5 Best Bets for College Basketball Saturday: Home, Sweet Home

Alabama/Kentucky o175.5

This is going to play like an NBA game. Neither team has shown much of an interest in playing defense all season long, while they both boast offenses that are capable of scoring 50 in a half with ease. Not only will you have two teams that rank top ten in the nation in offensive efficiency according to KenPom, but they each rank in the top 25 in offensive tempo as well. This is going to be a track meet with easy buckets everywhere, and we're more than willing to go over on this total even if it's in the 170s.

UConn (-11.5) vs. Villanova

This is the rebound of all rebound spots. After feeling like the team to beat in the sport and on top of the world by demolishing Marquette and seeing Purdue fall to Ohio State, the Huskies headed to Nebraska for a date with Creighton. UConn was embarrassed for the first time all season, and now we get to see how the team responds to being punched in the jaw. College GameDay comes to town for a game with Villanova at Gampel Pavilion, and we're willing to bet this team is going to come out fired up with Dan Hurley leading the way. Lay the points and expect the Huskies to look to make a statement here.

Texas A&M (+10.5) @ Tennessee

When looking to back underdogs, you want to seek as much volatility as possible. This means you should much rather be looking to back a team that is going to either lose by 30 or pull off the upset, rather than lose by ten to 20 most of the time. Texas A&M has proven to be the former this season, pulling off monumental wins while also suffering a handful of Quad 3 losses. While they could get blown out of the water here, they have proven they are capable of winning a game like this, even on the road.

UNLV (-1.5) vs. Colorado State

Similar to Wake Forest, UNLV is a middle-of-the-pack team in their respective conference that might be peaking at the right time. The Runnin' Rebels have won six of their previous seven and currently rank 26th in T-Rank in February, the third-highest team in the conference during that span. They also gave Colorado State a real scare on the road last month, meaning there may be some favorable elements to the way these teams match up. Lay the short number with UNLV at home here.

Alabama/Kentucky o175.5

This is going to play like an NBA game. Neither team has shown much of an interest in playing defense all season long, while they both boast offenses that are capable of scoring 50 in a half with ease. Not only will you have two teams that rank top ten in the nation in offensive efficiency according to KenPom, but they each rank in the top 25 in offensive tempo as well. This is going to be a track meet with easy buckets everywhere, and we're more than willing to go over on this total even if it's in the 170s.