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Kentucky Wildcats vs. St. Joseph’s Hawks Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 20th 2023
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No. 17 Kentucky bounced back from its first loss of the season by shooting the lights out of the ball against Stonehill. Kentucky’s next task before a few days off for Thanksgiving is a home game against hungry Saint Joseph’s on Monday night in Lexington, Ky. The Wildcats (3-1) went 17-for-32 from the 3-point arc in a 101-67 beating of Stonehill on Friday night. It marked a new single-game record in the John Calipari era … more
Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Purdue Boilermakers Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 20th 2023
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The field for the Maui Invitational is stacked. There’s No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Purdue, No. 4 Marquette, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 11 Gonzaga, perennial powers UCLA and Syracuse and tournament host Chaminade. “Obviously this is a great field, but we’re just trying to lock into that first game,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said of Monday’s tournament opener against Gonzaga. “It’s going to be difficult for us because Gonzaga is such a good team.” The … more
Syracuse Orange vs. Tennessee Volunteers Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 20th 2023
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No. 7 Tennessee and Syracuse meet in Honolulu on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational. The Volunteers (3-0) won their first three games easily — victories by 38, 10 and 21 points while scoring at least 80 points in all three contests. Tennessee is shooting well from the field (47.2 percent), the 3-point arc (37.8 percent) and the foul line (82.1 percent) with Dalton Knecht leading the way. Knecht averages a team-high … more
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 19th 2023
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren have the potential to develop into one of the NBA’s top tandems. Then again, the two Oklahoma City players already are mixing pretty well just 13 games into Holmgren’s NBA career. Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren are coming off an epic outing in which they combined for 76 points. The Thunder will seek their fifth straight victory when they visit the hapless Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 40 points, … more
Central Florida Knights vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 19th 2023
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UCF coach Johnny Dawkins is seeking a repeat of the intensity his Knights displayed in Thursday’s rout of Cal State-Fullerton when they take on South Dakota State Sunday night in a first-round game in the Jacksonville Classic in nearby St. Augustine, Fla. The eight-team tournament started in 2021 and crowns two champions out of two brackets. The Knights (2-1) have been placed in the Coast Bracket with the Jackrabbits (1-2), George Mason (3-0), and Charlotte … more