Saturday college basketball odds are part of a busy sports betting day. Noteworthy matchups drop throughout the day and well into the night.
Among them are three Big 12 battles: No. 14 Texas at Oklahoma State, No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Texas Tech, and No. 11 Iowa State at Oklahoma in the Big 12.
DraftKings Sportsbook provided insights on opening/current lines and action in the Saturday college basketball odds market. Check back throughout the day for action updates.
Saturday College Basketball Odds And Betting Action
Florida at No. 9 Auburn
UPDATE 6:45 P.M. ET: WynnBet opened Auburn -7.5, moved to -8 and is now back at -7.5 ahead of this 8 p.m. ET tipoff. And the betting splits are interesting: 83% of spread tickets are on the favored Tigers, while the underdog Gators are landing a hefty 91% of spread money. The total is up a tick from 141.5 to 142, with practically all the tickets and money on the Over.
UPDATE 2 P.M. ET: Since a Nov. 24 neutral-site loss to UConn — a 115-109 double-overtime thriller — Auburn is 10-0 SU and 8-2 ATS. That has the Tigers at 13-1 SU and 10-4 ATS on the year, among the top 10 teams in the nation against the number. On Tuesday at South Carolina, the Tigers rolled to an 81-66 win as 8.5-point road faves.
Florida got out of the gate 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS, but has since been a middling squad and is now 9-4 SU/7-6 ATS. The Gators were 1.5-point home favorites Wednesday vs. No. 15 Alabama and got dumped 83-70.
PointsBet USA opened Auburn -8 late last night for this 8 p.m. ET clash, and the line dipped to -7.5 early this morning. Still, ticket count and money are running 5/1 on the Tigers. The total is stable at 141.5, though tickets and money are in the 9/1 range on the Over.
No. 11 Iowa State at Oklahoma
UPDATE 3:15 P.M. ET: Oklahoma opened as a 5-point home chalk Friday night at PointsBet USA and late this morning reached -6.5. The Sooners are now -6.5 (-115), though the Cyclones are drawing 69% of tickets/57% of money on the spread. The total rose from 127 to 129, with 71% of tickets/62% of money on the Over.
UPDATE 12:30 P.M. ET: Despite Iowa State’s lofty 13-1 SU mark (9-5 ATS), the Cyclones are 6.5-point underdogs today at DraftKings, after opening +5.5 and initially shortening to +5. On New Year’s Day, Iowa State lost to No. 1 Baylor 77-72 as a 7.5-point home underdog. The Cyclones bounced back with Tuesday’s 51-47 home win giving 5 points against No. 25 Texas Tech.
Oklahoma (11-3 SU, 7-7 ATS) had won four in a row and seven of eight until, like Iowa State, it ran into No. 1 Baylor. On Tuesday in Waco, the Sooners lost 84-74 to the defending national champs, though they covered as 12-point ‘dogs.
In contrast to the line move in favor of Oklahoma, ticket count is 5/1 and money almost 2/1 on Iowa State. The total opened at 127.5, peaked at 129.5 and is now at 128. Ticket count is 6/1 and money beyond 9/1 on the Over.
Tipoff is at 6 p.m. ET.
No. 18 Tennessee at No. 21 LSU
UPDATE 2 P.M. ET: LSU is rolling this season, at 13-1 SU and 11-3 ATS, the third-best spread-covering record in the nation. The Tigers’ lone loss came Dec. 29, a 70-55 setback catching 4.5 points at Auburn. But LSU rebounded with Tuesday’s 65-60 win over No. 16 Kentucky as a 2-point home favorite.
Tennessee (10-3 SU, 8-5 ATS) is coming off a 66-60 overtime victory as a hefty 16.5-point home chalk against Mississippi on Wednesday. Prior to that, the Vols had covered in four straight games and six of seven.
LSU went up as a 3-point favorite on PointsBet USA’s Saturday college basketball odds board, then adjusted to -1.5 overnight. The Tigers inched up to -2 this afternoon, while taking 70% of tickets but just 53% of money. The total is out to 137.5 from a 133 opener, with 64% of tickets/69% of money on the Over.
Tipoff is at 6 p.m. ET.
No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Texas Tech
UPDATE 3:15 P.M. ET: PointsBet USA pegged Kansas a 5-point chalk early Friday evening, moved to -4.5 late Friday night and is now at -4.5 (-115). Kansas is nabbing 69% of spread bets and 70% of spread money for this 4 p.m. ET start. The total is down 2 points to 138, with tickets 2/1 on the Over, but money 3/1 on the Under.
UPDATE 12:30 P.M. ET: Kansas (12-1 SU, 7-5-1 ATS) is riding an eight-game winning streak (5-3 ATS). The Jayhawks closed as 6.5-point road favorites at Oklahoma State on Tuesday and won 74-63. Texas Tech (10-3 SU, 7-6 ATS) put forth a solid effort Tuesday at No. 11 Iowa State, losing 51-47 as a 5-point pup.
DraftKings lowered Kansas from -5 to -4 early this morning, then settled at -4.5 in its Saturday college basketball odds market. The Jayhawks are taking a hefty 86% of spread tickets but just 56% of spread money. The total fell from 140 to 138 and is now 138.5, with 54% of tickets/79% of cash on the Under.
Tipoff is at 4 p.m. ET.
No. 14 Texas at Oklahoma State
UPDATE 12:30 P.M. ET: Texas (12-2 SU, 7-7 ATS) has won six in a row SU and covered in its last three outings. On Tuesday at Kansas State, the Longhorns rallied from a halftime deficit and notched a 70-57 victory laying 8 points.
Oklahoma State is in a 1-4 SU skid and has dumped six in a row ATS. The Cowboys (7-5 SU, 4-8 ATS) were 6.5-point home underdogs to Kansas on Tuesday, went to the locker room tied 29-29, but ultimately fell 74-63.
All that noted, this line is down a point from Texas -3.5 to -2.5 at DraftKings. But ticket count is beyond 6/1 and money almost 3/1 on the Longhorns for this 2 p.m. ET contest. The total moved from 127.5 to 129 to 128.5, with the big bulk of tickets and money on the Over.