College Basketball
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Tonight, we’re getting a rare treat: a top-five, early-season showdown inside Gampel Pavilion as our No. 3 UConn Huskies host the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats. This is only the fourth top-five home game in program history and just the second ever played in Storrs. The last time Gampel saw a matchup this big was back…
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UConn 76, Michigan State 69 Short-handed and still in preseason mode, UConn never trailed at PeoplesBank Arena, closing exhibition play with a 76–69 win despite missing Tarris Reed (hamstring) and Braylon Mullins (ankle). While I don’t want to place too much emphasis on an exhibition game, here are some raw takes on last night’s performance.…
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During the Boomer & Gio morning show on WFAN, a caller recently asked, “What’s the best sports month?” April was mentioned for a variety of factors: the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four, the beginning of baseball season, the Master’s, the NFL Draft, the NBA and NHL playoffs starting, etc. Additional reasons like the college hockey…
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Diamond is taking a little break from betting. His whereabouts unknown, his return date to be determined. Luckily his Buddy from Boston is here to bring you your betting content. Tonight, I’m diving into multiple sports and player props, as I do on most nights. After a full day of researching plays and consulting some…
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Diamond is back for the first time in almost a month. You may think Diamond used his winnings to go swimming with the dolphins in the Caribbean. Not that I haven’t traded in a heater for the warm sun and sand, but this time I wasn’t looking for shark fins on the horizon as I…
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For the second straight year, the UConn men’s basketball unveiled a national championship banner at Gampel Pavilion. After their season opener, a 92-56 win over in-state foe Sacred Heart, the Huskies confirmed that they have a great shot at a third consecutive banner. Alex Karaban, who returned to Storrs after a brief flirtation with the…
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By “Disgruntled” It’s the early morning of September 8th, around 1:30am, and as I’m guessing many of the blog’s followers are probably celebrating – the once prestigious football program of Notre Dame has fallen to underdog darling Northern Illinois, 16-14. The Huskies. How apropos for this specific case study. For context, a few quick things…