College Basketball Best Bets: Three Favorite Picks for Friday, December 2

The weekend is here, and college basketball has delivered a fantastic Friday night slate to choose from.

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College Basketball Best Bets for Friday, December 2

Clemson Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - 7:00PM ET

Clemson opens conference play at home, where they are coming off an exciting win against a very good Penn State squad. Hunter Tyson starred in the second half, scoring all of his points and carrying the Tigers to victory. Clemson has been competitive with much better teams than Wake Forest this year, nearly beating Iowa on a neutral floor.

Most importantly, this is a classic let down spot for Wake, after beating Wisconsin in Madison earlier this week. We like the home team here.

BET: Clemson -3 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

🏀 Clemson vs. Wake Forest Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Clemson vs. Wake Forest

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Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Baylor Bears - 8:00PM ET

It's a 2021 National Championship rematch! Crazy to think that Adam Flagler and Drew Timme both played in that game years ago. Both teams have been up and down this season thus far, but we believe Gonzaga is playing better basketball at the moment.

We've seen Gonzaga play up to their ceiling against good teams in wins against Kentucky and Xavier, that's something we can't say for Baylor who is coming off a non-competitive blowout loss at Marquette earlier this week. The last thing they'll want to do after that is take a trip to South Dakota to see Gonzaga.

BET: Gonzaga -2.5 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

🏀 Gonzaga vs. Baylor Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Gonzaga vs. Baylor

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Maryland Terrapins vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - 9:00PM ET

Kevin Willard's first year at Maryland is off to an incredible spot, with the Terps undefeated at 7-0 and all the way up to 20th on Kenpom. They already notched blowout wins against top-50 teams St. Louis and Miami.

Illinois is a good team but this is their first true road test, and their youth and new faces will be put under pressure. We expect the arena to be rocking, and the home team to get the win and the cover.

BET: Maryland -1.5 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

Best College Basketball Parlay Today

There are numerous different ways you can wager on College Basketball games in 2022, such as the moneyline, spread, total, player and team props, and, of course, parlays. While we normally suggest taking our picks on their own, we also really love parlays! With that said, check out the fat payout you can get by throwing all of our best bets together tonight. 

🔥 Clemson -3
🔥 Gonzaga -2.5
🔥 Maryland -1.5

*All odds and lines correct at time of publishing