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The College Basketball season is in full swing and after a wild Saturday slate that featured a number of showdowns AP Top 25 teams, Sunday’s slate is much tamer in comparison. However, there are still some compelling matchups between NCAA Tournament hopefuls, including a marquee contest in the AAC between Florida Atlantic and South Florida. While the college hoops market is as sharp as its ever been, there are still a few good value bets of which to take advantage of. Let’s take a look at my best bet for these Game s on Sunday, but make sure you also check out our College Basketball picks for the biggest Game s of the day. South Florida Bulls +6.5 vs Florida Atlantic Owls (-110) Odds available at FanDuel Sports book at time of publishing. Playable to South Florida +4.5 Florida Atlantic was an analytics darling a season ago, and the results ended up proving the metric sites correct as the Owls were just seconds away from advancing to the national title game. However, the ha...

C.J. Stroud , the talented Houston Texans quarterback, isn’t just a force on the Football field; he also made waves on the basketball court during his high school days. As a junior at Rancho Cucamonga High School , Stroud showcased his basketball prowess. His head coach, Bill Burke , remembers him well. Stroud was a good player , and during one memorable Game , he put on a show. Facing off against Jaime Jaquez Jr. , who later became an NBA rookie sensation, Stroud scored an impressive 28 points, although he claimed 40. He even hit a game-winning 3-pointer , leading to the crowd rushing the court. His real basketball talent was evident, and had he focused solely on basketball, he could have been a Division I player . CJ Stroud playing basketball pic.twitter.com/egM4U20xZy — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) February 7, 2024 Why did CJ Stroud choose football over basketball Stroud’s first love was basketball, but he believed his future lay in football because that’s where his talents...

LeBron James has done it. After 20 years, three teams, four championships and 1,410 regular-season games, King James has passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,388 career points (and counting). Abdul-Jabbar was on hand at Crypto.com Arena to watch the 38-year-old James break his almost 39-year-old record, and fittingly, the new all-time leading scorer in NBA history broke the record in the same Los Angeles Lakers uniform that Abdul-Jabbar once wore. Now, the entire basketball world is taking the time to praise the NBA 's new scoring king. Here are some of the best reactions to LeBron's historic night . The whole world was watching "This is one of the greatest accomplishments in sports history." Some of the best to ever do it congratulate @KingJames 👏 pic.twitter.com/3nNvmKVYAo — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 8, 2023 James h...