Greg “Hoops” Peterson weighs in with 16 Best Bets, including two for the marquee matchup on today’s college basketball menu:

Alabama vs. Auburn, 2:30 PM ET (ESPN)

 

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Auburn ranks ninth in the country in points per possession allowed at home and though Alabama leads the country in total possession per game, Auburn operates at a more moderate tempo, ranking 138th in possessions per game and Alabama is 17th in the country in opponent 3-point shooting percentage at 30.1%.

Pick: Auburn -7 And Total Under 178.5 (Greg’s Handicap Auburn -8.5 And Total 174.5)

I want to emphasize all the resources we have on VSiN.com as we get closer to the NCAA tournament.

>Matchups page with all of today’s games

>Alabama-Auburn matchup page with power ratings, betting splits and stats

>Alabama team page with game-by-game ATS stats

>Auburn team page

Greg didn’t use his Alabama-Auburn picks in the Circa College Hoops Challenge, where he is 8-7 and in 11th place.

Here are his five picks for the contest:

  • N Arizona (-3.5) vs E Washington * BEST BET
  • Vanderbilt at Georgia – UNDER (150)
  • Notre Dame (-3) vs California
  • Virginia at Syracuse – UNDER (138)
  • Air Force at Utah ST – UNDER (146)

VSiN contributor Will Hill went 5-0 last week (10-4-1 overall, good for third), so let’s see what he entered:

  • Marquette (-2) vs St Johns * BEST BET
  • Arkansas (-1) vs Mississippi ST
  • NC State at Miami FL – OVER (149.5)
  • Kansas ST (+7) vs Iowa ST
  • Alabama (+7) at Auburn

>>All 75 picks are available on VSiN.com.

Department of corrections: I didn’t give enough credit to the field in yesterday’s email: The contestants are 122-94-4 through three weeks (57.3 percent).

More college resources

Previews for upcoming conference tournaments:

Today

>America East Conference

>Big Sky Conference

Sunday

>Southland Conference

We’ll post links to all of the tournament previews on this page, usually 48 hours in advance of tip-off. They include brackets, power ratings and predictions.

>Greg’s handicapped lines for every game here and the latest episode of his Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast here.

>Josh Appelbaum will post his Sharp Report later this morning.

>Adam Burke will have his Best Bets later, too.

>Steve Makinen‘s power ratings with estimated scores

>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits.

Quick Hits

NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning. ICYMI: Nikola Jokic posted 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists — the first 30-20-20 game in NBA history — in the Nuggets’ 149-141 OT victory over the Suns.

NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later, too.

UFC: Lou Finocchiaro offers his Best Bets on tonight’s card for UFC 313 in Las Vegas. Britton Hess will weigh in with his picks later today.

Tennis: Zach has his Best Bets for today’s action at Indian Wells. Zach and Gill Alexander post their plays on our Tennis Picks page.

Soccer: Nigel Seeley has three plays for the weekend Premier League menu.

Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeff Siegel will have his picks for today’s card later this morning. 1/ST Bet offers wagering on hundreds of races every day from across the country and around the world. Sign up at 1STBET.COM with promo code VSIN200 to claim a 20% rebate for your first 60 days, up to $200.

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