Four Ideal Draft Candidates for the Los Angeles Lakers

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The Los Angeles Lakers have the 17th and 47th picks in the 2023 NBA Draft. Faced with several needs heading into the offseason–mainly three-point shooting and wing and center depth–and having experienced luck with rookies in the past, they turn to the draft night as one avenue of improving their rejuvenated roster. Here are four […] READ MORE


Preseason College Basketball Rankings: #18 Dayton Flyers

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Dayton was the very first team out of the NCAA Tournament last season. They had some really good wins (Davidson, Virginia Tech, Miami, and eventual national champion Kansas.), but also had some really bad losses (Lipscomb, UMass-Lowell, Austin Peay.). But, they had the youngest rotation in college basketball. All but two of their major contributors […] READ MORE


The Atlantic Ten is a Three Bid League in Women’s Basketball

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The Atlantic Ten is a three-bid league that can make history as this year’s best mid-major conference. The Atlantic Ten is off to a flying start in 2021-22. This high-powered midmajor conference has two teams that are still undefeated and four teams with just one loss. Recently, the NCAA decided to expand the Women’s tournament […] READ MORE


Mid-Major 2020-21 Takeaways: Week Seven

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There is always excitement when conference play arrives in mid-major leagues. Regardless of what happened in November and December, the real push for an NCAA Tournament berth starts in league play. This is where surprise teams start to make themselves known. This is also where losing games that teams shouldn’t be the difference in seeding […] READ MORE


Mid-Major 2020-21 Takeaways: Week Four

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The college basketball season is entering its first full month of play. This is usually a time when mid-major pretenders and contenders start to be determined. For example, San Diego State appears to be a contender, even after a loss to BYU earlier this week. Others, like UNC Greensboro, have the look of a pretender […] READ MORE


2020-21 Atlantic 10 Basketball Preview

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LWOS continues on with conference previews with our Atlantic 10 Basketball Preview. The league had a perennial national title contender with the Dayton Flyers last season. However, Obi Toppin is gone and projected to be a lottery pick in a few weeks. That means the door is open for a few other teams to take their place […] READ MORE


Atlantic 10 2010s All-Decade Team

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The Atlantic 10 Conference has had a fairly successful decade. The conference faced realignment early in the 2010s. However, the league still sent three or more teams to the NCAA Tournament eight times, with a conference-record six representatives in 2014. If not for COVID-19, the Dayton Flyers may very well have ended the conference’s decade […] READ MORE


Obi Toppin Wins Player of the Year Awards

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It has been a banner year for the Dayton Flyers. The team went 29-2 this season, the best record in school history. Head coach Anthony Grant has won numerous Coach of the Year awards. However, the icing on the cake has been Obi Toppin, who has won the three most prestigious Player of the Year […] READ MORE


LWOS Bracketology 3.0

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The calendar has flipped to February. This means that Selection Sunday is getting closer. The battle for at-large spots and seeding starts to heat up. Discussions about which teams should sneak in can have no resolution. Luckily, LWOS is here to help with that. Bracketology 3.0 is here. Our previous bracket can be found here […] READ MORE


NCAA Basketball Future Wagers

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As February begins, it is a good time to look at potential NCAA basketball future wagers. Full disclosure, this season may be as hard as any to predict a winner, but that also means there is a ton of value out there.  To find a college champion, the theme is great guard play and a […] READ MORE