Andrew Ortenberg
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Just like that, we’re approaching the final week of the regular season, and March Madness is right around the corner. We have a solid college hoops slate on Tuesday, and what better way to celebrate than by going for a big payday? That’s right; we’re back with another mega parlay, college basketball edition.
We are going big and bold again, so let’s not waste any more time. But before we dive in, don’t forget to check out our free picks on the side and total for every big NCAAB game.
Providence ML (+390)
West Virginia ML (+210)
Parlay odds: +1419
Let’s break down each of the two legs one by one.
Providence ML (+390) over Villanova
To start this mega parlay off, I’m going with Providence on the money line. There aren’t going to be too many situations where you can get +340 with a team that’s 24-3, but here we are. Everyone seems to believe the Friars are complete frauds just because they’ve won a bunch of close games, but they’ve won a bunch of close games because they know how to finish. They just dominated Creighton by 21 in their most recent game, but that’s not enough to buy much respect.
It’s not like they’ve coasted on an easy schedule — they’ve beaten elite teams like Texas Tech and UConn. These teams just played each other a couple weeks ago, and it was an extremely tight game that was 82-80 with 30 seconds left. It couldn’t have been much more evenly matched. They very nearly beat Villanova despite the fact that they were just 5/23 from beyond the arc while the Wildcats shot 11/23 from deep.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Providence Friars vs Villanova Wildcats
West Virginia ML (+210) over Oklahoma
If there was ever a team that’s due for a win, it’s this West Virginia team. I don’t think there’s much of a gap at all between them and Oklahoma, so getting around 2/1 is too good to pass up for the final leg of our parlay. WVU’s last two games were on the road against Iowa State and then home against Texas. Two very good teams. They lost them both, by a combined four points. The offense was clicking in both games despite Taz Sherman being off.
If Sherman had been his usual self, they would have won both. Oklahoma just played Iowa State too, and they lost by 21. The Sooners’ last two losses have come by a combined 45. Oklahoma is just 3-11 in their last 14, and they lack a true lead scorer. Despite playing at a very slow pace, they still manage to turn it over 15 times per game. This one has toss-up written all over it.
Make sure you check out our full game previews for all of today’s big college basketball matchups!
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