Men’s College Basketball Best Bets:
Saturday’s slate of men’s college basketball has a little bit of everything going on; there’s of course the Big Dance (NCAA Tournament), the NIT, and the lesser known but still bettable CBI. Of course, the T Shoe Index has projections for all of them, as well as a few bets I’ve already locked in. Will there be more upsets like McNeese and Drake? Or will the chalk prevail as the tournament advances?
Reminder on how to read the projections: If the spread is a positive number, that indicates the team on the left (Home, unless neutral site) is favored by TSI. If the spread is a negative, that indicates the team on the right (Away, unless neutral side) is favored by TSI. TSI total is the projected number of combined points in the game.
Here are the second round and NIT projections for Saturday:
| Team | Team | TSI Spread | TSI Total |
| Purdue | McNeese State | 3.4 | 142.0 |
| St. John’s (NY) | Arkansas | 10.4 | 145.3 |
| Texas A&M | Michigan | -1.9 | 143.4 |
| Texas Tech | Drake | 7.1 | 132.7 |
| Auburn | Creighton | -2.5 | 151.9 |
| Wisconsin | Brigham Young | 1.3 | 157.7 |
| Houston | Gonzaga | 0.9 | 144.3 |
| Tennessee | UCLA | -0.3 | 126.4 |
| Chattanooga | Dayton | 0.8 | 153.6 |
| George Mason | Bradley | 6.5 | 134.1 |
| Illinois State | Presbyterian | -1.9 | 142.0 |
Saturday Bets:
Michigan +2.5 (Play to pick) (BONUS: ML Sprinkle +120)
Creighton +9.5 (Play to +7) (BONUS: ML Sprinkle +360)
UCLA +4.5 (Play to +2.5) (Bonus: ML Sprinkle +165)
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