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The Auburn Tigers put their No. 1 national ranking and slim lead in the SEC standings on the line in a top 20 matchup with the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. At 25-2 with both losses against teams ranked among the top 10 at the time of the game, the Tigers use a balanced offense and relentless defense to confound opponents. They responded from an upset loss to Florida three weeks ago by winning their next four games and are 7-1 in true road games. The Tigers are also 16-10 against the bet... 

Big Ten betting action unfolds under the bright lights of FOX on Friday night when the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers host the UCLA Bruins from Mackey Arena. Mick Cronin’s kids got back in the win column Sunday night at home after scoring the 69-61 win and cover against Ohio State. Earlier that day, Matt Painter’s Boilers saw the losing streak extend to four after a second half meltdown allowed for the hated Hoosiers to run away and hide in an ugly 73-58 decision.This will be the program’s first run... 

A huge revenge bout is set to go down in the Big East early Sunday afternoon when Connecticut travels to Madison Square Garden looking to even up the season rivalry with the front running St. John’s Red Storm. The two-time defending champs enter this tilt off a miraculous win and near CBB odds cover against Villanova battling back from an 8 point halftime deficit to score the 66-59 win. As for Rick Pitino’s Johnnies, they went through the motions yet thoroughly handled DePaul on Wednesday night ... 

SEC betting action gets the spotlight ESPN treatment on Saturday night when the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats and No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide square off from the Coleman Coliseum in the rival’s final clash of the regular season. Kentucky covered a fourth straight Wednesday night after taking the wood to Vandy at home to tally win No. 18 overall and move a game over .500 in conference play (7-6). Nate Oats’ kids suffered their first two-game losing streak of the year that same night after allowing Miss... 

Two of the top teams in the Big 12 square off on Saturday in a top 10 matchup when the No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones visit the No. 5 Houston Cougars. A change in conference membership hasn’t affected the Cougars’ play as they sit atop the standings at 14-1 looking to defend their regular season title from their debut season in the Big 12. Winners of five in a row and 18 of their last 19 games, Houston reached the 20-win mark with a 76-65 win over Baylor on Feb. 10 starting a streak of three straight... 

Big Ten betting action takes center stage Friday night on FOX when the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans battle the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines from the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Tom Izzo added to his B1G wins record Tuesday night after handling the Purdue Boilermakers back home in the Breslin Center. Dusty May’s troops will have had four full days to prepare for this one last getting the best of the Buckeyes in Columbus on Sunday.MSU swept the season rivalry from the Maize and Blue last season t... 

A heavyweight Big Ten battle between nationally ranked squads hits the CBS airwaves on Saturday, February 15 at 1 p.m. ET inside Mackey Arena when the No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers visit the No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue is going to be feisty after having their four-game winning streak snapped by Michigan on Tuesday. Just three weeks earlier the Boilermakers easily handled the Wolverines, 91-64. The Big Ten has been unpredictable this season but one thing’s for sure and that’s Purdue’s success at... 

SEC betting action gets the spotlight ESPN treatment on Saturday night when the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats invade the Moody Center in Austin, TX to run with a struggling bunch of Texas Longhorns. Mark Pope’s kids moved to 7-1 against teams ranked in the Top 15 on Tuesday night after beating Tennessee 75-64 as short home dogs to sweep the season rivalry from the Volunteers. Rodney Terry’s troops continued to find just how tough SEC play is that same night after getting thumped at home 103-80 by the... 

Big Ten betting action takes center stage on FOX Friday night as the UCLA Bruins and Indiana Hoosiers face off at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. This primetime matchup marks their first-ever meeting as conference rivals. Mick Cronin’s kids will be looking to get back on track after opening the week with an 83-78 defeat at Illinois which snapped the team’s seven-game win streak. The Hoosiers ended a five-game losing streak that same night after Mike Woodson’s kids defeated Michigan State on th... 

The Michigan State Spartans were cruising with a 13-game winning streak putting them atop the Big Ten Conference standings. However, a trip out west last week burst their bubble with losses to USC and UCLA. Sparty looks to get back in the win column with a matchup against another former Pac-12 club the Oregon Ducks when they meet on Saturday, February 8 from the Breslin Center. The game tips at 12 p.m. ET with television coverage provided by FOX. The Ducks are experiencing a slide of their own r... 

ACC betting action takes center stage Saturday night as No. 2 Duke travels to Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC, to face Clemson in a key primetime College Basketball showdown. The Blue Devils remain on the road following yet another handling of Syracuse after throttling the Orange 83-54 to increase the win streak to 16 and push the lead to two games atop the conference standings. Meanwhile, Brad Brownell’s Tigers will come into this matchup well-rested and motivated after a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Georgia Tech, which snapped their six-game win streak and dropped them to 10-2 in conference play. I expect oddsmakers to have Duke favored by 6-7 points in this lone regular-season matchup against Clemson, with the total set in the low to mid-130s at the crypto sportsbook. ... 

Big East betting action takes center stage Friday night as No. 12 St. John’s travels to Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT, to face No. 19 Connecticut in a primetime College Basketball showdown. Rick Pitino’s Red Storm enters on an eight-game winning streak, most recently securing a 70-64 home win and cover against Marquette to take sole possession of first place i... 

One of the greatest rivalries in College Basketball is renewed when the North Carolina Tar Heels travel 11 miles to take on the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, February 1. With UNC enduring a mediocre season by their standards, the first of two matchups between the Tobacco Road rivals may have lost some of its intrigue. The Heels fell to Pitt on Tuesday, t... 

Big East betting action highlights Saturday night’s College Basketball parlay picks with a Top-25 showdown from the Fiserv Forum, where the Marquette Golden Eagles aim for their tenth conference win against the two-time defending national champion Connecticut Huskies. Dan Hurley’s troops scored a huge comeback win Wednesday night, storming back from an eight p... 

Big Ten betting action takes center stage Friday night when the Indiana Hoosiers invade Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana to do battle with the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers in a prime College Basketball parlay picks matchup. It’s been a rough go for Mike Woodson’s Hoosiers since getting out to a 4-1 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) start in B1... 

We have a Big East showdown on Saturday when the Connecticut Huskies visit the Xavier Musketeers. After a rough start to the conference schedule that saw Xavier lose four of its first five games, including an overtime thriller to UConn in mid-December, the Musketeers rattled off three straight wins ahead of Wednesday’s tilt with the Johnnies to improve to 4-4 in the Big East and 12-7 overall. This game also ends a stretch of three in a row against top 20 clubs that started with an upset of No. 7... 

It is a matchup of top 25 teams on Friday night, as the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines visit the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers on FOX. This is a key game in the Big Ten Conference, as both teams are battling with Michigan State for first place. The Wolverines are 14-4 SU and 11-7 ATS and they are 6-1 in the conference. Michigan has not played since Sunday when they beat Northwestern in overtime. The Boilermakers will have the disadvantage in terms of rest, as they had to play Ohio State on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers went into that game at 15-4 SU and 11-8 ATS and they were 7-1 in the conference. Purdue will be listed as the home favorite in College Basketball odds for this game on Friday. Make sure to check out the college basketball odds at the Crypto sportsbook for this contest. I hit another college basketball parlay winner last week with Alabama winning at Kentucky and the game going over the total. Let’s look for another winner on Friday night with a Michigan vs. Purdue same game parlay. ... 

Under the old conference alignment, which was for the most part based on geography, we seldom saw a matchup like the Big Ten game we have on the Saturday slate. The top 20 contest features No. 17 Purdue at No. 13 Oregon in a tussle between squads fighting for the top of the conference standings. At 5-1 in Big Ten play the Boilermakers trial the Michigan schools, who are each unbeaten through five games. Since losing two straight just before Christmas, Purdue has won five in a row with payouts at... 

It is a matchup of top teams on Saturday, as the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats on ESPN. The Crimson Tide were obviously looking ahead to this game, as they were shocked at home on Tuesday night, losing by 10 points to Ole Miss. Kentucky, on the other hand, took care of business, as they routed Texas A&M on Tuesday. The Wildcats should be listed as a small home favorite in this contest with a total that is going to be one of the highest we have ever seen. The Cr... 

On paper Saturday’s ACC college hoops contest between the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks like a mismatch. As we all know the games are not played on paper. Led by future No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg, the Blue Devils haven’t lost since before Thanksgiving winning nine in a row with payouts in six of their last eight. They ar... 

If you can tear yourself away from watching Ohio State and Texas on Friday night you might want to flip over to FOX for the game between the 22nd-ranked UCLA Bruins and Maryland Terrapins. The Bruins won 11 of their first 14 games this season but most of those wins came at home. The Terrapins are 11-4 this season and like the Bruins, they have been far better on their home court. In fact, Maryland is 9-0 at home this season. UCLA and Maryland have met only twice in recent seasons with Maryland w... 

A battle of Top 10 teams is set for Saturday with the No. 6 Florida Gators taking on the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats on ESPN. Keep in mind that it is an early start on Saturday with tip-off set for 11 am Eastern Time. The Gators come into this game unbeaten at 13-0 and a sizzling 10-3 ATS, while the Wildcats are 11-2 SU and 6-6-1 ATS. The teams played a thrilling game last season at Rupp Arena with the Gators pulling out a 94-91 win in overtime. Florida has not played since Sunday when they routed ... 

I’ll admit it’s still strange to see USC as a member of the Big Ten. The new alignment does make for some good matchups, though, and we have one on Saturday when the Trojans host the Michigan Wolverines. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on FOX from the Galen Center in Los Angeles. USC split its first two Big Ten games in what was a Pac-12 reunion. Troy beat Washington and lost to Oregon and will get a taste of real Big Ten hoops with games against Indiana and Illinois following this one. Though th... 

A battle of Top 25 teams is set for Saturday with the No. 22 UCLA Bruins taking on the No. 14 Gonzaga Bulldogs on FOX. It is a neutral site game that will take place at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. It is a matchup called the West Coast Hoops Showdown and the first of two meetings, as the teams will meet next year at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. UCLA had their nine-game winning streak snapped last time out, as they lost a tough two-point decision to North Carolina. Gonza... 

A battle of Top 20 teams is set for Saturday with the No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers taking on the No. 2 Auburn Tigers on ESPN. It is a neutral site game that will be held at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Purdue is 8-3 on the season and coming off a loss to Texas A&M last Saturday, while Auburn is 10-1 and coming off a rout of Georgia State on Tuesday. This will be the first game of a two-year series between Purdue and Auburn, as they will meet next December in Indianapolis, Indiana. Aubu...