Odds Houston vs. Kansas, prediction, time: 2026 college basketball picks for February 23 from advanced model

The Big 12 teams coming off losses Saturday will meet on Monday’s college basketball schedule as Kingston Flemings and the Houston Cougars visit Darryn Peterson and the Kansas Jayhawks. No. 2 Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) has lost two straight, most recently a 73-66 loss to Arizona, which was the Cougars’ first home loss of […]

North Carolina vs. Louisville odds, prediction: 2026 college basketball picks for Feb. 23 from proven model

The 16th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the 21st-ranked Louisville Cardinals in a key ACC matchup on Monday night. Louisville posted an 87-70 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday, while North Carolina defeated Syracuse 77-64 the same day. The Cardinals (20-7, 9-5 ACC), who are tied for sixth in the conference with North […]

NCAA Tournament 2026 national championship odds after early bracket reveal: Michigan leads

Updated NCAA Tournament title odds are out as Michigan is installed as the frontrunner to win a national championship at the NCAA Tournament March madnesswhich would be the program’s first since 1989 under Steve Fisher. Saturday NCAA March Madness Bracket Seeding Preview prior to the Wolverines’ showdown during Duke and Houston’s battle with Arizona, three […]

Bracketology: 2026 NCAA tournament committee faces challenges with Michigan, Houston, Florida in same region

The NCAA Tournament selection committee offered an early “preview” of the top 16 seeds for the Big Dance on Saturday. While the picture will immediately change as new results come in, the exercise provided interesting fodder for college basketball fans to digest. One of the biggest insights from the preview was how stacked the Midwest […]

Michigan earns the No. 1 overall seed, Iowa State is a big winner in the NCAA Tournament preview

The No. 1 seeds in Saturday’s NCAA March madness Bracket preview was Michigan, Duke, Arizona and Iowa State. While the first three were largely expected, Iowa State’s inclusion on the top line was anything but a foregone conclusion. Ultimately, the Cyclones (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) were awarded the honor by UConn and Houston by the […]

Michigan vs. Duke odds, prediction, time: 2026 college basketball picks for Feb. 21 from proven model

An elite non-conference matchup is scheduled for Saturday as the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils take on the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines in the 2026 Edwards Jones Capital Showcase. Michigan is 25-1 this season with its lone loss coming against Wisconsin. The Blue Devils are 24-2, falling only to Texas Tech and UNC. Both programs are […]