Analyzing Friday’s Purdue vs. Houston odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Sweet 16 action wraps up tonight with a showdown between the Cougars and the Boilermakers — here’s the best way to watch the game without cable

The Cougars lost in last year’s Sweet 16, but All-American point guard Jamal Shead suffered an ankle injury and missed the entire second half in the loss to Duke. In 2021 and 2022, Houston was eliminated by teams that had a defense ranked in the top 25.

In the end, college basketball always delivers. Surely this past weekend was proof, with its incessant nail-biting Final Four, starting with Florida’s 79-73 upset of overall No. 1 seed Auburn, then Houston’s furious rally to shock Duke 70-67,

UF coach Todd Golden is due a sizable pay increase as he tackles the offseason to build on the Gators’ national championship success.

Florida had little to celebrate and appeared headed for disappointment after a memorable road to the Final Four. Yet, somehow the Gators found their stride in the nick of

Madness is now over. The Florida Gators beat Houston to win the men's NCAA championship game, while UConn defeated South Carolina to take the women's championship. And while

Florida's comeback victory over Houston in Monday night's NCAA title game was the most-watched men's championship game in six years with 18.1 million viewers.

Monday's national title bout between Florida and Houston drew 18.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched title game since 2019. The game peaked at 21.1 million viewers and was up 22 percent from last year.