College Basketball Best Bets: Three Favorite Picks for Friday, February 3

Our college basketball best bets are back! On a streak of back to back winning days, we are back for more on Friday, February 3. We're looking to give you some winning best bets using a combination of key stats and trends, as well as some artificial intelligence from our DimersBOT NCAA basketball predictions. With that said, keep reading so that we can help you narrow down what you should be taking on a great day of NCAA basketball betting. If you want insight into our best bets to win the NCAA National Championship, you can check out our best CBB futures. Today we lock in on games with the VCU Rams, Saint Louis Billikens, Boise State Broncos, San Diego State Aztecs, UNLV Runnin' Rebels and Fresno State Bulldogs.

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College Basketball Best Bets for Friday, February 3

VCU Rams vs. Saint Louis Billikens - 7:00PM ET

VCU has covered six of their last eight games against the spread. The Rams have won three straight conference road games, and have been one of the toughest outs in the country over the last month, exemplified by quality wins at Dayton and at Davidson. Saint Louis' high-powered offense has dipped since January 1, they had the 43rd ranked offense in the season leading up to that point and since 2023 started, they have the 96th ranked offense. Saint Louis has lost three games to teams outside the top 100 since their last win vs. a team in the top 100.  They are just 3-4 on the year vs. top 100 teams, and two of those wins came in November. We'll take the points with the hotter team.

BET: VCU +3 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

🏀 VCU vs. Saint Louis Predictions
📈 Betting preview: VCU vs. Saint Louis

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Boise State Broncos vs. San Diego State Aztecs - 9:00PM ET

Speaking of hot teams, Boise State is 14-7-1 against the spread on the season and tonight they face San Diego State, who is just 8-12-1 ATS. The main reason the Aztecs haven't been as good as expected is a dip in efficiency from star guard Matt Bradley, whose shooting percentages are down across the board. Boise State has covered six points in ten straight games going all the way back to December 22. On the season, they have covered six points in 21 of 23 games. This is too many points for a Boise State team that is good on both sides of the ball.

BET: Boise State +6 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

🏀 Boise State vs. San Diego State Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Boise State vs. San Diego State

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UNLV Runnin' Rebels vs. Fresno State Bulldogs - 11:00PM ET

This is a revenge game fora UNLV team that is simply a much better basketball team than Fresno State. The Rebels lost by 13 to Fresno State earlier this season, but they have since woken up - winning three straight games in that span. Fresno on the other hand, has lost three straight games since that upset all by double digits. This includes their most recent stinker of a performance against Wyoming, a perfectly average basketball team, where they lost by 23 points. We sense a blowout incoming.

BET: UNLV -9 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook

Best College Basketball Parlay Today

There are numerous different ways you can wager on College Basketball games in 2023, 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. 

🔥 VCU +3
🔥 Boise State +6
🔥 UNLV -9

*All odds and lines correct at time of publishing