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Welcome to our college basketball best bets section where we outline our top college basketball plays each day throughout the 2023-24 season. If you want our plays for all other college basketball games then head over to our College Basketball Picks And College Basketball Predictions page. We have free picks for every game on the slate and a weekly parlay.

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Samford Bulldogs - NCAAB
Thu Mar 21
Kansas Jayhawks
Point Spread PickBest Bet
Samford +7.5-110Samford @ Kansas

If you are sniffing around looking for potential upsets, this is a game to keep an eye on. Samford is no joke, and they have the right combination of strengths to give Kansas a run for it. The Southern Conference champions play at a breakneck speed, and they will jack a ton of 3s. They are the “new school” of basketball. For Kansas, there are a lot of question marks when it comes to health. Bill Self essentially conceded the Big 12 tournament in an attempt to get healthy. Hunter Dickinson dislocated his shoulder in the regular season finale, but he appears to be on track to play on Thursday. Kevin McCullar, however, is less certain. He is the best player on the team, and he has missed most of the second half of the year. The Jayhawks have very little depth, and while Self insists that he doesn’t need a deep rotation because of the lengthy media timeouts in the tournament, the pace of the Samford offense could be a problem nonetheless, especially playing the game in Salt Lake City. Even with both guys playing, I like Samford to keep this game close.

Why is this matchup good for Samford? The Bulldogs shoot a lot of 3s, and Kansas defends the arc poorly. Samford also plays the game full court, creating a lot of pressure on defense. I don’t expect them to turn over Dajuan Harris and the Kansas guards a lot, but forcing the pace will have an impact. The Bulldogs rebound well, but they aren’t big, and I can’t imagine they will win on the glass against Dickinson and crew. But the glaring weakness for Samford is that they give up a ton of 3s themselves. But—and this is the key for me—Kansas shoots fewer 3s than just about any major team in the nation, so they are not likely to exploit that weakness. Samford is going to try to prove that 3 > 2; if they make enough of them, they will keep this game within the spread, and if they make a bunch of them, they might send the Jayhawks home early.

Samford +7.5 (-110) available at the time of publishing; playable to +5.5

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New Mexico Lobos - NCAAB
Fri Mar 22
Clemson Tigers- NCAAB
Point Spread PickBest Bet
New Mexico -2.0-110New Mexico @ Clemson

Let’s get right to it: these two teams are seeded wrong. New Mexico is, plain and simple, the better of these two teams, and oddsmakers knew it when they made the 11th-seeded Lobos the favorite over the 6th-seeded Tigers. Clemson enters the tournament as one of the coldest teams in the country, losing 3 of their last 4, including a 19-point loss to a rather hapless Boston College team in the conference tournament. Meanwhile, the Lobos won the competitive Mountain West after listening to prognosticators all year telling them they would miss the tournament otherwise (which is crazy for a team that ranks 23rd, per KenPom). Everyone is going to fuss when the 11 seed busts their bracket, but the Lobos should win this game, and I am happy to back them.

New Mexico does a couple of things really well. First, they play really fast, one of the top 10 fastest teams in the country. They play fast on offense, and their defense applies a lot of pressure and speeds up the opponent. The other thing this team does well is they force a ton of turnovers while valuing the basketball and avoiding turnovers themselves. Finally, the Lobos are the better rebounding team, and that is a stat I really like in the tournament because rebounding travels, and because every possession matters. I love the Lobos in this spot, especially drawing a struggling Clemson team.

New Mexico -2 (-110) available at the time of publishing; playable at that number

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Welcome to our college basketball best bets section where we outline our top college basketball plays each day throughout the 2023-24 season. If you want our plays for all other college basketball games then head over to our NCAAB Picks page. We have free picks for every game on the slate and a weekly College Basketball Parlay.

What Are Our College Basketball Best Bets

At Pickswise our team of expert college basketball handicappers research all of the best college basketball action throughout the season and into the NCAA tournament- March Madness itself, with the sole aim of bringing you the most informed and best free college basketball bets.

Our experts will make their predictions every day of the college basketball season with picks in each of the Top-25 teams’ games during the regular season, and every single game throughout March Madness, and if you don’t want to wait for March you can get ahead with our NCAA Basketball Futures picks and predictions.

With so many college basketball games taking place each day, often over 100 during the college basketball season, it can be difficult to determine what our best college basketball bets are. For that reason, all of our college basketball predictions and picks come with a star rating ranging from 1 to 3.  Three stars indicate our highest level of confidence in our picks, and our top plays or best bets are posted right here on the College Basketball Best Bets page, every day.

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With so much action taking place each day during the season, it’s a tough task researching every game in the required detail to see long-term success. That’s where we, at Pickswise come to the fore. Our designated college basketball handicappers follow every morsel of college basketball action to provide you with the most informed college basketball bets today. We let our analysis and research do the talking, with full reasoning accompanying every best bet selection.

What Are The Best College Basketball Betting Sites

There are many ways in which you can wager on a college basketball game, with the most popular markets being Against the Spread, Totals, and Money line picks. There are also many online sportsbooks or betting sites in which you can place these wagers.

So what are the best college basketball betting sites?

Well, much of that is based upon opinion, with different users favoring different sportsbooks’ design or interfaces, the access to a mobile app, and many other determining factors. One thing that all bettors must prioritize with our best bets and finding the best betting sites are the College Basketball Betting Odds and betting lines on offer at that sportsbook.

Not every sportsbook prices up a game the same way. It is a competitive industry, and that gives the edge to the bettors, who can shop the odds to find the best betting lines or odds. An extra point or two against the spread can often decide if a bet wins or loses, and why place a wager at +200 when you can get +300 elsewhere.

College Basketball Locks

A College Basketball Lock or our College Basketball Lock picks is our best bet on today’s college basketball slate. The sheer frequency of College Basketball matches means it’s a tall task to wager on them all, and near impossible to turn a profit if you do. Being selective in your college basketball betting is key to long-term success and our College Basketball Locks help you do just that. All our top plays include full analysis, right here every day of the season, make our College Basketball Locks your starting point when you wager.

College Basketball Lock Of The Day

Looking for a College Basketball Lock of the day? Well, you’re in the right place. Our College Basketball Lock of the day will be right here on our College Basketball Best Bets page every day throughout the College Basketball season, right through to March Madness itself. With so many games played on any given day, it’s impossible and not recommended to bet on every game. What you’ll find here is our College Basketball handicappers’ College Basketball Lock Of The Day, our most confident pick to hone in on those best picks. Each College Basketball Lock Of The Day will be accompanied by a full preview and analysis for the lock, and you can also check out how our College Basketball Lock picks have been doing across the season.

Experience + Data = College Basketball Best Bets

At Pickswise we believe in our expert team of handicappers, and you should too. With decades of experience watching, analysing and wagering on NCAA Basketball, our best bets are the peak of all that experience and its why we have so much confidence in our selections.

We don’t just take this experience for granted however, all of our picks, predictions and especially best bets require hours of statistical analysis from our expert team, and we’re more than happy to share that with you – all of our College Basketball betting advice comes with detailed reasoning, including comprehensive explanations, statistical analysis and research.

Andrew Wilsher, Pickswise Managing Editor

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At Pickswise we don’t just cover College Basketball Predictions, collegiate sports fans will be pleased to know we also have free weekly expert College Football Best Bets too.

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