9:10 PM EST, TruTV - Spread: Xavier -3.5, Total: 149.5 The final leg of the 2025 NCAA Tournament First Four concludes tonight in Dayton, as the surging Xavier Musketeers take on the Texas Longhorns for the right to move on to the first round of the tourney come Friday. Once upon a time, Xavier (21-11, 13-7 in Big East) was a fixture within the big dance, appearing in a consistent SIXTEEN of eighteen tourneys, including four trips to the Sweet … [Read more...]
(17) Providence @ (16) Xavier
6:30 PM EST, FS1 - Line: Xavier -3.5, Over/Under: 152.5 First there was three and after tonight there may be just one left standing, as the seventeenth-ranked Providence Friars battle the sixteenth-ranked Xavier Musketeers in a battle for first place in the Big East tonight from Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently locked within a three-way tie atop the conference, Providence (17-5, 9-2 in Big East) hopes that they're mini-midseason … [Read more...]
(3) Villanova @ (4) Xavier
4:30 PM EST, FOX - Line: Villanova -1, Over/Under: 165 A crucial Big East battle highlights this weekend in College Basketball, as the Third-Ranked Villanova Wildcats look to stop the bleeding against the surging Fourth-Ranked Xavier Musketeers, in the second leg of their annual meeting, this time from Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. For a team that has dominated the Big East like few have in the long, storied history of the conference, … [Read more...]
(2) Villanova @ (24) Xavier
2:30 PM EST, FOX - Line: -, Over/Under: A Big East battle helps bring Rivalry Week to a close as the Second-Ranked Villanova Wildcats travel to Cintas Center to face off against the Twenty-Fourth-Ranked Xavier Musketeers. This is the second meeting between these league rivals, and if Villanova (23-2, 10-2 in Big East) has their way, it will be a season sweep that helps establish some space between them in the conference rankings. With just … [Read more...]
March Madness Primer
As the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee announced the lucky sixty-eight teams that will be taking part in this year's NCAA Tournament, and the number of unfortunate schools to miss out on that distinction, we look ahead to the conclusion of a 2015-2016 campaign that has been marked by many things, but none more than parity. In a contest that is historically rife with chaos, based off of the previous four months there is reason to believe that this … [Read more...]