The first day of no doubt the best month of the sports calendar begins with a college calendar loaded in university basketball, with 20 teams classified in the last after top 25 survey in action on Saturday. The pleasure begins when the n ° 1 Auburn faces Kentucky n ° 17 at Rupp Arena.
The last time Auburn beat Kentucky to Rupp Arena was over 37 years ago. The Wildcats have a file of 31-2 against Auburn inside Rupp Arena and will be a rare favorite on the road this time.
Another dry match with potential implications for the title of the regular season is the match of Tennessee n ° 6 with Alabama n ° 5 in Knoxville. The Crimson Tide is charged to 2.0 Auburn games for first place in the dry, and a defeat this weekend considerably increases the chances of the tigers winning the title of the pure and simple league.
The implications of Sowing Big 12 and NCAA of the tournament will be at stake when state No. 9 will welcome No. 22 Arizona during one of the last matches of the slate. The Arizona beat the Iowa State 86-75 in overtime last month in a dramatic finish-titled by a successful half-lifting of the star goalkeeper Caleb Love to the Buzzer to send the game in overtime.
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Cincinnati at n ° 4 Houston
4:30 p.m. | CBS, cbssports.com, CBS Sports App And Paramount + With Showtime (try it for free) – Houston should be very motivated because he is trying to win a pure and simple Big 12 title and stay in search of a seeder n ° 1 in the NCAA tournament. The stingy defense of cougars will make life difficult on a cincinnati offense which ranks 13th in the Big in a score at 66.5 points per game. The bearcates also rank 14th in the Big 12 in 3-point defense, which will be a problem against a Houston team that pulls better than 40% beyond the arc. Houston may have reasons to withdraw the gas late because it welcomes Kansas during a short recovery on Monday. But, in principle, cougars can manage this spread. Choose: Houston -15.5 – David Cobb
No. 12 Texas A&M at n ° 3 Florida
8:30 p.m. | Dry network, FUBOTV (Try for free) – The styles make fights, and Texas A&M has a style that worked perfectly (sometimes) and not so great at other times. AGGIES are one of the worst 3 -point shooting teams (30.6%) in the country but crush the glass at a high pace, which leads to second chance opportunities. Texas A & M will face a Florida team which also has a high offensive percentage in teams (38%). Florida has one of the country’s deepest fronts in the country. The key to victory – for both sides – is the battle of rebound. Prediction: Florida -8.5 – Salerne
N ° 22 Arizona at n ° 9 Iowa State
9 p.m. | ESPN, FUBOTV (Try for free) – University basketball fans are settled if Saturday is like the first meeting between these teams. The challenges of this weekend are simple: a victory of the road team would approach Arizona to win the head of N ° 2 in the Big 12 tournament, while the Iowa State could put pressure on the head of 2 or 3 in the conference tournament with a victory over the Wildcats. Five of the six defeats of Iowa State at a conference were on the road, with the only defeat inside the Hilton Coliseum against Kansas State on February 1. Prediction: Iowa State -4.5 – Salerne
Uconn in Providence
12 h | CBS, cbssports.com, CBS Sports App And Paramount + With Showtime (try it for free) – This year’s Uconn team was not the same team that dominated the Big East competition last season, but they are still dangerous. The Huskies went 18-2 at a conference on the road to the second consecutive national title of the program. Although Providence had trouble in the 2nd year of Kim’s English era, this could be the perfect storm for a tight match inside the Mutual Pavilion of Amica. Look for Uconn to win a tight on the road. Pick: Providence +5.5 – Cameron Salerne
N ° 1 Auburn at n ° 17 Kentucky
1 p.m. | ESPN, FUBOTV (Try for free) – The last time Auburn won in Rupp Arena was in 1988. Kentucky won 31 of the 33 meetings against tigers inside his home gymnasium. Could it be the year when the sequence finally ends? Auburn is a slight favorite on the road against the Wildcats. Auburn will make a statement and an inch closer to a regular season title. Prediction: Auburn -4.5 – Salerne
Seton Hall at n ° 7 St. John’s
2:15 p.m. | CBS, cbssports.com, CBS Sports App And Paramount + With Showtime (try it for free) – St. John’s won the first 28 -point meeting on the road. Now the Red Storm gets Seton Hall inside Madison Square Garden by a potentially historic day for the program. A victory would win the first title of Big East for the program since 1985 and would give the second year coach Rick Pitino another important step in his illustrious career. Look for the red storm to play inspired basketball and navigate to a comfortable victory. Choose: St. John’s -21.5 – David COBB
N ° 6 Alabama at n ° 5 of Tennessee
4 p.m. | ESPN, FUBOTV (Try for free) – The bad team is the favorite of the bets in this game. Tennessee will benefit from the doubt (as they should) play at home, but the Alabama won a victory against the state of the Mississippi and looked like a different team since its loss against Missouri. The Alabama offensive against the defense of Tennessee will be the key match. In particular, keep an eye on the defense of the 3 points of Tennessee (which ranks n ° 3 in the country) against the 3 -point attack on the Alabama which connected to 35% of its attempts as a team. The Crimson Tide wins straight behind a great performance in their rear area. Prediction: Alabama +3.5 – Salerne
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