NCAA Saturday Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Twenty of the top 25 teams are in action on Saturday, including a huge Big 12 battle between No. 5 Missouri and No. 3 Baylor.
Tip off for this marquee conference battle is set for 2:00PM ET on ESPN, as Baylor has opened as a 4-point favorite. According to latest college basketball trends, Missouri is 4-0 against the spread in its last four games versus Baylor but the Tigers are just 1-5 ATS in their last six road games versus the Bears. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings between these two teams and the home squad is 4-1 ATS over that same span.
The No. 1 team in the nation is also in action today, as Syracuse travels to South Bend to take on Notre Dame at 6:00PM ET. The Orange opened as 9-point road favorites while the over/under is currently sitting at 134. Syracuse is 6-2 against the spread in its last eight road games versus Notre Dame while the favorite is 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings between these two teams.
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CBS will show a great SEC matchup at 12:00PM ET as No. 2 Kentucky hosts Alabama. The Wildcats opened as a 9.5-point home favorite while the over/under total is currently sitting at 129 points. The road team is 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings between these two teams while the Wildcats are 2-13-1 against the spread in their last 16 games as a favorite.
Also on CBS, Texas will host No. 7 Kansas at 4:00PM ET today. The Jayhawks are 3-point favorites over the Longhorns while the over/under total opened at 136.5. Kansas is 4-1 against the spread in its last five games versus Texas and is 5-1 ATS in its last six games versus the Big 12.
For a complete list of all the top 25 college basketball odds for today, see below.
2012 College Basketball Top 25 Opening Odds & Totals for Saturday, January 21
549 Purdue +8 (136.5)
550 Michigan State –8
547 Rutgers +10.5 (127.5)
548 Georgetown –10.5
553 Alabama +9.5 (129)
554 Kentucky –9.5
581 Missouri +4 (147.5)
582 Baylor –4
583 Michigan PK (136.5)
584 Arkansas PK
591 Indiana State +13.5 (142)
592 Creighton –13.5
613 Connecticut –3 (127.5)
614 Tennessee +3
607 Florida State +10.5 (143)
608 Duke –10.5
615 Kansas –3 (136.5)
616 Texas +3
625 Syracuse –9 (134)
626 Notre Dame +9
633 LSU +13.5 (137.5)
634 Florida –13.5
643 Marquette –6 (143)
644 Providence +6
647 Harvard –14 (112)
648 Dartmouth +14
649 Mississippi State +7 (142)
650 Vanderbilt –7
659 Ohio State –12 (121)
660 Nebraska +12
687 Louisville +2.5 (127)
688 Pittsburgh –2.5
699 Air Force +14.5 (124.5)
700 San Diego State –14.5
703 New Mexico +6 (147)
704 UNLV –6
707 St. Mary’s –11 (141.5)
708 Santa Clara +11
729 Murray State –17.5 (135.5)
730 SIU Edwardsville +17.5
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