Twenty-four of school basketball’s 25 ranked groups are in motion Saturday. And sixteen of these groups are taking part in on the street. In order somebody who has adopted this sport intently for many years, let me translate: the forecast over the following 24 hours within the sport has a excessive chance of chaos.
Simply within the final week alone, we have seen three undefeated groups take their first lack of the season, and through that span 16 ranked groups suffered not less than one loss. Possibilities of extra mayhem proceed into the weekend with the highest six groups within the newest AP Prime 225 ballot all on the street Saturday. Of the highest 20 groups within the AP ballot, 16 are taking part in away from residence.
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Kyle Boone
We may very well be in for a enjoyable and frenzied weekend within the sport in consequence. So I referred to as within the specialists to assist me make picks for a number of the greatest video games on faucet for Saturday. These picks straight-up and in opposition to the unfold are beneath.
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1 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports activities App, Paramount+ Premium: All however considered one of our specialists are driving Ohio State each straight up and ATS on this one. I’m amongst them. The Buckeyes are again at residence after a west coast journey the place they’ve been at their greatest. They’re 7-1 as residence favorites this season and this units up for a pleasant bounceback spot coming off an in depth loss Sunday at Washington. Choose: OSU -3.5 — Boone
2 p.m. on ESPN, fuboTV (attempt totally free): Vandy has misplaced a few of its shine after struggling its first lack of the season midweek at Texas. However I am not leaping off the bandwagon. They get Florida in Nashville in a great rebound spot vs. a Florida workforce that has largely underwhelmed this season. This one may very well be shut, because the unfold signifies, however the Commodores get again within the win column. Choose: Vandy -3.5 — Boone
6 p.m. on Peacock: Let’s take a stab and go along with an upset choose right here, huh? USC has been cold and hot a lot of the final couple weeks. But it surely has largely discovered a method to play as much as its competitors at residence. Eric Musselman may have his guys prepared for this one given how dominant Purdue has been this season. A win right here would do wonders for the Trojans. They will completely pull this off if Rodney Rice and Chad Baker-Mazara can neutralize Braden Smith. Choose: USC +8.5 — Boone
6 p.m. on ACC Community fuboTV (attempt totally free): Coming off a five-point residence win over North Carolina, Stanford getting Duke at residence appears an inviting choose as a 10-point canine. However I am not biting. Duke and UNC are inside an hour of one another geographically however they’re lightyears aside on the court docket proper now. Duke simply has a unique gear it might interact when Cam Boozer and Isaiah Evans are taking part in the best way they’re. Choose: Duke -8.5 — Boone
No. 11 BYU at No. 15 Texas Tech
8 p.m. on ESPN, fuboTV (attempt totally free): This was the toughest choose for me on the slate (and full disclosure: I picked BYU initially earlier than flipping simply earlier than we printed this). Texas Tech is simply such a handful at residence, and with Christian Anderson within the backcourt and JT Toppin within the backcourt, they’ve all of the weapons to match with BYU. I believe AJ Dybantsa has an enormous sport however it is available in a shedding effort. Choose: Texas Tech -2.5 — Boone