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We’re now in the stretch run of the 2024-25 college basketball season, as March Madness begins in exactly one month. Tuesday’s college basketball schedule could help shape the NCAA Tournament field as there are nine games involving ranked teams, including a pair of top-25 matchups. No. 7 Texas A&M visits No. 21 Mississippi State at 7 p.m. ET, with the Aggies 2.5-point road favorites, per the latest college basketball odds. At the same time, No. 13 Purdue goes on the road to face No. 14 Michigan State, giving you a pair of quality contests to include in a Tuesday college basketball parlay.
The Spartans are 2.5-point favorites, but the Boilermakers have covered in six straight road games. So should you back Purdue in your college basketball best bets? Other anticipated matchups on tonight’s slate include No. 2 Florida vs. Oklahoma (+13.5), No. 5 Houston vs. Arizona State (+11.5) and No. 23 Kansas vs. BYU (-2.5).
SportsLine’s proven model has simulated every Tuesday college basketball game 10,000 times and revealed the best bets for every game. Combining these three picks into a college basketball parlay would result in a payout of over 6-1. See all the college basketball picks at SportsLine right here.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 season on a 213-158 betting roll (+1675) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Here are three college basketball best bets for Tuesday:
Western Michigan vs. Buffalo (7 p.m. ET): Buffalo ML (+111)
The Bulls have dominated the head-to-head series as of late, winning 11 of the last 13 matchups. That includes an 86-75 road matchup last month, and now Western Michigan will have to travel, and the road has been a House of Horrors for the Broncos. WMU is just 3-10 on the road this…
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