Duke vs. NC State | CBB Prediction 1/4/23

Jan 4, 2023
Tonight we’ve got an ACC battle that is taking place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina. The matchup is between the Duke Blue Devils and the NC State Wolfpack. Duke comes into this winni...

2022 FINAL FOUR PREVIEW: North Carolina vs. Duke

Apr 1, 2022
Two blue blood programs from the ACC clash for the chance to play in the NCAA National Championship. The Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina Tar Heels tomorrow night at 8:49 in a rematch of C...

Week 7 AAR: Yikes, Georgia

Oct 14, 2019
The State of Georgia is in flames like it’s 1865 all over again. Much like Gone With the Wind, last week started with so much optimism in the State of Georgia. The Braves lost (twice, got elimin...

Week 5 AAR: Let the Coaching Carou$el Begin

Sep 30, 2019
Week five is over? Happy Trails, Chris Ash Rutgers fired Chris Ash today. Tough to blame them after he posted a 3-26 record in Big Ten play. The Scarlet Knights’ only win this season came in the...

NCAA Tournament: ACC has potential to get 9 teams in

Feb 25, 2019
March Madness is just around the corner, and the ACC is stacked as always. The league has nine teams currently in the mix for NCAA Tournament spots, three of which have a shot at a No. 1 seed. There a...

Could Zion Williamson be a two sport athlete?

Aug 4, 2018
Everyone is freaking out about Zion Williamson being 285 pounds. This happened early this week when Duke listed their 2018-2019 roster. I love this;  basketball experts are thinking he is too heavy t...

Student Union Preview ACC Awards

Jul 23, 2018
This year is the first in recent history all awards feel like they’re finally up for grabs with Mr. Lamar Jackson, who won the ACC player of the year award in 2016 and 2017, entering the NFL dra...

St. John’s Stuns Duke in the Garden

Feb 3, 2018
St. John’s broke their eleven game losing streak in miraculous fashion by upsetting the #4 ranked Duke Blue Devils in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. The two historic program...

Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 2

Nov 27, 2017
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com Welcome back for the 2017-2018 edition of Cracking the Code! Here’s a little background on the article (or to my loyal followers, a r...

College Basketball Preseason Round Table

Nov 10, 2017
Merry Basketballmas, friends. The best five months of the year are finally here, so we asked some of our writers to sit down and talk about what they’re most excited about for the upcoming seaso...

Marvin Bagley III just turned the nation on its head

Aug 15, 2017
At this point, the nation is used to certain schools having recruiting classes that are offensive. Duke is one of those schools, and this season they outdid themselves. Late last night, Marvin Bagley ...

ACC Coastal Preview

Aug 2, 2017
In recent memory, the Atlantic Division of the ACC has dominated the conference championships. That looks like it will hold true this year as there are about three teams that have a legitimate chance ...

Picking NBA Draft Prop bets

Jun 21, 2017
This will be the first season in NBA history where Las Vegas sports books will host prop bets for the event. That is exciting for many reasons. For starters, you can win money. Second, you can create ...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 6

Mar 16, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

March Madness Preview: ACC

Mar 14, 2017
After seeing the fifth seeded Duke Blue Devils take home the ACC Tournament crown last weekend, this conference looks as stacked as ever. While they may not be able to replicate the success the confer...

Knee-jerk reactions to Selection Sunday: East Region

Mar 12, 2017
The East region is home to the overall number 1 seed, the Villanova Wildcats. This was the only absolute lock going into the tournament. No one really believed there was anyone else that deserved the ...

ACC Weekly Roundup: February 27th

Feb 27, 2017
Not too much has changed going into the last week of the regular season; Duke is not back, Carolina takes the crown, and Boston College still sucks. Besides that, we’re all just looking forward ...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 3

Feb 23, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

ACC Weekly Roundup: February 20th

Feb 20, 2017
This was quite the week in the best conference in college basketball. First off, RIP to Buzz Williams’ shirt. The most surprising news came when Mark Gottfried became Mark Got-fired after a 24-p...

ACC Weekly Roundup: February 13th

Feb 12, 2017
The Top 5 1. North Carolina 21-5 (9-3) Thought for sure that this would be the week I’d knock Carolina down, but still not so. Falling in a close game on the road against Duke doesn’t change my op...

Locks of the Week (February 11)

Feb 11, 2017
  Record To Date: 10-10 I apologize to anyone that may have lost money based on my picks in the past few weeks. It’s been a rough go, but time to get back on track before March.   Clem...

F*** Duke

Feb 9, 2017
I’m not sure if my love of Carolina basketball arose from the Heels themselves or from my burning hatred of Duke and all they stand for. I’m going to lean towards a mixture of the two. Along with ...

ACC Weekly Roundup: February 6th

Feb 6, 2017
  The Top 5 North Carolina 21-4 (9-2) For the fourth week in a row, I have Carolina in the top spot. This past week involved an odd situation as UNC had to leave campus and take on Notre Dame in ...

ACC Weekly Roundup: January 30th

Jan 30, 2017
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 19-4 (7-2) This feels so wrong and I’ll probably get accused of playing favorites for doing this, but I don’t care if you like it or not. Miami is a tough place to ...

Locks of Week: January 28th

Jan 28, 2017
  Year-To-Date: 8-2   #17 Duke (-4) at Wake Forest For the second week in a row, it pains me to say as a UNC fan, I must take Duke. You hear what Coach K is doing? Taking away their locker r...

ACC Weekly Roundup: January 23rd

Jan 23, 2017
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 18-3 (6-1) The Tar Heels will likely remain atop this list for the next few weeks, barring a major upset. They don’t play another ranked team until February 3rd. This...

Locks of the Week- January 21st

Jan 21, 2017
Record to Date: 4-1   Syracuse at #15 Notre Dame (-8) It would be an understatement to say that Syracuse has been a disappointment this year. This team has honestly been pretty bad. Notre Dame ju...

ACC Weekly Roundup (January 16th)

Jan 16, 2017
The Top 5 North Carolina: 16-3 (4-1) Despite a random stinker against Georgia Tech, I believe UNC is the team to beat in the ACC right now (until Duke gets going at least). The Heels were able to pull...

ACC Power Rankings

Nov 23, 2016
This year’s ACC is definitely the best conference in college basketball, and it may be the deepest as well. Through the first week in the season we’ve learned a little about some teams and nothing...

Approach the Bench – Week 3 Gambling Locks

Sep 15, 2016
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN IN WHICH STUDENT UNION’S AUSTIN BROWN GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMBLING LINES OF THE WEEK. I did a terrible thing last week. I put my faith in Gary Pat...