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Notre Dame’s Risch out for season; still no updates on Miles, Citron

Tough break for the freshman.

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag], who just won her sixth ACC Rookie of the Week award. That means it’s easy to forget that Notre Dame has another freshman guard. However, [autotag]Emma Risch[/autotag]’s season already is over.

Risch, who hasn’t played since Nov. 29 at Tennessee, has been sidelined for the season because of upcoming hip surgery according to [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag]. However, she is expected to retain her entire college eligibility:

Between Risch’s news and no updates on [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] or [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] either, it really raises the question on how much longer the Irish can survive having a shorthanded roster. The New Year’s Eve loss at Syracuse that began ACC play had to be a sobering experience for everybody, and one has to wonder if that game would have played out differently with a healthier group.

Risch’s season ends having averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds over seven games. Her best game was a 16-point, five-rebound outing Nov. 21 against Chicago State. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for her.

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How to watch Wisconsin basketball vs Chicago State

How to watch Wisconsin basketball vs Chicago State

Wisconsin returns to the hardwood tonight to close its out-of-conference schedule against 7-9 Chicago State.

To classify this contest as a mismatch would be an understatement. The Badgers sit ranked No. 14 in KenPom as we enter 2024, while Chicago State is No. 312 of the 362 teams in the sport.

Wisconsin’s out-of-conference run has been a success for the most part. The team dropped tough games at No. 1 Arizona, at Providence and home vs Tennessee, but big wins vs No. 3 Marquette and No. 24 Virginia are enough to say the team is trending in a good direction entering the Big Ten schedule.

Before that slate begins in the next few weeks, here is how to watch Wisconsin vs Chicago State:

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: Big Ten Network

Notre Dame dominates throughout against Chicago State

Not even close to being a contest.

One never wants to say any one opponent serves as a training ground for a better program. But there really is no other way to describe Notre Dame’s game against Chicago State. It never was close in a 113-35 victory.

The Irish (4-1) didn’t surrender a field goal to the Cougars (0-6) until midway through the first quarter. By then, the lead already was become insurmountable, and it officially became that before halftime.

The Irish never allowed more than 10 points a quarter, and they scored 45 points off 32 Cougars turnovers. That only is the tip of the iceberg of how dominant this game was. While the Irish only made five of 20 3-point attempts, the long ball wasn’t needed on this night.

Every Irish player on the floor made it into the scoring column, and that effort was led by [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag]’s 23 points in only 18 minutes. [autotag]Natalija Marshall[/autotag] had 20 points off the bench, and [autotag]Cassandre Prosper[/autotag] scored 19 while also recording six steals (five other players had at least two steals, and three of those had at least three).

[autotag]Emma Risch[/autotag] and [autotag]KK Bransford[/autotag] also contributed mightily off the bench with 16 and 10 points respectively. [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] pulled down 16 rebounds.

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Notre Dame women release 2023-24 nonconference schedule

Which game are you most looking forward to?

Barring any unforeseen changes, Notre Dame will enter the 2023-24 season in as good of shape as it could be. [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] will be healthy, [autotag]Cassandre Prosper[/autotag] will be around for a full season, and [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] has arrived. That doesn’t even account for the fact that virtually the entire rest of the rotation from the Irish’s second straight Sweet 16 is returning. Irish fans should be feeling very confident.

Before tackling ACC play, the Irish will play a nonconference schedule. Actually, one of those games is scheduled for the middle of conference play, but that game as well as the season opener will serve as real measuring sticks for where they stand. That’s because those opponents are among the class of women’s basketball.

Based on this schedule, what kind of shape do you think the Irish will be in by the time their conference opponents start popping up? Whatever you think, here it is:

Chicago State shocked New Mexico State with a huge upset and sent bettors spiraling

What a wonderful taste of March.

No one has ever confused the Chicago State men for having a great basketball program. In 38 years of the program’s history, the Cougars have precisely two winning seasons to their name. They haven’t even finished with double-digit wins since 2014. A powerhouse, this is not.

Coming into Saturday, New Mexico State (-16.5) was supposed to humble the Cougars. They were supposed to give Chicago State and first-year head coach Gerald Gillion a taste of the medicine that, by now, they are very familiar with.

Unfortunately, no one told Chicago State that they were supposed to roll over this close to March (depending on whom you ask anyway).

Hello Monumental Upset.

A 61-59 win on the strength of a driving layup from junior Brandon Betson — only the second-ever win for Chicago State over New Mexico State in 23 tries. A 17-point underdog shocking a massive favorite is perhaps understated now.

Do you think that was the highlight win of Betson’s career? Absolutely. Do you think that was maybe the best win for Chicago State in decades? Let’s say, probably!

We’re this close to this March. Thank the heavens for Chicago State for giving us a small appetizer of the chaos that will soon ensue.

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A simple scoring error in an Illinois State game is a huge headache for sportsbooks everywhere

The nightmare scenario strikes again

While most bettors on Saturday were sweating out the Army-Navy game or prepping their parlays for Week 14 of NFL action, sportsbooks around the country were focusing in on an otherwise unimportant men’s basketball game between Illinois State and Chicago State.

It wasn’t really the play on the court that caught the attention of gamblers, but instead an extremely bizarre accounting error on the scoreboard. Somehow, a single made free throw by Illinois State with 40 seconds remaining in regulation was not reflected in the final score. That one point likely had bettors going wild as the Redbirds won, 80-71, but failed to cover a 10-point consensus spread.

The line may have shifted depending on sportsbook (Tipico and Caesars were among those offering ISU -9.5), but the impact was all the same. And it left bettors and books asking the same question:

How could this happen?

Video from the game shows Illinois State’s Josiah Strong made both free throws, though only one was recorded. The two teams continued to play, ending the game before the score could be adjusted.

Strong noticed the mishap, too, and probably wants his point back as much as anyone. Whatever led to the mistake had a number of books trying to correct the issue over the weekend.

PointsBet decided to payout all bets on either side of the spread. Caesars did, too.

Fortunately, there was no residual impact on the Over/Under. The over 137.5 cashed easily.

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