College Basketball Betting And Picks Sat., March 2
The biggest weekend of betting the college basketball 2023-24 regular season is Sat., March 2. I’ve chipped-in college basketball betting and picks coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association with more than 20 key games driving the Top 25 and watch and wager action on the 100+ game card Saturday.
I’ll be updating select picks and more Saturday morning. Here are the opening lines Friday on DraftKings Sportsbook ahead of the biggest games on Saturday.
Dayton (-1) at Loyola Chicago play Friday night in a key Atlantic 10 game with both teams 12-3 and one game behind Richmond (13-2).
Key Games And Odds
Sat., March 2
12 pm – No. 24 Florida at No. 18 South Carolina (-1.5), Total 147 – SC wins 82-76
12 pm – Villanova at Providence (-2.5), 133 – Villanova wins 71-60
1 pm – No. 7 Kansas at No. 15 Baylor (-5), 146.5 – Baylor wins 82-74
1 pm – No. 13 Illinois at No. 31 Wisconsin (-2.5), 155.5 – Illinois wins 91-83
1:30 pm – Arkansas at No. 16 Kentucky (-13.5), 167.5 – Kentucky wins 111-102
2 pm – Oregon at No. 6 Arizona (-13.5), 159 – Arizona wins 103-83
2:30 pm – No. 5 Marquette at No. 12 Creighton (-4.5), 150.5 – Creighton wins 89-75
4 pm – NC State at No. 9 North Carolina (-12.5), 152.5 – North Carolina wins 79-70
4 pm – Mississippi State at No. 11 Auburn (-9.5), 145.5 – Auburn wins 78-63
5:30 pm – Iowa at Northwestern (3.5), 152.5 – Iowa wins 87-80
6 pm – VCU at Richmond (-2), 133.5 – Richmond wins 79-76
6 pm – Virginia at No. 10 Duke (-8.5), 124.5 – Duke wins 73-48
7 pm – Cornell at Princeton – Princeton wins 79-77
7 pm – UCLA at No. 19 Washington State (-7), 127 – Washington State wins 77-65
8 pm – Michigan State at No. 2 Purdue (-9.5), 144.5 – Purdue wins 80-74
8 pm – No. 1 Houston (-5.5) at Oklahoma, 128.5 – Houston wins 87-85
8 pm – No. 4 Tennessee at No. 14 Alabama (-2.5), 170 – Tennessee wins 81-74
8 pm – No. 34 New Mexico at No. 40 Boise State (-4), 155 – Boise State wins 89-79
9 pm – No. 28 TCU at BYU (-4.5), 159 – BYU wins 87-75
10 pm – No. 23 Gonzaga at No. 17 St. Mary’s (-2.5), 139.5 – Gonzaga wins 70-57
Sunday, March 3
12 pm – Seton Hall at No. 1 Connecticut – UCONN wins 96-61
5:30 pm – UAB at Memphis – Memphis wins 106-87
The conference races are tight to close the regular season, and I’ve outlined the top teams and conference only records in the power conferences with the 10 conferences projected to get multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Atlantic 10
Richmond (13-2), Dayton (12-3), Illinois-Chicago (12-3), VCU (11-4)
American (AAC)
South Florida, USF (14-1), Florida Atlantic, FAU (11-4), Charlotte (11-4), SMU (10-5), UAB (10-5), Memphis (10-6)
ACC
North Carolina (14-3), Duke (13-4), Virginia (12-6), Clemson (10-7), Wake Forest (10-7)
Big 12
Houston (12-3), Iowa State (11-4), Kansas (9-6), Baylor (9-6), BYU (8-7), TCU (8-7), Texas Tech (8-7), Oklahoma (7-8), Texas (7-8), Kansas State (7-8)
Big East
UCONN (15-2), Marquette (13-4), Creighton (12-6), Seton Hall (11-6), Providence (9-8), Villanova (9-8)
Big Ten
Purdue (14-3), Illinois (12-5), Northwestern (11-6), Wisconsin (10-7), Nebraska (10-8), Michigan State (9-8), Iowa (9-9)
Mountain West
Utah State (11-4), Boise State (11-4), San Diego State (11-5), Nevada (10-5), UNLV (10-5), New Mexico (9-6), Colorado State (8-8)
Pac 12
Arizona (13-4), Washington State (13-5), Oregon (11-6), Colorado (10-7)
SEC
Tennessee (12-3), Alabama (12-3), South Carolina (11-4), Auburn (10-5), Kentucky (10-5), Florida (10-5), Mississippi State (8-7)
West Coast
St. Mary’s (15-0), Gonzaga (13-2), San Francisco (11-4)
Other small conferences and tight races at the top
ASUN
Eastern Kentucky (12-3), Stetson (11-4), Lipscomb (10-5)
Big West
Cal Irvine, UCI (14-3), Cal San Diego, UCSD (13-4), Cal Davis, UCD (12-6)
Conference USA
Louisiana Tech (11-3), Sam Houston State (10-3)
Horizon
Oakland (14-5), Youngstown State (14-6), Wisc Green Bay (13-6)
Ivy
Princeton (9-2), Cornell (9-2), Yale (9-2)
Metro (MAAC)
Fairfield (12-5), Quinnipiac (11-5), St. Peters (11-6), Marist (10-6)
Mid-American (MAC)
Akron (12-3), Toledo (13-4), Ohio (10-5), Central Michigan (10-5)
Missouri Valley
Indiana State (16-3), Drake (15-4)
Northeast
Merrimack (13-2), Central Connecticut State (12-3)
Ohio Valley
Morehead State (13-4), Tennessee Martin (13-4), Little Rock (13-4)
Sun Belt
Appalachian State (15-2), James Madison (14-3), Troy (13-4)
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 29, 2024
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