Expert Basketball Picks and Previews

Texas has turned this tournament into a real March run, and now the 11-seeded Longhorns get another shot at a heavyweight when they face the 2-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Tipoff is set for Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET. Texas comes in after an 18-14 regular season and

Nebraska and Iowa meet Thursday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, with tipoff set for 12:00 PM ET at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Nebraska enters ranked No. 15 in the AP poll at 26-6, while Iowa comes in at 21-12 and gets the benefit of a familiar floor in a matchup that

Arkansas and Arizona meet in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at SAP Center in San Jose, with tipoff set for 12:00 PM ET on CBS. By the time this game gets here, the records are no longer regular-season numbers. Arkansas is 28-8 after rolling through the SEC Tournament and opening March Madness with wins over Hawai’i and

The New York Knicks head to Spectrum Center on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM tip against the Charlotte Hornets, with FDSS carrying the broadcast. New York comes in at 48-25 and sitting third in the Eastern Conference, while Charlotte is 38-34 and trying to climb out of the play-in range from ninth place. Both teams are hot, which is

The New Orleans Pelicans head to Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM tip against the Detroit Pistons, with FDSD carrying the broadcast. New Orleans comes in at 25-48 and sitting 11th in the Western Conference, while Detroit is 52-20 and still holding the top seed in the East. The Pistons are trying to bounce back after

The Sacramento Kings head to the Kia Center on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM start against the Orlando Magic, with NBCS carrying the broadcast. Sacramento comes in at 19-54 and still looks like a team just trying to hold a rotation together from game to game. Orlando is 38-34, stuck in a six-game skid, and badly needs this one

Illinois and Houston meet Thursday in the Sweet 16 at Toyota Center in Houston, with tipoff set for 10:05 PM ET on TBS and truTV. Illinois comes in at 26-8 after blowing out Penn and then handling VCU, while Houston is 30-6 after beating Idaho and Texas A&M. It is a clean 3-vs-2 matchup, and the market has treated it

Texas and Purdue meet Thursday in the Sweet 16, with this NCAA tournament matchup set for Mackey Arena in West Lafayette at 12:00 PM ET. Texas enters as the 11 seed at 18-14 after grinding its way into the second weekend, while Purdue is the 2 seed, ranked eighth in the AP poll, and sitting at 27-8 on the year.

Nebraska and Iowa meet Thursday in the Sweet 16, with a noon ET tip in a Big Ten matchup that should feel familiar from the opening possession. Nebraska enters at 28-6 after pushing through the first two rounds with another close tournament win, while Iowa is 23-12 and coming off a one-point escape over Florida after beating Clemson in the