Game Preview Boston College @ Florida Atlantic The college basketball season tips off with Boston College visiting Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on Monday night. Both programs enter 2025-26 seeking to reestablish consistency after transitional campaigns. The Owls, two years removed from their 2023 Final Four run, begin a new chapter under second-year head coach John Jakus. After an 18-16

Game Preview Illinois vs Jackson State Seventeenth-ranked Illinois opens its 2025-26 campaign at home against Jackson State in a matchup that highlights both roster intrigue and early-season uncertainty. The Illini enter with national expectations — ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 and as high as No. 6 by KenPom — but injuries could delay the full debut of

Game Preview Clemson vs New Hampshire The 2025-26 college basketball season tips off for Clemson on Monday night when the Tigers welcome New Hampshire to Littlejohn Coliseum. After back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, Brad Brownell’s program looks to extend its streak to three straight postseason berths, but the task begins with a roster overhaul featuring ten newcomers. Clemson was picked to

Game Preview Tennessee vs Mercer The new season begins in Knoxville as Tennessee looks to build on its Elite Eight run when it hosts Mercer in Monday’s season opener. Ranked No. 18 in the preseason AP Top 25, the Volunteers aim to prove they remain among the SEC’s elite after a 30-win campaign that saw them spend five weeks as

Game Preview Washington vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff The 2025-26 college basketball season begins in Seattle as Washington hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener for both programs. For the Huskies, this marks the second year under head coach Danny Sprinkle, who has completely retooled the roster following a 13-18 campaign and last-place Big Ten finish. Washington welcomes 13 newcomers to replace

Game Preview Wisconsin vs Campbell The 2025-26 season begins in Madison as Wisconsin hosts Campbell in its regular-season opener. The Badgers, ranked No. 24 in the preseason AP Top 25, aim to build on last year’s 27-10 record and second-round NCAA Tournament appearance, but early exhibition results show this team still has work to do. Wisconsin fell 85-84 to Oklahoma

Game Preview Virginia vs Rider The Ryan Odom era begins for Virginia as the Cavaliers host Rider in Monday’s season opener at John Paul Jones Arena. One year after Tony Bennett’s unexpected retirement, Virginia begins a complete rebuild featuring 12 newcomers and a dramatically different playing style. After years of slow, deliberate pace under Bennett, Odom plans to introduce a

Miami Hurricanes vs Jacksonville Dolphins Picks and Predictions – November 3, 2025 Miami opens a new chapter under Jai Lucas, hosting Jacksonville to start the season. The Hurricanes are rebuilding after a 7–24 campaign, but the roster has been overhauled with a top-25 freshman class and multiple key transfers. Jacksonville enters as a disciplined, well-coached ASUN program but must replace

Hoyas Tuning Up Before December Gauntlet Before Georgetown plunges into a December stretch packed with power conference challenges, the Hoyas (5-1) will host the Albany Great Danes (5-2) on Saturday in Washington, D.C. in the first-ever meeting between the programs. John Wooden Award Betting Trends! – See which players are favored for college basketball’s top honor After a disappointing 2023-24