The college basketball season is in full swing and Saturday brings us an absolutely fantastic slate, filled with nonstop action and marquee games from the Noon until deep into the night on the east coast. And what better way to celebrate a massive college hoops slate on Saturday than with a mega parlay? That’s right, I’ve crafted an NCAAB parlay for today’s games that pays out at over 8/1 odds at F anDuel Sportsbook. And like always, don’t forget to check out all of our college basketball predictions for today’s games.
Iowa State Cyclones -3.5 over Kansas Jayhawks (-110)
In what is one of the marquee games of the day, I’ll be taking the Iowa State Cyclones to knock off the Kansas Jayhawks. Even though Kansas is ranked higher in the AP Poll, most metric sites have the Cyclones as the better team, and for good reason. The Jayhawks are still struggling to find consistent production outside of their 4 veteran players (Hunter Dickinson, Kevin McCullar, KJ Adams, Dajuan Harris). Kansas has also struggled with taking care of the ball on offense this season, which doesn’t bode well against a ferocious Cyclones defense that is 3rd in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency per KenPom and forces turnovers at the second-highest rate in the country. Iowa State has yet to lose at home this season and I don’t see that win streak ending on ending. Let’s take the Cyclones to win and cover.
Check out all of our college basketball predictions for today’s games
Oregon Ducks ML over Arizona Wildcats (+150)
Fading this Arizona team on the road has been a profitable endeavor this season, and we just saw a perfect example as to why. The Wildcats were nearly 20-point favorites against a terrible Oregon State team in Corvallis earlier this week and still managed to lose outright. That result marked the third straight game in conference play that the Wildcats have lost away from the friendly confines of McKale Memorial Center. Things won’t get any easier for Caleb Love and company on Saturday, as they’ll face an Oregon team that has really come together since the start of conference play, as most Dana Altman teams do. The Ducks are 6-2 in Pac-12 play and have a top 20 offense over the last 2 months per Barttorvik. Conversely, Arizona is just 8-5 in that span while holding a 3-point rate outside the top 300 in the nation. I’ll keep fading the reeling Wildcats away from home in this one.