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The Starting Five brings you news and analysis on college basketball from around the country. From mid majors high majors, from the best games to the best bets, The Starting Five has you covered.
Unknown Host hosts The Starting Five, a sports show with 35 episodes published.
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap what’s taken place since last time. A handful of high quality games and high quality beatdowns are all on the ledger today. Villanova 76 Wisconsin 66 (OT): 0:00-2:32 Seton Ha
On this episode of The Starting Five, I make my rerun after giving out the worst bet in the history of basketball. I also recap what’s missed, and what we have to look ahead to (not much). Best Bet: Xavier -2.5 ❌ (deserv
On this episode of The Starting Five, I breakdown Tuesday’s (light) action, and preview Wednesday’s (lighter) action. I bet against my Alma mater, though I think I provide plenty of reasoning and logic behind the pick (s
On this episode of The Starting Five, I kick it off with something different. Noted college basketball pariah Jeff Goodman set the (very niche) CBB Twitter (X) sphere on fire by claiming today had no good games. Fair or
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap the last few days (90% Saturday because we still pretend these are students and thus they can’t play games during the week). I highlight a few of the big games, but then swin
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap another devastating close loss for Florida, an infinitely more devastating loss for Clemson, and another loss for Ohio State that shows they’re probably a Crown team. I also
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap the weekend that was, including Duke and Iowa State’s big road games. I touch on a handful of scores, and give a breakdown of tomorrow’s top heavy slate. Best Bets Results: Y
On this episode of The Starting Five, I do a quick preview, and then get into an absolutely loaded Saturday Slate. Two games feature KenPom top 10 squads facing off, with other great supplemental games as well. Best Bets
On this episode of The Starting Five, I take the opportunity to go around the country at large and give thoughts on various topics due to the lack of games. This is the place to go for all of my random musings on the spo
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap the final day of the ACC/SEC challenge. A weak Thursday slate leaves us light on recaps, but a good day of hoops gives plenty to breakdowns. Best Bets Result: NC State +6.5 ❌
Isn’t it nice to have some good ball back? On this episode of The Starting Five, I breakdown a great day of hoops, featuring some great games from the sport’s biggest brands. I highlight those deserving, and rightfully c
Finally, some good games! After three days of nothing, this episode of The Starting Five breaks down a great Tuesday slate, headlined by a slew of blue bloods and top teams. UConn @ Kansas: 0:00-3:41 Florida @ Duke: 3:42
The Starting Five returns after a brief Feast Week hiatus, though nothing has been missed the last two days. With a weak Monday before a strong Tuesday ahead, I focus entirely on recaps and other storylines. Michigan 101
On this episode of The Starting Five, I try to figure out how the Players Era works (I still have no clue and think half the days I thought games were ended up being wrong). I recap a great day of games, including a thri
On this episode of The Starting Five, I discuss day one of the Players Era (I don’t like it). I also face the music for perhaps the worst best bet in the history of gambling (only a slight exaggeration), and briefly prev
On this episode of The Starting Five, I preview the Players Era. While it sucks we lose the slew of MTEs we once knew, there is still some great basketball to watch and enjoy. *I also don’t know how this event works enti
On this episode of The Starting Five, I touch on a pair of ranked games with big expectations and lackluster results. I also go around the country to call out a couple notable results. Finally, best bets look to get back
On this episode of The Starting Five, I recap Wednesday and Thursday, and the beginning of the MTEs. I also preview the Friday slate, featuring two big Friday matchups! Arizona 71 UConn 67: 0:00-4:25 Alabama 90 Illinois
On this episode of The Starting Five, I discuss the Champions Classic. Despite the names, the fans were robbed of any classic finish (due in part to the Peterson injury), but there’s still plenty to discuss. I also go ov
The Starting Five returns from an illness induced absence, and as you can almost certainly tell, it may have been an episode too soon. Nevertheless, I review the highlights from the previous weekend, and preview the Cham
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