At the onset of his arrival in 2011 Penn State head coach Pat Chambers faced culture shock. Happy Valley is a football-crazed community where basketball...
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Continue ReadingFollowing last year’s Big 12 Conference championship Kansas State was an assumed contender for a repeat. Head coach Bruce Weber has led the Wildcats to...
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time the Lakers and Celtics had one of the greatest rivalries in sports. In the 1980s Bird and Magic made TV ratings...
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Continue ReadingNamely, it is Anthony Davis that Lebron James and the Lakers desperately needed. Injuries and lack of a supporting cast doomed Los Angles and King...
Continue ReadingFirst impressions are always important when it comes to gamblers. The name “Duke” automatically means thoughts of Coach K and Final Fours. For the 2019-20...
Continue ReadingFans of high scoring offensive-oriented teams should look no further than Iowa. Head coach Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes are exciting if nothing else. Few teams can...
Continue ReadingMichigan State has been the clear betting on college basketball favorite to win the Big Ten since the preseason. So far, the Spartans have done...
Continue ReadingCertainly, in a matchup between the Packers and 49ers, there is a playoff credibility factor. Green Bay has been a far more regular postseason combatant...
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