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Duke has CBS Sports Player of the Year Cooper Flagg leading the best show in college hoops, but the Cougars and their experienced, physical team stand in the way aiming to bust into the season finale...
USA Today |
After a long year and NCAA Tournament, the women's basketball season will come to an end this weekend in Tampa, Florida, for the Final Four and National Championship game.
The New York Times |
The title matchup between LSU and Clark’s Iowa more than doubled 2022, averaging 9.9 million viewers.
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NCAA Tournament has reached the Final Four. For the second time in the history of March Madness, all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four and now we'll see Auburn, Houston, Duke and Florida battle it out for the title on Saturday.
Florida beat Auburn 90-81 on the road earlier this season in what was arguably their best win of the season. They were 11-point underdogs in that game, but they are 2.5-point favorites in the latest March Madness odds.
The ACC was down bad this year and that's where Duke accumulated many of its numbers. Sure, the Blue Devils had non-conference wins, including against Auburn and Arizona, but wasn’t the Big 12 a lot better than the ACC this year? And Houston ripped through it, barring an OT loss to Texas Tech, which really should be playing this weekend.
The 6'7" junior leads the nation in blocks per game (3.0) to go along with 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds. UConn's Jana El Alfy (6'5") and Sarah Strong (6'2") will have their hands full containing Betts.
Madness picks, predictions, odds for Houston Cougars vs Duke Blue Devils NCAA Tournament bracket men's Final Four game Saturday, April 5, 2025.
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The 2025 women's Final Four has arrived at last, with four heavyweights -- a No. 2 seed and a trio of 1-seeds -- clashing in Friday's national semifinals. The first game (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) features an SEC showdown between Texas Longhorns and South Carolina Gamecocks,
Madness is almost over, but three big games remain. Here are our Duke vs. Houston predictions, picks and best bets for the Final Four.
CBS Sports and TNT Sports will combine to provide live coverage of all 67 games from the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Basketball competition officially tipped Tuesday night on truTV with the First Four contested in Dayton, Ohio and concludes with the NCAA Championship Game April 7 in San Antonio on CBS.
Cinderella will not be found at the Final Four. Instead, the favorites are headed to the last weekend of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.