Caleb Wilfinger
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The college basketball season is in full swing and Saturday brings us an absolutely fantastic slate, filled with nonstop action and marquee games from 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 have crafted an NCAAB parlay for today’s games that pays out at over 8/1 odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.
And, like always, don’t forget to check out all of our college basketball predictions for today’s games.
Iowa State -3.5 (-110)
Oregon ML (+150)
Kentucky -5.5 (-110)
NCAAB Parlay odds: +817
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 will face an Oregon team that has really come together since the start of conference play, as most Dana Altman-coached 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.
Kentucky Wildcats -5.5 over Arkansas Razorbacks (-110)
One of the better situational spots on the board on Saturday takes us to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Razorbacks are hosting a Kentucky team that is still smarting following a drubbing at the hands of South Carolina earlier in the week. Head coach John Calipari’s group is still a team I’m high on going forward and they will certainly have the talent and motivation edge against a Razorbacks side that is coming off back-to-back blowout losses and might be packing it in for the season at this rate. The Razorbacks are outside the top 100 in offensive and defensive efficiency per KenPom while also playing at a fairly quick pace. This doesn’t bode well against a Wildcats team that loves to get out and run, generating plenty of opportunities for open threes and easy buckets in transition. Arkansas has been outscored by a combined 45 points in its last 3 home games, so let’s not overthink this one. Take the Wildcats on Saturday.
