Saturdays are no longer for college football. For the next three months so, this day of the week belongs to basketball. And what a Saturday we have on our hands right now, as exam week has come to an end and a whole host of top teams are getting back on the court following a brief hiatus. Among the programs in action are #1 Purdue, #2 Virginia, #UConn, #4 Alabama, #5 Houston, #6 Tennessee, #8 Kansas and #9 Arizona.'
Let's take a look at my 3-team mega parlay for Saturday.'
For this parlay we are going with 1 favorite against thre spread and 2 underdogs on the money line. Here is a breakdown of each leg.'
Virginia ML over Houston (+100)
As good as the Saturday slate is, it doesn't get any better than Houston vs Virginia. They are a combined 18-1, with the only loss coming when Houston went down to Alabama 71-65 last weekend. A second setback for the Cougars could be incoming, as Charlottesville certainly isn't an easy place to play. The Cavaliers are undefeated with top-25'wins over Baylor and Illinois plus additional victories over Michigan and Florida State. As usual, head coach Tony Bennett's squad is one of the best defenses in the country – led by Kadin Shedrick (2.0 blocks and 1.6 steals per game). Houston is awesome defensively, as well, so this figures to be a low-scoring affair in which the margins are extremely small. At plus money and at home, I'll go with Virginia.'