College Basketball Power Conference Rematch Betting Strategies:

With just a little over three weeks left in the college basketball regular season for the power conferences, many of the games we see from here on out will be rematches, otherwise known as second-time-around games. As we head into another huge weekend of college basketball games, this is a great time to look more closely at the rematch stats and trends that have formed in recent years in order to take advantage immediately. Read on as I show you some of the best and worst teams in rematches, unveil some interesting systems, and find some actionable spots that might help you for 10 games that are rematches on Saturday and one on Sunday. 

While the massive expansion of conference sizes in recent years has put a serious dent in the number of these rematch games played each year lately, they all take on a degree of importance when it comes to deciding league titles, as well as eventual conference and/or NCAA tourney seeding.   

 

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Some of you might recognize that I use rematch statistics extensively in the latter parts of each NFL season, as I feel it can be a great handicapping factor to consider. Well, the same can be said in college basketball, where most conference schedules pit league opponents against one another two times each season. It can become even three times when you add conference tournament action into the mix. Naturally, some teams fare better than others when facing a team they’ve already played, albeit due to coaching adjustments made or a variety of other reasons. 

As always, there is a lot to be sorted out yet in terms of the conference races, and the bids forthcoming to the annual postseason tournaments. What will sort this picture out most the rest of the way? For the most part it will be the rematches between conference rivals. In most cases, teams have faced a good percentage of their league foes already. There is plenty of game film to be digested as well. How will teams adjust the second time around? Does it matter if they won or lost the opening game? Are there certain teams that are better in late-season rematches when favored or when playing at home, etc? Are there any specific scenarios when it’s better to back teams in revenge mode? This article will answer all of those questions and much more. Using this rematch info should help give readers a leg up in the handicapping process, as it is an important part of what happens the rest of the way.

Note: Data includes only regular-season rematch games since the beginning of the 2021-22 college basketball season through Wednesday, 2/11. No conference tournament action was considered.

Best CBB POWER CONFERENCE rematch teams lately
– CINCINNATI: 4-3 SU & 6-1 ATS
– NORTHWESTERN: 13-9 SU & 16-5 ATS
– SOUTH CAROLINA: 9-7 SU & 12-4 ATS
– ARIZONA: 24-5 SU & 20-8 ATS
– NEBRASKA: 11-10 SU & 15-6 ATS
– GEORGIA TECH: 7-13 SU but 14-6 ATS
– WASHINGTON: 16-12 SU & 19-9 ATS
– BOSTON COLLEGE: 9-11 SU but 13-7 ATS
– ARKANSAS: 10-6 SU & 10-6 ATS
– TEXAS A&M: 11-6 SU & 10-6 ATS
– PENN ST: 10-12 SU but 13-8 ATS 
For this weekend, SOUTH CAROLINA is at Florida on Saturday

Worst CBB POWER CONFERENCE rematch teams lately
– UTAH: 7-23 SU & 7-22 ATS
– OREGON: 15-13 SU & 7-21 ATS
– ALABAMA: 9-6 SU but 4-11 ATS
– RUTGERS: 7-15 SU & 6-16 ATS
– LOUISVILLE: 2-17 SU & 6-13 ATS
– XAVIER: 16-18 SU & 11-22 ATS
– LSU: 4-13 SU & 6-11 ATS
– MICHIGAN ST: 11-11 SU & 8-14 ATS
– NORTH CAROLINA: 13-6 SU but 7-12 ATS
– OLE MISS: 3-13 SU & 6-10 ATS
– OKLAHOMA: 7-17 SU & 9-15 ATS
– MISSISSIPPI ST: 6-10 SU & ATS
– NOTRE DAME: 9-12 SU & 8-13 ATS 
For this weekend, OLE MISS and MISSISSIPPI STATE face one another in Oxford, MICHIGAN STATE is at Illinois, and XAVIER hosts DePaul, all on Saturday

Best CBB POWER CONFERENCE HOME rematch teams lately
– CINCINNATI: 3-0 SU & 3-0 ATS
– NEBRASKA: 6-4 SU & 9-1 ATS
– GEORGIA TECH: 4-2 SU & 5-1 ATS
– BOSTON COLLEGE: 3-4 SU but 5-2 ATS
– CALIFORNIA: 4-7 SU but 7-3 ATS
– NORTHWESTERN: 8-3 SU & 7-3 ATS
– PENN ST: 10-3 SU & 9-4 ATS
– WASHINGTON ST: 11-3 SU & 9-4 ATS
– BYU: 3-0 SU & 2-1 ATS
– PITTSBURGH: 7-2 SU & 6-3 ATS
– TENNESSEE: 8-1 SU & 6-3 ATS
– WASHINGTON: 10-7 SU & 11-6 ATS 
For this weekend, TENNESSEE hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday

Worst CBB POWER CONFERENCE HOME rematch teams lately
– OLE MISS: 0-6 SU & ATS
– BUTLER: 5-11 SU & 2-13 ATS
– NORTH CAROLINA: 7-3 SU but 2-8 ATS
– SETON HALL: 10-9 SU but 4-15 ATS
– LOUISVILLE: 2-7 SU & ATS
– ALABAMA: 7-1 SU but 2-6 ATS
– GEORGIA: 1-7 SU & 2-6 ATS
– LSU: 2-6 SU & ATS
– NOTRE DAME: 6-5 SU but 3-8 ATS
– OKLAHOMA: 4-7 SU & 3-8 ATS
– OREGON: 10-4 SU but 4-10 ATS
– UTAH: 4-11 SU & 4-10 ATS 
For this weekend, OLE MISS hosts Mississippi State on Saturday

Best CBB POWER CONFERENCE ROAD rematch teams lately
– SOUTH CAROLINA: 5-3 SU & 7-1 ATS
– TEXAS A&M: 6-3 SU & 7-1 ATS
– NORTHWESTERN: 5-6 SU & 9-2 ATS
– ARIZONA: 13-3 SU & 12-3 ATS
– CINCINNATI: 1-3 SU but 3-1 ATS
– MIAMI: 4-4 SU & 6-2 ATS
– GEORGETOWN: 2-14 SU but 11-4 ATS
– WASHINGTON: 6-5 SU & 8-3 ATS 
For this weekend, SOUTH CAROLINA visits Florida, and GEORGETOWN travels to Butler, both on Saturday

Worst CBB POWER CONFERENCE ROAD rematch teams lately
– RUTGERS: 2-10 SU & ATS
– UTAH: 3-12 SU & ATS
– OREGON: 5-9 SU & 3-11 ATS
– MICHIGAN ST: 3-8 SU & ATS
– ALABAMA: 2-5 SU & ATS
– BYU: 0-3 SU & 1-2 ATS
– OHIO ST: 1-8 SU & 3-6 ATS
– XAVIER: 6-11 SU & ATS
– MARYLAND: 3-8 SU & 4-7 ATS 
For this weekend, MICHIGAN STATE is at Illinois on Saturday

Best CBB POWER CONFERENCE REVENGE teams lately
– BYU: 2-0 SU & ATS
– CINCINNATI: 3-2 SU & 5-0 ATS
– AUBURN: 4-2 SU & 5-1 ATS
– WASHINGTON ST: 9-3 SU & 10-2 ATS
– NORTHWESTERN: 8-4 SU & 9-2 ATS
– OHIO ST: 7-4 SU & 9-2 ATS
– KANSAS ST: 10-3 SU & ATS
– ARKANSAS: 6-2 SU & ATS
– KANSAS: 8-0 SU & 6-2 ATS
– VIRGINIA: 4-2 SU & 3-1 ATS
– NEBRASKA: 7-8 SU but 11-4 ATS
– WASHINGTON: 9-9 SU & 13-5 ATS 
For this weekend, VIRGINIA is at Virginia Tech on Saturday

Worst CBB POWER CONFERENCE REVENGE teams lately
– ALABAMA: 2-3 SU & 0-5 ATS
– PURDUE: 3-2 SU but 0-5 ATS
– OREGON: 6-5 SU but 2-9 ATS
– NOTRE DAME: 2-8 SU & ATS
– UTAH: 2-13 SU & 3-11 ATS
– NC STATE: 3-9 SU & ATS
– DUKE: 6-1 SU but 2-5 ATS
– MIAMI: 2-5 SU & ATS
– XAVIER: 7-8 SU & 4-10 ATS
– BUTLER: 4-16 SU & 6-13 ATS 
For this weekend, BUTLER hosts Georgetown on Saturday

Best CBB POWER CONFERENCE teams in rematches after winning last game lately
– BOSTON COLLEGE: 5-2 SU & 6-1 ATS
– SOUTH CAROLINA: 5-1 SU & ATS
– GEORGIA TECH: 1-4 SU but 4-1 ATS
– MISSOURI: 3-1 SU & ATS
– PURDUE: 14-3 SU & 12-4 ATS
– ARIZONA: 17-4 SU & 15-6 ATS
– NORTHWESTERN: 5-5 SU & 7-3 ATS
– PITTSBURGH: 6-4 SU & 7-3 ATS
– CREIGHTON: 16-6 SU & 13-7 ATS
– VILLANOVA: 14-4 SU & 9-5 ATS 
For this weekend, CREIGHTON visits St John’s after on Sunday after winning the opening meeting at home 57-56 on 12/31

Worst CBB POWER CONFERENCE teams in rematches after winning last game lately
– LOUISVILLE: 1-4 SU & 0-5 ATS
– MINNESOTA: 1-4 SU & 0-5 ATS
– MICHIGAN: 3-5 SU & 1-7 ATS
– OHIO ST: 3-8 SU & 2-9 ATS
– RUTGERS: 3-11 SU & ATS
– WEST VIRGINIA: 1-8 SU & 2-7 ATS
– BYU: 1-3 SU & ATS
– UTAH: 5-10 SU & 4-11 ATS
– OLE MISS: 2-5 SU & ATS
– OREGON: 9-8 SU & 5-12 ATS
– OKLAHOMA: 4-6 SU & 3-7 ATS
For this weekend, NO GAMES QUALIFY

High-scoring rematch teams
– OLE MISS: 12-4 OVER the total
– ALABAMA: 11-4 OVER the total
– AUBURN: 11-4 OVER the total
– MISSOURI: 11-4 OVER the total
– CINCINNATI: 5-2 OVER the total
– INDIANA: 15-6 OVER the total
– WEST VIRGINIA: 17-7 OVER the total
– ARKANSAS: 11-5 OVER the total 
For this weekend, OLE MISS hosts Mississippi State on Saturday

Low-scoring rematch teams
– RUTGERS: 16-6 UNDER the total
– NORTHWESTERN: 15-6 UNDER the total
– TENNESSEE: 11-5 UNDER the total
– IOWA STATE: 17-9 UNDER the total
– BUTLER: 21-12 UNDER the total 
For this weekend, TENNESSEE hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday

All of the college basketball trends above have been team-specific betting angles. The remaining five are POWER CONFERENCE-WIDE SYSTEMS that you’ll need to fit teams into. 

1) College basketball power conference teams that lost at home in the opening game between teams and are now on the road and maintain a winning record are on a 110-70 ATS (61.1%) run.
This is an ideal spot for backing a team in revenge mode, and they are still seemingly a quality team as judged by their record and have the motivation of paying a team back from a home loss. Plus, on the road, they are granted a few extra points to play with by oddsmakers.
NO PLAYS FOR THIS WEEKEND

2) College basketball power conference teams that lost the opening game between teams and are now favorites of 7 points or greater are on a 73-9 SU and 50-31 ATS (61.7%) run.
This is another spot where we have a highly motivated revenge seeker. Surely, these teams believe the recent loss to that opponent was a fluke, and the coaching staffs probably bombard them with the reminder all week up until game time. 
TENNESSEE (hosting Vanderbilt) qualifies on Saturday

3) College basketball power conference teams that lost the opening game between teams and are now double-digit road underdogs have gone just 14-124 SU but are on an 83-54 ATS (60.6%) run.
Consider this a spot where the better team may be taking a late-season matchup against a lesser conference rival too lightly. These games are typically overpriced, and we all know that most conference matchups aren’t easy, regardless of the circumstances with each team.
DEPAUL (at Xavier) & SOUTH CAROLINA (at Florida) qualify on Saturday

4) On totals, any college basketball power conference rematch game that includes a team winning less than 42% of its games has gone Over the total at a 131-89 (59.5%) rate over the last 3-1/2 seasons.
This angle could be reasoned with the losing teams not being great defensively and the opponent, having seen them already, fattening up on a second chance to put together some big offensive numbers.
The COLORADO-UCF and SOUTH CAROLINA-Florida games qualify on Saturday

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