A heavyweight battle between two of the AP poll's top seven teams in the country headlines an intriguing late-week college basketball slate. We have highlighted the odds, movements, and our college basketball picks and best bets for Thursday.
The ACC/Big Ten Challenge has dominated the headlines for most of the week, but today the Big East and Big 12 conferences get their chance in the spotlight, as the two will pit their best teams against each other over the next several days. None of those match ups are bigger than the No. 7 Creighton Bluejays visiting the No. 2 Texas Longhorns, as each team shot up the rankings with impressive victories over ranked teams last week.
Here are our best bets for Thursday's college basketball slate (odds via Caesars Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and DraftKings Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Thursday's College Basketball Schedule and Odds
(odds via DraftKings)
- Oklahoma State (+410) vs. UConn (-520)
- Creighton (+240) vs. Texas (-285)
- Arizona (-330) vs. Utah (+275)
- Seton Hall (+320) vs. Kansas (-390)
- UCLA (-250) vs. Stanford (+210)
Thursday's College Basketball Best Bets
- Moneyline: Oregon (-189 via Caesars) vs. Washington State
- Spread: Utah +7.5 (-110 via FanDuel) vs. Arizona
- Total: Washington-Oregon State Under 133.5 (-115 via DraftKings)
- Upset: Mount Saint Mary's (+145 via Caesars) vs. Saint Peter's
- Prop pick: Creighton team total Under (OFF) vs. Texas