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College Basketball Best Bets: Three Favorite Picks for Saturday, January 7
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Written by Greg Waddell, Creative Strategist
Our college basketball best bets have been hot this season, and a great slate of games awaits on Saturday, January 7. 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 solid Friday 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 involving the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Wisconsin Badgers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Pittsburgh Panthers and Clemson Tigers.
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College Basketball Best Bets for Saturday, January 7
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - 12:00PM ET
The two lowest ranked teams in the Big Ten are set to square off at the Barn, and both squads could certainly use a win, as they won't get many in this league. Despite being grouped together often, one side is very clearly the better side here, and it is the visiting Cornhuskers.
Minnesota is 0-7 this season against top 150 opponents. They have played one possession games against middling cupcake programs like Western Michigan and Chicago State. Nebraska, meanwhile, is 6-0 against non-top 100 teams on the year. They beat Creighton on the road and blew out a talented Iowa squad last week. If the Cornhuskers play their A-game, they should win this game comfortably.
BET: Nebraska -3.5 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook
🏀 Nebraska vs. Minnesota Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Nebraska vs. Minnesota
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - 1:30PM ET
There is no more broken team in sports than Illinois right now. Freshman point guard Skyy Clark announced yesterday he is leaving the program, and there are plenty of rumors that more negative news is on the horizon for the Fighting Illini. With so many question marks regarding health, chemistry and potential suspensions all surfacing, it's worth remembering that for the last month prior to these developments, Illinois has been horrible.
Wisconsin enters this one as an underdog, but we aren't sure they should be. The Badgers are 2-0 on the season in away games, with wins at Marquette and at Iowa. The Badgers have won six straight games, and are much more trustworthy than Illinois, take the points.
BET: Wisconsin +6.5 (-110) at DraftKings Sportsbook
🏀 Wisconsin vs. Illinois Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Wisconsin vs. Illinois
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Clemson Tigers - 4:00PM ET
We cannot believe we are saying this, but for the second time this week, we are backing Pitt to cover. Their form lately has been too good to ignore. The Panthers have won 10 of the last 11 games, including back to back home games against some of the best teams in the ACC in North Carolina and Virginia. We are buying the Panthers as legitimate contenders in this conference.
Meanwhile Clemson and head coach Brad Brownell have taken a team that isn't ranked in the top 50 in either offense or defense to a 12-3 record early in the year. Clemson has won four straight, but this is their third road game in four games and they may be feeling some effects from the travel. We like the home team to cover.
BET: Pittsburgh -2.5 (-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.
🔥 Nebraska -3.5
🔥 Wisconsin +6.5
🔥 Pittsburgh -2.5
*All odds and lines correct at time of publishing
Greg Waddell is a self-proclaimed college basketball addict, with an affinity for parlays and fantasy football trades. He's based in Michigan, where he hasn't seen one of his professional sports teams win anything of any importance since he was in diapers.
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