There's no more football on Sunday, which opens the way for a full college basketball slate that includes the Big 12, Big Ten and more.
Our staff has three spots to target on the schedule, giving you multiple edges for your NCAAB betting card.
Read for college basketball picks, including a big late-night edge in Oregon State vs. Seattle.
College Basketball Best Bets
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UTSA vs. Charlotte
By Evan Abrams
UTSA is one of the worst teams in college basketball, sitting at 348th in KenPom's rankings with a 4-20 record on the season.
So, while it seems strange to put faith in the Roadrunners, especially on the road against a Charlotte team above .500 (13-11 overall), my reliable Bet Labs system on Sports Insights — "Slow Pace, Struggling" — says this is the way to attack this 12 p.m. ET Conference USA tilt.
What makes this play a "best bet" is the fact that this system is notching a 13% return on investment this season thus far, including a 95-66-1 overall record.
This system titled "Slow Pace Struggling" is rooted in the idea that large road underdogs on extended losing streaks (17 games in UTSA's case) who already play at a deliberate tempo are often priced as if they'll collapse rather than compete.
By focusing on visiting teams riding significant losing runs with low pace profiles and catching sizable spreads in either the regular season or postseason, the angle assumes the market overreacts to recent results without fully accounting for style.
Slow paced teams reduce total possessions, which naturally compresses scoring margins and makes it more difficult for favorites to create separation.
Even when talent gaps exist, fewer trips up and down the floor limit volatility and keep games within reach.
A struggling visitor that grinds possessions, shortens the game and avoids transition chaos can linger inside inflated numbers, turning what looks like a mismatch on paper into a cover driven by tempo control and mathematical scarcity of scoring opportunities.
Pick: UTSA +14.5
Indiana vs. Illinois
By Ryan Minion
Prior to this week, Illinois had been one of the hottest teams in the country, rattling off 13 consecutive victories even after losing its senior leader and star point guard Kylan Boswell. The Illini are now coming off consecutive losses to Michigan State and Wisconsin, resulting in sizable implications for Sunday afternoon’s Big Ten clash.
There was a lot of uncertainty in Champaign after the Illini lost Boswell to a broken hand, but the impact of freshman guard Keaton Wagler has been tremendous.
After Boswell went down, Illinois had an extremely difficult test in front of it, having to travel to West Lafayette for a meeting with Purdue. Instead, Wagler put up an insane 46-point performance in a seven-point upset victory.
The freshman continues to excel while Boswell remains sidelined, and Wagler has proven to be one of the most premier scorers in the sport (nearly 19 PPG).
Behind the stellar play of its star freshman, Underwood’s bunch ranks first in the entire country in offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.
I don't envision Indiana being able to match the pace of the Illini’s up-tempo offensive firepower in this matchup.
Illinois has something to prove coming off those consecutive losses, one of which occurred on its home floor, thus this is a prime bounce-back spot.
I'll put my faith in Wagler.
Pick: Illinois -10.5
Oregon State vs. Seattle
We have a juicy Sunday night edge out West as Oregon State takes on Seattle.
The edge lies on the under, as our Action PRO projections say this number should be near 131.5 rather than the 137.5 mark it currently lies at (at the time of writing).
That A-grade and +9.9% edge is tough to pass up, especially in a standalone spot on a Sunday evening without football.
Expect these two offenses to go low.
Pick: Under 137.5
