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USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Lakers draft prospects: Lamont Butler
2025 Lakers draft prospects: Lamont Butler The Los Angeles Lakers will not have a first-round draft pick this year, but they will have the No. 55 overall pick in the second round. While the odds of ending up with a serviceable player that low in the draft are minuscule, the Lakers have been able to find diamonds in the rough in the second round in recent years. They appear to be doing some due diligence in order to make the most out of that No. 55 selection. They were scheduled to work out Samson Johnson, a big man from the University of Connecticut, and Lamont Butler, a guard who played for the University of Kentucky Wildcats this past season, will reportedly work out for Los Angeles. Butler is a small guard who is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, and he averaged 11.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals a game on 49.8% from the field and 39.1% from 3-point range during the 2024-25 campaign. Before that, he spent four seasons with San Diego State University, where he was named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year during the 2023-24 season. He is a native of Southern California. He grew up in Moreno Valley in the Inland Empire, and he went to Riverside Polytechnic High School, where he broke NBA legend Reggie Miller's career school scoring mark. He received offers from several colleges, including the University of Southern California, before he committed to San Diego State. His defensive abilities and improving outside shooting could appeal to a Lakers team that needs more of those qualities from its backcourt and wing players in order to become a true championship contender next season.
USA Today
13-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats: Big East Tournament live stream, TV channel, start time, odds
UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats: Big East Tournament live stream, TV channel, start time, odds Watch the No. 3 seed UConn Huskies (22-9, 14-6 Big East) square off in the Big East Tournament against the No. 6 seed Villanova Wildcats (19-13, 11-9 Big East) on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, tipping off at 9:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. UConn won at home over Seton Hall 81-50 last time out, and was led by Solomon Ball (17 PTS, 45.45 FG%, 3-8 from 3PT) and Samson Johnson (14 PTS, 3 BLK, 85.71 FG%). Villanova beat Seton Hall 67-55 at home last time out, and were led by Eric Dixon (19 PTS, 28.57 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT) and Wooga Poplar (13 PTS, 10 REB, 50 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT). Prepare for this matchup with everything you need to know about Thursday's college basketball action. Check out: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Watch college basketball on Fubo! UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats Game day: Thursday, March 13, 2025 Thursday, March 13, 2025 Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET 9:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox Sports 1 NCAA Basketball Odds and Betting Lines Spread: UConn -5.5 UConn -5.5 Total: 135.5 College basketball odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 6:59 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Watch college basketball on Fubo! Follow the latest college sports coverage at College Sports Wire.
New York Times
11-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Men's college basketball conference tournament projections, best bets: Picks for every major league
It's less than a week until Selection Sunday and which means that the high-major conference tournaments are getting underway. And while we usually associate Cinderella teams with mid or low-major schools, don't be surprised if we see some unlikely runs amongst the nation's strongest conference. Remember NC State last year? Advertisement My college basketball projection model uses advanced metrics, adjusted for opponents, from more than 10 years of data to create a projection for each team. From there, I simulate each college basketball tournament one million times to get projected odds for each team to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Overall record 2022-2024: 19-43, +10.1 units, +28.9% ROI ACC: North Carolina +2900 (risk 0.1 units) American: UAB +700 (risk 0.25 units) American: Tulane +2000 (risk 0.1 units) American: Temple +3500 (risk 0.1 units) Big East: UConn +410 (risk 0.5 units) Big East: Marquette +600 (risk 0.25 units) Big West: UC Irvine +180 (risk 1.0 units) Big Ten: Purdue +750 (risk 0.25 units) Big 12: Arizona +950 (risk 0.25 units) Big 12: Baylor +4000 (risk 0.1 units) Conference USA: Louisiana Tech +800 (risk 0.25 units) Conference USA: Western Kentucky +2500 (risk 0.1 units) Ivy: Princeton +1100 (risk 0.1 units) MAAC: Mount St. Mary's +1000 (risk 0.1 units) MAC: Ohio +800 (risk 0.25 units) MEAC: Howard +1700 (risk 0.1 units) MEAC: North Carolina Central +1700 (risk 0.1 units) Mountain West: Utah State +425 (risk 0.5 units) Mountain West: Boise State +550 (risk 0.25 units) Mountain West: Nevada +2000 (risk 0.1 units) SEC: Tennessee +600 (risk 0.25 units) SWAC: Bethune Cookman +750 (risk 0.25 units) SWAC: Alabama State +800 (risk 0.25 units) WAC: Seattle +500 (risk 0.25 units) Below is the projection for the conference tournaments starting this week. Conference tournament projections that started last week can be found here. Projected win% is how often the team won the conference tournament in my simulations. Odds are from BetMGM. (Photo of Samson Johnson: Joe Buglewicz / Getty Images)
