Three Favorites to Bet on in NCAA Basketball for Tuesday

Now that the Super Bowl is over, college basketball will take center-stage until the NCAA Tournament ends. It has been a strange year in college basketball, with games being postponed or canceled almost every night.

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With less than a month left in the regular season, teams are trying to stack up as many wins as possible to add to their NCAA Tournament resumes. Conference title races are also heating up, and some will be decided soon.

Tuesday features a nice slate of college basketball action, but there are three teams that are absolute locks to win. Here are three favorites to bet the house on Tuesday night in college basketball.

Alabama Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide vs. Gamecocks Picks

The Alabama Crimson Tide visit the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday night, and there is simply no way that they are losing this game. Alabama suffered a huge upset loss to Missouri on Saturday afternoon, and that will have the Crimson Tide angry and focused for this matchup.

Alabama is 10-1 so far in SEC action, and it could potentially be a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. Few teams in the country can score as well as Alabama can, and this team is also extremely deep.

South Carolina is just 5-7 on the season, and it has won just three conference games in eight tries. The Gamecocks were blown out by the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, and they won’t have a ton of confidence entering this game.

The spread in this game should be around double-digits, but it won’t matter how large it gets prior to the game. Alabama is going to come away with a blowout win on Tuesday night at the expense of the Gamecocks.

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Texas Longhorns

Longhorns vs. Wildcats Picks

The Texas Longhorns travel to Manhattan, Kan., on Tuesday night for a matchup with the Kansas State Wildcats. Texas is a Top 25 team this season, and it will be a heavy favorite in this matchup.

Kansas State has gone just 1-10 so far in Big 12 Conference play, and this has been a lost season for head coach Bruce Weber and his team. The Wildcats are averaging just 62 points per game this season, and they have been on the wrong side of blowouts all season long.

Texas suffered a double-overtime loss to Oklahoma State over the weekend, and it will be looking to bounce back from that loss. The Longhorns can really shoot the basketball, and they also have the ability to put a ton of pressure on opponents.

Don’t expect this game to be close for long as Texas will make quick and easy work of Kansas State. Betting on the Longhorns is an absolute lock on Tuesday night.

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Michigan State Spartans

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It has been a rough year for the Michigan State Spartans, and head coach Tom Izzo continues to search for answers. This team has had to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, and there just isn’t a ton of depth on this roster.

Michigan State hosts Penn State on Tuesday night, and the Nittany Lions are having a rough year as well. Penn State has picked up some impressive wins, but it will be the underdog on Tuesday night.

Aaron Henry leads Michigan State with 14.0 points per game, and he is one of the best players in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans have shown some life of late, and their offense should take control of this game.

If Michigan State is going to find a way to reach the NCAA Tournament this year, it will need to go on a big run. That run could start on Tuesday night as the Spartans will find a way to get the job done and beat Penn State.

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