College Basketball Prediction, Picks and Odds for Feb 22: Take Texas (-140) To Win Outright vs South Carolina

If Florida State’s Jamir Watkins had made both foul shots in the final five seconds in a win over rival Miami, we would be going into Saturday looking to complete a perfect week in our College Basketball Today picks.

Check out the BetUS previews for the Georgia vs Auburn, Oklahoma State vs Kansas, Kentucky vs Alabama and Illinois vs Duke matchups. We’ll take a look at some other college basketball best bets to consider.

A quick look at the odds of winning March Madness shows that top-ranked Auburn (+330) and Duke (+450) have the shortest championship odds among the teams playing on Saturday.

Let’s take a look at some options from Saturday’s college basketball schedule.

Top 3 College Basketball Picks Today

1. Texas ML -140

It has been a pretty disappointing season for the Texas Longhorns, as they are sitting 10th in the SEC standings. The Longhorns just snapped a three-game losing streak with a four-point home win against Kentucky. Freshman Tre Johnson had 32 points and nine rebounds while Tremon Mark added 26 points. Johnson to go over 20.5 points could be the best of the college basketball player props for this game.

Now Texas faces a South Carolina team that has lost 13 games in a row and is winless in SEC play. Texas has covered against the spread in both its games when listed by BetUS Sportsbook as the road favorite.

When making today’s college basketball picks, take Texas at -140 to pick up its fourth road win of the season.

Bet On Texas (-140) vs South Carolina

“Us coming back in big moments it’s just our will not to lose.”

After going 2-12 in the last game Tramon Mark led the Longhorns on an 11-0 run down the stretch to seal the upset over #15 Kentucky and snap a 3 game losing streak

Tre Johnson put up a career high 32… he and… pic.twitter.com/AdfIBN47qp

— anne-parker coleman (@anneparkercole1) February 16, 2025

2. Virginia Tech vs Miami Over 146.5 (-110)

There are plenty of games that feature bubble teams looking to give themselves a better chance at receiving an at-large bid into the March Madness bracket. The showdown between Virginia Tech and Miami is not one of them.

The Hokies are 11-15 overall and 6-9 in ACC play. That is still better than Miami’s 6-20 record, as the Hurricanes are in last place in the ACC standings. Nine of Miami’s 14 home games have landed over the total.

Gameday in the 305 🌴

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— Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball (@HokiesMBB) February 22, 2025

Eight of the last 10 times that Virginia Tech and Miami have met during the regular season, the games landed over the total. We like that trend to continue with the Virginia Tech vs Miami matchup to go over 146.5 points when making college basketball bets.

Bet On Virginia Tech vs Miami Over 146.5 (-110)

3. Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Over 142 (-105)

When West Coast Conference powers Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga square off, at least one of those teams is usually in the Top 25 in the national polls. That’s not the case on Saturday, as the Gaels and the Bulldogs are among the other teams receiving votes who failed to crack the Top 25 in the latest Associated Press poll.

Even though the last five games between Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga finished under the total and the first meeting of the season had just 120 points scored, Gonzaga averaged 93 points while taking down San Francisco, Pepperdine and Washington State to extend its winning streak to five games.

The Bulldogs have won their last four games when the matchup landed over the total.

Saint Mary’s has 73, 77 and 79 points in its last three games as the Gaels continue to sit atop the WCC standings. The bet online to consider is for this game is that the total will go over 142 points.

Bet On Saint Mary’s vs Gonzaga Over 142 (-105)

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets

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