The sixth-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball squad hits the road Saturday to visit No. 7 Texas A&M.
The SEC showdown is one of many intriguing college hoops matchups over the next three days, and first-time customers taking advantage of the promo welcome offers at our top-rated sports betting sites can collect up to combined $6,350 in bonuses (see below).
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Best college basketball betting sites: Weekend schedule of top games
The Volunteers (21-5, 8-5 SEC) and Aggies (20-6, 9-4) are scheduled for a noon ET tip Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. ESPN has the telecast.
Tennessee has won four of its last five games, including victories over No. 2 Florida (64-44) and No. 15 Missouri (85-81).
Texas A&M has won five of its last six but is looking to rebound from Tuesday’s 70-54 loss at No. 21 Mississippi State.
The Aggies are 12-1 at home while the Vols are 4-4 in true road games. But Tennessee was a top sportsbook-consensus 1.5-point favorite as of Friday afternoon with a game total of 131 points.
The rest of the weekend college hoops schedule features a number of top-25 showdowns and intriguing matchups. We highlight the best men’s matchups of the weekend below, including TV/streaming info and the consensus point spreads and game totals where available.
Friday
- No. 16 Marquette (-1.5, 142.5) at Villanova, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)
- No. 14 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan (-3, 150), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday
- No. 5 Tennessee (-1.5, 131) at No. 7 Texas A&M, noon (ESPN)
- West Virginia at No. 9 Texas Tech (-12, 135), 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
- No. 8 Iowa State at No. 5 Houston (-9.5, 134.5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
- Georgia at No. 1 Auburn (-18, 148), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
- No. 2 Florida (-9.5, 152.5) at LSU, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
- No. 17 Kentucky at No. 4 Alabama (-8.5, 178), 6 p.m. (ESPN)
- No. 3 Duke (-10, 152.5) at Illinois, 8 p.m. (FOX)
- BYU at No. 19 Arizona (-7.5, 152.5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday
- UConn at No. 10 St. John’s, noon (FOX)
- No. 13 Purdue at Indiana, 1:30 p.m. (CBS)
