The Big Ten and Big East have rare league games on Friday night to whet our appetite before a loaded weekend. Read on for our college basketball best bets for Friday.
No. 3 Purdue is the only ranked team in action as it hosts Nebraska, but perhaps the more intriguing game of the day is the other Big Ten battle between Michigan State and Illinois.
Elsewhere, Utah State and Nevada meet in a key Mountain West matchup as the winner looks to keep pace with San Diego State.
Here are our college basketball best bets for Friday (odds via Caesars Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, and BetMGM; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).