Ricky Dimon
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Saturdays are always for college basketball once the football season ends, and with the regular season coming to a close and March Madness on the immediate horizon, this Saturday is the biggest of all. A total of 19 top-25 teams are taking the court, including 4 all-ranked showdowns. Especially intriguing matchups include #2 Alabama at #24 Texas A&M, #3 Kansas at #9 Texas and #8 Arizona at #4 UCLA.
Let’s take a look at my 3-team mega parlay for Saturday.
Kansas State ML (+170)
Kansas ML (+128)
Virginia Tech -9.5 (-110)
Parlay odds: +1075
For this parlay we are going with a favorite against the spread, an underdog plus the points and an underdog on the money line. Here is a breakdown of each leg.
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Kansas State ML over West Virginia (+170)
Kansas State is a +4.5 underdog this weekend, but let’s not even bother with the points. The Wildcats have a great chance to win outright in West Virginia, so the money-line value is much better. K-State needed overtime to win by 6 in the first matchup of the season, but it has been the much better team of late. The Wildcats have won 4 in a row, while the Mountaineers are 2-4 in their last 6. West Virginia is without Mohamed Wague and they could be missing James Okonkwo, who is questionable with an ankle injury. Fortunately for the Mountaineers, they have a lot of depth, but they will be thin in the front court if Okonkwo can’t go. Either way, I like the ‘Cats to pull off a minor upset.
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Kansas ML over Texas (+128)
Yes, I’m staying in the Big 12 and I’m staying in Kansas. The value on KU as an underdog is just too good in almost any situation, and this one is no exception. A February 6 battle at Phog Allen Fieldhouse went the Jayhawks’ way via an 88-80 decision, and that ignited a current 7-game winning streak. Texas, on the other hand, is just 3-3 SU since that encounter and has lost 2 consecutive contests. It’s also worth noting that Kansas just beat Texas Tech even though Gradey Dick did not make a single shot from the floor and finished with 4 points. This team can beat you in many different ways.
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Virginia Tech -9.5 over Florida State (-110)
Florida State is horrible. It’s not often you can say that about a Leonard Hamilton-coached team, but that certainly is the case this year. The Seminoles are 9-21 overall, 7-12 in the ACC and have lost 5 of their last 6 games (and 8 of their last 10). They lost to Clemson by 40 just a couple of weeks ago and are coming off an 11-point home loss to North Carolina. For the Hokies, Grant Basile (16.6 ppg) is averaging 21.4 ppg over the past 11 contests and more than 22 ppg over the past 7. Virginia Tech should win this one by double digits.
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