It's not the most massive college hoops slate of the year, but we still have 99 games to choose from on this final Saturday of the regular season for the power conferences. Meanwhile, Championship Week and all the madness that comes with it is in full swing for many of the mid-major leagues as we enter the most wonderful time of the year for college hoops fans.
As usual on a busy Saturday, we will post any recommended picks we might have as the day goes on and will continue to update our betting edges and parlay options throughout the afternoon and evening as necessary.
All of that information can be found at the bottom of this page.
For teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, today will be the last chance to add to their regular-season resumes. Here are the key games to watch for the teams whose postseason prospects are hanging in the balance:
Vanderbilt at Georgia - noon EST
Mississippi State at Arkansas - noon EST
Ohio State at Indiana - 3:45 p.m. EST
Providence at Xavier - 4:00 p.m. EST
Central Florida at West Virginia 5:00 p.m. EST
Duke at North Carolina - 6:30 p.m. EST
Oklahoma at Texas - 8:00 p.m. EST
Nevada at San Diego State - 10:30 p.m. EST
Belmont at Drake - 4:30 p.m. EST
Two big rivals who appeared to be No. 1 locks also meet today as Auburn, currently our projected overall No. 2 NCAA tournament seed, hosts Alabama at 4:30 p.m. EST. Auburn is just behind Duke on the No. 1seed line, while 'Bama has dropped to a No. 2 based on some uneven play lately. Both teams are looking to get on track against their arch rival as they head into the SEC Tournament.
Friendly Daily Reminder
When you read through today's information, keep in mind that we are extremely selective with our recommended picks as they need to have at least a 60-percent win probability or better according to our proprietary algorithm and also must pass through a stringent set of rules and parameters that we consider for each matchup. In our daily posts, you will find our recommended bets as well as games that don't quite make the cut to be recommended and which might make solid parlay options and other games where we believe there are edges favoring one side.
Parlays always will have a lower win probability than straight bets, but there are times that a parlay will meet our requirements and be recommended. We realize that many sports bettors prefer not to bet very short odds that approach and exceed -200, so as we strive to provide as much information and help as many people as possible, we do provide suggest parlay options that are strong bets and don't quite make the cut for us as recommended selections. We also may present other games that have betting edges but also don't quite meet our high standards to be recommended picks.
Our college basketball betting edges have performed well, hovering between 55 and 58 percent over a large sample size since early November, and our parlay options have been extremely successful as you can see below.
StatLogic Sports Superstar Picks for 3/7
Superstar Picks have a 70% or better win probability
N/A
StatLogic Sports All-Star Picks for 3/7
All-Star Picks have a 60% or better win probability
St. Thomas & UCLA money line parlay at -172 (69% probability) - WIN
StatLogic Sports Bonus Bets for 3/7
N/A
Parlay City
While we usually don't recommend parlays - mainly because it decreases the win probability while increasing the potential payout - for those who aren't interested in laying the juice, combining two of our money line recommended picks or pairing one of our recommended picks with other picks we think have betting edges often can be very strong plays as well. They just may not be strong enough to meet the criteria for us to recommend them, though, and are "bet at your own risk" like the other games we post that have betting edges.
Our potential money line parlay games from Jan. 4-6 were 19-1 ... they have gone 377-137 (73.3%) since Jan. 4 and were 18-2 Jan. 14-15. They were 14-1 overall Feb. 4-5 (college hoops went 12-0 those two days). On Feb. 11 they were 13-0, and for Feb. 11-13 combined they were 31-2.
Potential CBB Money Line Parlay Options for 3/7
Iowa State - WIN
LIU Brooklyn - LOSS
Rhode Island - WIN
Princeton - WIN
Wake Forest - WIN
Liberty - WIN
Texas A&M - WIN
Notre Dame - WIN
Grand Canyon - LOSS
West Virginia - WIN
George Mason - WIN
UCLA - WIN
St. Thomas - WIN
St. Louis - WIN
Utah Valley - WIN
Houston - WIN
NBA:
N/A
StatLogic Sports NCAA College Basketball Betting Edges 3/7
Vanderbilt +6 at Georgia (1.27) - LOSS
St. John's +4.5 at Marquette (0.16) - WIN
NC State money line -125 at Miami (3.16) - LOSS
Kentucky +6.5 at Missouri (3.91) - WIN
Loyola Chicago money line -165 at UMass (2.61) - WIN
Campbell -2.5 vs. Delaware - LOSS
Davidson money line -130 vs. St. Bonaventure - LOSS
La Salle +10.5 vs. St. Joseph's - WIN
Louisville -10.5 vs. Stanford (12.37) - WIN
Canisius +13 at St. Peter's - WIN
Manhattan money line -155 vs. Siena - WIN
Cornell -9.5 vs. Columbia - WIN
Wake Forest -6 vs. Georgia Tech (9.0) - WIN
Alabama +8 at Auburn (5.26) - WIN
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Liberty money line -155 at Western Kentucky (4.03) - WIN
Maryland -10.5 vs. Northwestern (13.07) - WIN
UTEP +4.5 at LA Tech (0.85) - LOSS
Cincinnati money line -170 at Oklahoma State (3.00) - LOSS
Jacksonville State money line -180 vs. Kennesaw State - LOSS
Providence +12 at Xavier (9.77) - WIN
Notre Dame money line -165 California (4.18) - WIN
Arizona +4.5 at Kansas (-.07) - LOSS
Mississippi +12.5 at Florida (8.22) - LOSS
Oklahoma +5.5 at Texas (2.8) - WIN
Arizona State +12.5 vs. Texas Tech (9.35) - LOSS
Houston -4.5 at Baylor (5.8) - LOSS
UC Irvine money line -155 at UC Santa Barbara - WIN
NCAA Basketball Season Betting Edge Record:
869-656-19 (57.0%)
March 8 Record: 10-6
March 7 Record: 9-5
March 6 Record: 8-8
March 5 Record: 7-5
March 4 Record: 13-6
March 3 Record: 3-1
March 2 Record: 7-3
March 1 Record: 17-14
Feb. 28 Record: 6-5
Feb. 27 Record: 4-3
Feb. 26 Record: 9-7
Feb. 25 Record: 10-6
Feb. 24 Record: 5-2
Feb. 23 Record: 6-2-1
Feb. 22 Record: 13-13
Feb. 21 Record: 5-2
Feb. 20 Record: 4-7
Feb. 19 Record: 8-8
Feb. 18 Record: 3-6
Feb. 17 Record: 3-1
Feb. 16 Record: 5-2
Feb. 15 Record: 23-14-2
Feb. 14 Record: 5-2
Feb. 13 Record: 9-5
Feb. 12 Record: 8-7-1
Feb. 11 Record: 11-3
Feb. 10 Record: 4-0
Feb. 9 Record: Off Day
Feb. 8 Record: 17-17-1
Feb. 7 Record: 1-3
Feb. 6 Record: 7-8
Feb. 5 Record: 14-8-1
Feb. 4 Record: 9-8
Feb. 3 Record: 8-5
Feb. 2 Record: 3-3
Feb. 1 Record: 20-19-1
Jan. 31 Record: 6-3
Jan. 30 Record: 13-5-1
Jan. 29 Record; 15-12-1
Jan. 28 Record: 13-7
Jan. 27 Record: 8-1
Jan. 26 Record: 0-4
Jan. 25 Record: 21-17
Jan. 24 Record: 3-4
Jan. 23 Record: 8-6
Jan. 22 Record: 7-10
Jan. 21 Record: 12-6-1
Jan. 20 Record: 6-3
Jan. 19 Record: 2-4
Jan. 18 Record: 20-14
Jan. 17 Record: 6-4
Jan. 16 Record: 15-6
Last 7 days 47-34 (58.0%)
Last 51 days: 454-323 (58.4%)
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