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Looking to bet Saturday’s loaded college basketball slate but don’t know where to begin?
Our college basketball staff has worked hard to bring you comprehensive analysis throughout the season, including wall-to-wall coverage Saturday’s epic slate of games. So, we’ve taken a page from the college football betting team’s handbook to compile a straightforward betting cheat sheet to help you find exactly what you’re looking for today.
Single-game betting guides, expert picks, player props, futures market analysis, mid-major scouting reports, best bets — whatever you’re looking for, odds are we’ve got you covered.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to bet Saturday’s college basketball mega-slate.
College Basketball Expert Picks
Stuckey
Also check out analysis from Stuckey, the Official King of Degenerate Nation, Prime Minister of Team No Sleep, Action Network Colleges Podcast host and master of ceremonies — not to mention our senior college basketball writer.
Stuckey offers his thoughts on his top-7 betting angles on today’s college basketball slate in his Saturday Afternoon Betting Card, featuring games spanning from noon ET to 3 p.m. ET.
Three Man Weave
The Action Network has partnered with the guys at Three Man Weave to bring college basketball best bets for Fridays and Saturdays every week. The trio of Matt Cox, Ky McKeon and Jim Root highlight the top three games they’re betting for each day’s college basketball slate.
The Saturday College Basketball Pick & Roll
Mike Calabrese and Tanner McGrath combine efforts to bring you the Saturday College Basketball Pick & Roll. Every Saturday, Calabrese and McGrath break down their top-4 betting spots — plus two of their top player prop bets for the day’s college basketball action.
Our Bettor’s Suite of Saturday Game Guides
Click on a matchup below to navigate to that game’s full betting guide.
| Game | Tipoff (ET) | Writer |
| Iowa State at #9 Oklahoma | Noon | Stuckey |
| #10 Alabama at #18 Missouri | Noon | Tanner McGrath |
| Seton Hall at UConn | Noon | Kyle Remillard |
| #23 Kansas at #17 West Virginia | 2 p.m. | BJ Cunningham |
| #19 Wisconsin at #12 Illinois | 2:30 p.m. | Pat McMahon |
| #6 Texas at Oklahoma State | 3 p.m. | Shane McNichol |
| Pittsburgh at #14 Virginia | 4 p.m. | Mike Randle |
| North Carolina at Duke | 6 p.m. | Mike Randle |
| #11 Tennessee at Kentucky | 8 p.m. | BJ Cunningham |
| UMass at Rhode Island | 8 p.m. | Kyle Remillard |
College Basketball Futures Markets Analysis:
Jan. 29 | ACC Conference Futures by Pat McMahon
Jan. 29 | Big 12 Conference Futures by Shane McNichol
Jan. 31 | Big Ten Conference Futures by Tanner McGrath
Feb. 1 | Wooden Award Player of the Year Watch by Pete Ruden
Feb. 2 | Atlantic 10 Conference Futures by Kyle Remillard
Feb. 5 | Big East Conference Futures by Mike Randle
Mid-Major Scouting Reports:
Jan. 19 | Drake, Loyola-Chicago & Utah State by Pete Ruden
Jan. 26 | Saint Louis, Toledo & Colorado State by Mike Randle
Jan. 28 | Richmond & Western Kentucky by Tanner McGrath
Feb. 2 | Marshall, Furman & Dayton by Stuckey
Feb. 4 | Boise State, Abilene Christian & Colgate by Mike Calabrese
How & Where To Bet On College Basketball
You can find reviews of the best online sportsbooks in your states, their latest promos and more in this hub.
Legal online sports betting is currently available in the following states:
Colorado | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | New Hampshire | New Jersey |Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Tennessee | Virginia | West Virginia
And here are some of the top online sportsbooks:
DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | PointsBet | William Hill |SugarHouse | BetRivers | bet365 | Parx |
Note: It is not currently legal to wager on amateur athletics in the following states with legal online betting available: Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia.
