After going through a dry spell earlier this century, the Washington Huskies are retaking control of their series with California, winning six of the last seven meetings outright and going 5-2 against the spread. Washington looks to extend that run and retain its perch atop the Pac-12 North when it battles the Bears in Berkeley on Saturday night.          Point spread: The Huskies opened as 17-point favorites. Odds Shark computer pick: Huskies 54.8, Golden Bears 25.4 (College ...

November is here, and with it comes the return of college basketball after a seven-month hiatus. Frankly, that's far too long to wait most years, but even more so after such an exciting end to the 2015-16 season, capped by Villanova's thrilling last-second win over North Carolina in April's national title game. Much of our time since then has been spent wondering about what will happen in 2016-17, and now that the season is almost here—first ...

Separation Saturday didn't disappoint on the field. Unbeatens fell, playoff favorites held on and madness ensued. For the third straight week, though, the predictions were lackluster. An 8-9 finish dropped the season record to 71-76-3. A total of 24 teams in the AP Top 25 are in action during Week 10, so we're aiming for a bounce-back slate. Four ranked programs play a midweek game, and each of those contests is featured. Then, five of Saturday's best matchups are ...

It's not the SEC championship game, but it's about as close as it gets during the regular season. When Alabama and LSU meet each year in early November, as has been the case every year since 1982, it feels like much more than a normal game. Maybe it's the overabundance of NFL talent on the field, as the Crimson Tide and Tigers typically send a lot of players to the draft. It could be the coaching ...

College basketball's preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll arrived Monday, and with it, we have cleared the final remaining hurdle between the end of the 2015-16 season and the glorious beginning of 2016-17. After nearly seven months of hemming, hawing and arguing over which teams deserved to be ranked where, we now know it'll be No. 1 Duke opening the season against Marist next Friday. Joining the Blue Devils will be No. 10 Arizona vs. No. 12 ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Poise.  That’s the word associated with University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts this season. His demeanor during a game almost never changes. He scores a touchdown or throws an interception, and he’s pretty much the same. It’s remarkable for someone who was only 17 years old when he arrived on campus as an early enrollee in January and helped the Crimson Tide prepare for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. He then beat out ...

National signing week is right around the corner for the class of 2017, and that means many new head coaches at the college level are signing their first complete class of players. With many new head coaches being on the job since the spring, they've not only had the chance to recruit the current high school senior class, but many also added new additions to the roster right away for the upcoming college basketball season.  Here's a ...

Tennessee's fast track to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta has turned into a train wreck that's getting worse by the day. Losers of three straight, including an embarrassing 24-21 loss to a young South Carolina team in which the Vols managed just 297 yards, Tennessee put itself in a position where it has to win out and hope Florida loses two of its next three (at Arkansas, vs. South Carolina, at LSU) to win the ...

Clemson is 3-0 straight up against Syracuse since the latter joined the ACC as part of the changing college football landscape a few seasons ago. But the Orange are 2-1 against the spread during that span, covering twice as large underdogs. Syracuse once again will be the recipient of a bunch of points when it tussles with the Tigers on Saturday.      Point spread: The Tigers opened as 28.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds ...

Oklahoma owns the series with Iowa State in college football, winning the last 17 meetings straight up and going 9-2 against the spread over the last 11 encounters. The Sooners shoot to extend that dominance and stay unbeaten in Big 12 play when they battle the Cyclones on Thursday night in Ames.      Point spread: The Sooners opened as 19.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football pick, via ...