Saturday College Basketball Odds
(The Spread) – There are 20 top-25 teams involved in 16 different games on the college basketbll schedule Saturday. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and more for on Saturday’s top-25 NCAA basketball games.
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Connecticut has arguably been one of the most overachieving teams in the nation this season and are now ranked fifth in the polls. The Huskies (17-2) will get another test Saturday afternoon as they host Louisville at 12:00PM EST.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Connecticut 3-point favorites in the matchup. According to the latest trends, Louisville is 2-1 against the spread in the last three seasons versus UConn.
Louisville has been a bit inconsistent during Big East play, but are coming off a 55-54 victory at home over West Virginia Wednesday. Both the Cardinals and the Huskies, at 5-2 in the conference, are a game back of frontrunner Pittsburgh (19-2, 7-1) which makes Saturday’s contest a key one in the grand scheme of things.
Kemba Walker has been a revelation in the scoring department for Connecticut as he leads the Big East in scoring at 24.4 points per game. Walker was held to 16 points at home by Tennessee and 14 on the road at Marquette in UConn’s last two games, but it did not matter as the Huskies still managed to win both.
Louisville’s leading scorer is guard Preston Knowlesat 15.1 ppg, but he has gone through a similar scoring drought as he put in just 2 in a loss at Providence and 10 in the win over West Virginia.
Other games on the top-25 schedule include No. 21 Georgetown at No. 8 Villanova which begins at 12:00PM EST. Villanova is listed as a 4.5-point favorite. In Big Ten action, No. 16 Minnesota travels to No. 12 Purdue for a 1:00PM EST tip. The Boilermakers are 9-point favorites. No. 11 Missouri is at No. 7 Texas for a 9:00PM EST start. Texas is a 7-point favorite.
For a complete list of opening odds, spreads and totals for Saturday’s top-25 games in college basketball, see below.
521 Florida State +2.5
522 Clemson -2.5
525 Georgetown +4.5
526 Villanova -4.5
527 Louisville +3
528 Connecticut -3
531 Minnesota +9
532 Purdue -9
537 Florida -5.5
538 Mississippi State +5.5
551 Texas A & M +1
552 Nebraska -1
559 Syracuse +2
560 Marquette -2
567 Georgia +11.5
568 Kentucky -11.5
569 Wisconsin -4.5
570 Penn State +4.5
573 Brigham Young -3.5
574 New Mexico +3.5
591 Ohio State -11
592 Northwestern +11
603 Arkansas +13
604 Vanderbilt -13
623 Kansas State +11
624 Kansas -11
645 Pittsburgh -8.5
646 Rutgers +8.5
651 Missouri +7
652 Texas -7
669 Wyoming +21
670 San Diego State
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