The NFL season has ended and the NBA is on its All-Star break, paving the way for college basketball to dominate the sports betting weekend.
There are a whopping 144 lined games on Saturday's schedule board, meaning there are plenty of options for value-minded bettors to determine their top college basketball picks.
The Action Network's PRO Projections have already dug through the slate to unearth that smartest college basketball picks, and Saturday's spreads appear to be pretty sharp at first glance.
Still, there are three spread edges that rise above the rest, including Albany vs. UMBC (1 p.m. ET), Baylor vs. West Virginia (6 p.m. ET) and Colorado vs. USC (10 p.m. ET).
College Basketball Picks for Saturday
*College basketball odds as of Friday afternoon
Albany vs. UMBC Pick
1 p.m. ET | ESPN+
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