Who’s Playing Air Force @ Bowling Green What to Know The Bowling Green Falcons and the Air Force Falcons will face off at 7 p.m. ET November 7th at Stroh Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. Bowling Green struggled last year, ending up 13-18. Likewise, last year was nothing to brag about for Air Force (11-18), either, so the …

76ers go slightly up in 2022-23 NBA Power Rankings originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Well, so much for predictions. We’re about a month into the 2022-23 NBA season and so far, nothing has been straightforward. After being a top-four team in the first edition of the power rankings, the Golden State Warriors have lost five in a row while …

Who’s Playing Texas-Arlington @ Oklahoma State What to Know The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Texas-Arlington Mavericks will face off at 9 p.m. ET November 7th at Gallagher-Iba Arena to kick off their 2022 seasons. Last year was nothing to brag about for Oklahoma State (15-15), so the squad is looking forward to a new start. Texas-Arlington struggled last season, …

Andrej Stojakovic is one of the premier basketball recruits in the country right now. The son of three-time NBA All-Star and former Sacramento Kings sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic, Andrej is ranked No. 17 in the nation in the class of 2023. Today Stojakovic announced that he’s committed to playing for Stanford. He picked Stanford over his other finalists: UCLA, Texas, and Oregon. …

Who’s Playing Memphis @ Vanderbilt What to Know The Memphis Tigers and the Vanderbilt Commodores will face off at 8 p.m. ET November 7th at Memorial Gym to kick off their 2022 seasons. The Tigers were 22-11 last year and made it as far as the second round of the NCAA tournament before being knocked out by the Gonzaga Bulldogs …

The Mexico City Capitanes played their home opener on Sunday night, a momentous occasion for NBA basketball in Mexico and the league more generally. While not the team’s first season in the G League, it was the first-ever G League home game within Mexico due to the Capitanes only playing away games last season due to the pandemic and the …

Who’s Playing Weber State @ Washington What to Know The Washington Huskies and the Weber State Wildcats will face off at 11 p.m. ET November 7th at Alaska Airlines Arena to kick off their 2022 seasons. While Washington was not exactly top dog last season, they did wrap up the year with a winning record of 17-16. Weber State is …

The Philadelphia 76ers looked like they were righting the ship a bit after they won three games in a row, but now they have dropped two straight, are dealing with the injury to James Harden, and dealing with inconsistent play. As they head into a matchup with the Phoenix Suns, the Sixers will be looking to get back on track …

Who’s Playing LIU @ Utah What to Know The LIU Sharks and the Utah Utes will face off at 11 p.m. ET November 7th at Jon M. Huntsman Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. The Sharks were on the positive side of .500 (16-14) last season and are hoping to kick off an even more successful year. Meanwhile, last …

Expectations for the Sacramento Kings this season took a hit when the team started the season 0-4. Since then, the Kings are 3-1 and on Monday they take on Stephen Curry and a Golden State Warriors team that has lost its last five games. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (knee) came back from a one-game absence in the team’s last game …

Who’s Playing Sacramento State @ No. 8 UCLA What to Know The #8 UCLA Bruins and the Sacramento State Hornets will face off at 11:30 p.m. ET November 7th at Pauley Pavilion to kick off their 2022 seasons. UCLA was 28-8 last year and made it as far as the Sweet Sixteen before being knocked out by the North Carolina …

JTA reserves Lakers tickets for adorable, star-struck young fan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Juan Toscano-Anderson no longer plays for the Warriors, but Dub Nation will never forget just how great the Oakland native was with fans. “JTA” has continued that reputation into his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. Appearing at a WSS event in Anaheim over the …

Who’s Playing Western Illinois @ Illinois State What to Know The Illinois State Redbirds and the Western Illinois Leathernecks are opening their 2022-2023 seasons against one another at 8 p.m. ET Monday at Redbird Arena. Last year was nothing to brag about for Illinois State (13-20), so the squad is looking forward to a new start. WIU struggled last year, …

Purdue and preseason all-Big Ten pick Zach Edey present a tall challenge for visiting Milwaukee in the nonconference season opener for both teams on Tuesday. Edey, a 7-foot-4 junior center, averaged 14.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in just 19 minutes per game last season for the Boilermakers, who finished a half-game back in the Big Ten behind co-champs …

The No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks will begin their title defense when they host Nebraska Omaha on Monday night. Kansas is going to be without head coach Bill Self due to the beginning of a four-game suspension imposed by the Jayhawks, leaving Norm Roberts as the acting head coach. Omaha is entering a new era after Chris Crutchfield took over as …

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to halt a 2-game skid when they play host to the shorthanded Phoenix Suns on Monday. The Suns are off to a 7-2 start, but they will be missing Cameron Johnson due to injury and Jae Crowder is still not with the team. The game on Monday can be seen nationally on NBATV and seen …

The No. 11 Tennessee Vols will try to get off to a quick start to the 2022-23 college basketball season when they face the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Monday night. Tennessee blew out No. 2 Gonzaga in an exhibition game at the end of October, adding some hype heading into the season. Tennessee Tech went 11-21 last season and …

With another week in the books, some teams around the NBA are beginning to separate themselves from the pack following strong performances to start the season. The Milwaukee Bucks are off to the best start in franchise history, while the Cleveland Cavaliers enter play on Monday with the next longest winning streak. Out West, the Phoenix Suns are on top …

Who’s Playing SE Missouri State @ South Florida What to Know The South Florida Bulls and the SE Missouri State Redhawks will face off at 8 p.m. ET November 7th at Yuengling Center to kick off their 2022 seasons. Last year was nothing to brag about for South Florida (8-23), so the team is looking forward to a new start. …

Welcome to Layup Lines, our daily basketball newsletter where we’ll prep you for a tip-off of tonight’s action, from what to watch to bets to make. I love when the NBA shows that it is willing to try something new. The NBA did not schedule any games for tomorrow, which is Election Day, so as to encourage fans and players …

Who’s Playing Western Michigan @ Minnesota What to Know The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Western Michigan Broncos are opening their 2022-2023 seasons against one another at 9 p.m. ET Monday at Williams Arena. Last year was nothing to brag about for Minnesota (13-17), so the squad is looking forward to a new start. WMU struggled last year, too, ending …

The Utah Jazz (8-3) are set to host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (2-7) at 10:15 p.m. ET Monday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The Jazz are a perfect 4-0 at home, while the Lakers are winless on the road going 0-3 away from Los Angeles in the early season. Los Angeles is looking to snap …

The No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Howard Bison on Monday at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats are expected to be without Oscar Tshiebwe (knee) against the Bison. Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game last season and John Calipari said he “would be stunned if he played Monday.” The game from Rupp Arena is scheduled to …

CAMDEN, N.J.–Philadelphia 76ers wing player Matisse Thybulle is known as one of the top defenders in the league as somebody who has made the All-Defensive Second Team twice. The biggest thing with the defensive stud has always been his offensive game. To begin the 2022-23 season, Thybulle is shooting just 22.2% from deep in his limited playing time, but when …

In the spirit of the 2022-23 college basketball season getting underway, I contemplated indulging myself with a vanilla bold predictions story as a primer. But, you know what? That’s too generic. It gives me enough wiggle room to say some crazy things, and if they don’t come to fruition, well, then I can always use the shield of saying it …