drbob
I have 4 Saturday Daytime College Basketball Best Bets, 2 College 3-Star Best Bets and 2 College 2-Star Best Bets
Saturday Daytime Opinions/Possible Best Bets
Maryland (+15 ½) over DUKE
Maryland applies to a rare 27-1-2 ATS big underdog situation that actually also applied to the Terrapins last season in their 82-20 upset as a 19 point dog at North Carolina on January 19th, 2008. I doubt the Terps will come up with another huge upset but the situation indicates that they can stay within the big number. Unfortunately, the number isn’t quite big enough as my ratings favor Duke by 17 points in this game. I’ll lean with the Terrapins plus the points in this game and I’d take Maryland in a 2-Star Best Bet at +17 points or more.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (+13) over BUTLER
Wisconsin Milwaukee has picked up their level of play recently (7-2 straight up and 6-2 ATS), but the Panthers are coming off an upset loss at Valparaiso on Thursday night – perhaps caught looking ahead to this game. That loss actually sets up the Panthers in a very strong 49-6-1 ATS bounce-back situation, but the line is not quite high enough to make this game a Best Bet, as my ratings favor Butler by 14 ½ points. Butler does have a tendency to letdown as a big favorite, as the Bulldogs are just 5-11 ATS as a favorite or more than 10 points in two seasons under coach Brad Stevens (3-10 ATS in conference play) while being 22-8-3 ATS from -10 to dog. Butler is 12-4-2 ATS this season, but 0-3 ATS laying more than 10 points. I still don’t want to give up 1 ½ points of line value, so I’ll lean with the Panthers at +13 points and I’d take Wisconsin-Milwaukee in a 2-Star Best Bet at +14 points or more.