a look at how the NCAA Tournament championship odds have […]

The men's NCAA Tournament field was released on Selection Sunday, and the 68-team field is set. Some teams that expected to see their name selected by the committee were left out. Their spots were taken by bid-stealers such as VCU out of the Atlantic 10, and Akron out of the Mid-American conference, or fellow bubble teams with stronger resumes. Here were the five biggest snubs from the men's NCAA Tournament. […]

Eight teams highlight the first four games of the most glorious time on the sports calendar for hoops fans — the NCAA Tournament. Let's get into the odds for the opening contests at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 15, as well as what to know. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read […]

Oscar Cluff scored 21 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 and No. 7 seed Purdue topped top-seeded Michigan on Sunday for the Big Ten Tournament championship, 80-72. Braden Smith had 14 points, 11 assists and three steals as Purdue (27-8) added to an impressive turnaround after closing the regular season with four losses in six games. Fletcher Loyer made three 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. The Boilermakers won the Big […]

Buzzer beating is just a part of the equation come March Madness. In fact, 47 buzzer-beaters have taken place in the men's NCAA Tournament dating back to 1944. So, will there be a buzzer-beating finish this time around? Let's check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 15. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX […]

No. 8 Michigan State had its way with UCLA in East Lansing last month, but that wasn't the case on Friday night, as the Bruins got the better of the Spartans in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. What happened to Tom Izzo's squad? "I was really disappointed in how we played," Izzo said about Michigan State, which was the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, […]