Best bets, public plays for Saturday's huge college basketball slate

Best bets from respected handicappers, plus where the public is betting

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It’s the first full Saturday of college basketball games after the Super Bowl, which means the betting public’s attention has shifted to the hardwood. Today, there are four ranked-on-ranked matchups, including a showdown between No. 1 Auburn at No. 2 Alabama (-2.5, 172.5).

Without very much time before tip-off of some of these, I’ll get right down to the nitty gritty of information without a long intro today. If there’s any other information you’d like to see in these Saturday college basketball files going forward, let me know!

Here are the public plays for Saturday’s games at DraftKings and BetMGM, and over 25 best bets that I’ve gathered from some terrific college basketball handicappers.

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Lopsided public plays at DraftKings:

80% of bets, 73% of $$ on Clemson -3.5

74% of 🎟️, 87% of 💰 on Penn State -5.5

72% of 🎟️, 88% of 💰 on Houston -1.5

72% of 🎟️, 72% of 💰 on Virginia Tech -1.5

71% of 🎟️, 82% of 💰 on Tulane -4.5

71% of 🎟️, 78% of 💰 on George Mason -3.5

70% of 🎟️, 83% of 💰 on UConn -13.5

70% of 🎟️, 82% of 💰 on Charleston -8.5

69% of 🎟️, 94% of 💰 on Texas Tech -9.5

66% of 🎟️, 86% of 💰 on Colgate -4.5

61% of 🎟️, 91% of 💰 on Tennessee -12.5

• DraftKings betting splits available here

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BetMGM

Most bet games (by total wagers)

1. Auburn-Alabama

2. Clemson-Florida State

3. Arkansas-Texas A&M

Most bet teams (by total wagers)

1. Alabama -2.5

2. Clemson -4.5

3. Arkansas +8.5

Most bet teams (by total dollars)

1. Clemson -4.5

2. Alabama -2.5

3. Purdue -5.5

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Best bets for Saturday’s college basketball games