Saturday College Basketball Odds
(The Spread) – What are some of the big matchups in the top-25 on Saturday night in college basketball? Continue reading for our NCAA college basketball opening odds, spreads and totals report.
The Big East Conference has long been known for not letting any of its teams have any easy games on its schedule within league play and that has not changed at all this season. Many of the top matchups on the docket Saturday in a day full of games involving top-25 teams happen in the Big East.
One of the key Big East games happens at Pittsburgh as the 14-1 Panthers invite Marquette (11-4) into town. According to oddsmakers and online sports book SBGGlobal.com, the Pittsburgh has been listed as an 8-point favorite.
Pittsburgh is 10-0 at home this season and its only loss came via an 83-76 defeat versus Tennessee on Dec. 11. The latest trends say the Panthers have won the last three matchups in the series with Marquette. Junior Ashton Gibbs scores 16.3 points per game to lead Pittsburgh in that department.
The Golden Eagles, just like Pittsburgh, is 2-0 in Big East play so far with their victories coming against Rutgers and West Virginia. Darius Johnson-Odom leads Marquette into action as he puts in 15.6 points per game.
Other matchups Saturday involving Big East teams include West Virginia (9-4) at Georgetown (12-3), which has an early tipoff of 11:00 AM EST. Georgetown is listed by oddsmakers as a 6-point favorite. Fourth-ranked Syracuse (15-0) travels to Seton Hall (7-8) at 12:00PM EST and is a 6.5-point favorite, while UConn (11-2) plays a late non-conference game at Texas (12-2) with the Longhorns being a 7.5-point favorite.
For complete top-25 college basketball odds for Saturday, January 8, 2011, see below.
517 West Virginia +6
518 Georgetown -6
519 Syracuse -6.5
520 Seton Hall +6.5
525 Michigan State -6.5
526 Penn State +6.5
527 Kansas State +1.5
528 Oklahoma State -1.5
529 Missouri -4.5
530 Colorado +4.5
537 Marquette +8
538 Pittsburgh -8
549 Air Force +21
550 Brigham Young -21
553 Connecticut +7.5
554 Texas 554
557 East Carolina +11.5
558 Memphis -11.5
569 Texas A & M -7
570 Oklahoma +7
573 San Diego State -11.5
574 Utah +11.5
575 Kentucky -5.5
576 Georgia +5.5
585 Central Florida -8
586 Houston +8
587 Vanderbilt -5.5
588 South Carolina +5.5
597 Oregon State +20
598 Washington -20
625 St. John’s +5.5
626 Notre Dame -5.5
647 TCU +14.5
648 UNLV -14.5
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