College basketball picks, schedule: Predictions for Arizona vs. UCLA and more top 25 games on Saturday

Saturday’s faculty basketball slate needs to be a doozy with loads of pleasure doable all through the day. With 14 ranked groups taking part in on the street, most of that are both slender favorites or slender underdogs, we is perhaps in for a loud day within the sport that might shake issues up as soon as once more only a week after a Saturday slate that noticed 11 ranked groups stumble — essentially the most in a single day since 2011.

In the ACC, No. 10 Virginia and No. 17 Miami are on the street at Wake Forest and Duke, respectively. In the Big 12, No. 7 Texas attracts a tricky roadie at West Virginia, whereas No. 12 Iowa State and No. 21 Baylor journey to the Sooner State to face Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, respectively. In the SEC, No. 4 Alabama is at Missouri, No. 9 Tennessee heads to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to face LSU and No. 16 Auburn attracts a gifted South Carolina group at Colonial Life Arena.

Chaos abounds, so put together yourselves accordingly. 

Below, our consultants have picks and predictions for the day’s greatest games in what seems to be probably the greatest standalone slates of the season up to now.

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Featured Game | Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins

2 p.m. | ABC,  fuboTV (Try for free) — This has the prospect to be one of the best sport of the slate on Saturday. UCLA, winners of 14 straight behind a top-five protection, heads to the desert to take on an Arizona group that, when proper, has arguably essentially the most explosive offense within the sport. Zona’s appeared mortal at factors this season, even at residence, so I’m driving with the street group because the Bruins look to remain scorching. Prediction: UCLA -1 — Boone

No. 7 Texas at West Virginia

Featured Game | West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Longhorns

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6 p.m. | ESPN,  fuboTV (Try for free) — West Virginia’s a stingy group to play in Morgantown, West Virginia, however this can be a line that appears out of whack. Texas has more expertise, a greater general roster and physique of labor that trumps that of WVU, which outdoors of a win over TCU this week has misplaced 5 of its final six. Texas +1.5

No. 4 Alabama at Missouri

Featured Game | Missouri Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

6 p.m. | SEC Network,  fuboTV (Try for free) — My favourite upset choose of the week right here. Bama’s 16-2 and received 11 of 12 whereas Mizzou’s fallen off of late with three losses in its final 5 after a 12-1 begin. The Tigers, outdoors Kansas blasting them at residence earlier this season, have been nails at residence. I like them to offer Bama a giant push on this spot. Missouri +6 — Boone

No. 17 Miami at Duke

12 p.m. | ESPN,  fuboTV (Try for free) — Inside Cameron Indoor Stadium and coming off a loss to (*25*) with per week to organize, Duke looks as if the chalk play right here as a slender favourite to defend its home-court benefit. But just a few of us, myself included, like Miami on this spot to drag off the W straight up. With Jeremy Roach again however coming off an harm after lacking a number of weeks, the Blue Devils’ backcourt should be a sore spot and Miami’s guard play, among the many finest within the ACC, is positioned properly to take benefit. Prediction: Miami +5.5 — Boone

Featured Game | Kansas Jayhawks vs. TCU Horned Frogs

1 p.m. | CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free) — These groups break up their collection final season, and TCU practically pulled off its first-ever win at Kansas earlier than the Jayhawks acquired a late defensive cease in an in depth sport. The Horned Frogs are a veteran squad that will not be intimidated by the raucous ambiance inside Allen Fieldhouse. They have already got one Big 12 street win at Baylor and will imagine they will get one other one. The Jayhawks are a greater guess to win straight-up due to how dominant they’re at residence, however it will be a shock if TCU folded simply on this top-15 battle. Prediction: TCU +7.5 — David Cobb

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