Junior Essence Booker scored 17 points Tuesday as No. 1-seeded UNLV beat No. 5 Air Force in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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The Mountain West is wide open, with Boise State (+240) and San Diego State (+275) leading a pack of seven teams with odds of 12-1 or less to win the tournament.
San Francisco coach Todd Golden thinks his team will get its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998 despite losing to top-ranked Gonzaga in the WCC tournament semifinals.
UNLV showed its superior balance, depth and coaching in a victory over Utah State, but the Lady Rebels’ resume isn’t good enough to get an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
Sophomore reserve Nneka Obiazor scored 20 points as UNLV defeated Utah State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
No. 2-ranked Stanford, the defending national champion, outscored Utah by 23 points in the second half en route to winning the tournament title at Michelob Ultra Arena.
What started as a hobby making TikTok dance videos became an empire for Fresno State basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder, who reportedly have made about $1 million in deals.
No. 1-ranked Gonzaga has the experience and talent to win the national championship. The Bulldogs begin their postseason Monday in the WCC semifinals at Orleans Arena.
Regular-season champion UNLV will play Utah State at noon Monday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Saint Mary’s and San Francisco are viable alternatives for bettors for the West Coast Conference tournament, which starts Thursday at Orleans Arena.
Each entry for the winner-take-all contest costs $25, but $100 gets five entries. Bettors pick one game ATS each day of the NCAA Tournament, 10 days in all.
Las Vegas again will host to a plethora of college basketball beginning Wednesday with a record number of venues hosting 10 different conference tournaments.
As many as 20 teams are capable of winning the national basketball championship, Las Vegas oddsmakers and handicappers say. Gonzaga is the +450 favorite at BetMGM.
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