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Loyola-Chicago Ramblers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 8th 2023
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Returning all five starters from an improbable run to the first Final Four in program history understandably has Florida Atlantic men’s basketball fans buzzing. As for the No. 10 Owls? They are walking the impossible line of excitement and practicality. FAU knows everything starts over Wednesday when the team meets Loyola Chicago in the opener of the Barstool Sports Invitational at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. “We aren’t satisfied with what we did last year,” Owls … more
DePaul Blue Demons vs. IUPU – Ft. Wayne Mastodons Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 7th 2023
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DePaul features four returners and eight newcomers on its roster, and Tuesday’s season opener in Chicago against visiting Purdue Fort Wayne brings a chance for each to take an increased role. That arguably starts with Da’Sean Nelson, the Blue Demons’ sixth man during a 10-23 season in 2022-23 who contributed 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during Big East play. Five Division I transfers also join the mix, including former Murray State and South … more
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 7th 2023
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Vanderbilt, fresh off back-to-back NIT appearances, hopes to start a successful march towards an NCAA Tournament bid when it opens its season against Presbyterian on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn. The Commodores were 10-12 on Feb. 1 of last season after being demolished, 101-44, at Alabama. They won 10 of their next 11 games — which included five victories over eventual NCAA tournament participants — before they settled for the NIT and bowed out to … more
Baylor Bears vs. Auburn Tigers Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 7th 2023
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No. 20 Baylor and Auburn will take the first step toward proving they belong with college basketball’s upper echelon on Tuesday when the two perennial powerhouses open their respective seasons at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Baylor was 23-11 last season and lost to Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bears were picked to finish fourth in the stacked Big 12 Conference in the coaches’ preseason poll, the 13th … more
Michigan Wolverines vs. N.C. Asheville Bulldogs Pick & Prediction NOVEMBER 7th 2023
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The University of Michigan basketball team has a completely different look this season. The team’s top scorer and rebounder each of the past two seasons, Hunter Dickinson, transferred to Kansas. Guards Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin were selected in the top half of the NBA draft. Juwan Howard remains the head coach. But he underwent heart surgery in September and he’s still in the recovery phase. Another of his sons, Jace Howard, will miss 4-6 … more