COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEEKEND PICKS – FT. MARYLAND-WISCONSIN, UNC-UVA AND BAYLOR-KANSAS

Saturday 2/17
#25Notre Dame (20-7) @
NC State (14-13) – 12PM ET, ESPN
The Pick: Notre Dame
Clemson (14-11) @
Miami (17-8) – 12PM ET, ACC Network
The Pick: Miami
#2Villanova (25-2) @
Seton Hall (16-9) – 12:30PM ET, FS1
The Pick: Villanova
Virginia Tech (18-7) @ #8
Louisville (21-5) – 1PM ET, ACC Network
The Pick: Louisville
Wake Forest (15-11) @ #12
Duke (21-5) – 1PM ET, ACC Network
The Pick: Duke
#3Kansas (23-3) @ #4
Baylor (22-4) – 1PM ET, CBS
The biggest game of a big weekend will take place early on Saturday in the Big 12, as two potential #1 seeds go head to head. Baylor is the only team with even a chance to break Kansas’ streak of eleven straight Big 12 regular season championships, but to do so, they will need a victory here. The first meeting between these two teams ended with a 73-68 win for Kansas, but that game was in Allen Fieldhouse, now, Kansas will be on the road. To add to that, Baylor will come out playing angry after being upset by Texas Tech earlier this week, and I expect Jonathan Motley to lead the Bears to a win.
The Pick: Baylor
St. Bonaventure (16-9) @
Dayton (20-5) – 2PM ET, NBC Sports Network
The Pick: Dayton
Illinois (14-12) @
Iowa (14-12) – 2PM ET, BTN
The Pick: Iowa
#15Florida (21-5) @
Mississippi State (14-11) – 2PM ET, ESPN
The Pick: Florida
Kansas State (16-10) @
Texas (10-16) – 2PM ET, LHN
The Pick: Kansas State
Texas Tech (17-9) @ #9
West Virginia (20-6) – 2PM ET, ESPN2
The Pick: West Virginia
Colorado (16-11) @ #7
Oregon (23-4) – 3PM ET, FOX
The Pick: Oregon
Auburn (16-10) @
Texas A&M (13-12) – 4PM ET, ESPNU
The Pick: Texas A&M
#17Florida State (21-5) @
Pittsburgh (14-12) – 4PM ET, ESPN2
The Pick: Florida State
Michigan State (16-10) @ #16
Purdue (21-5) – 4PM ET, ESPN
The Pick: Purdue
East Tennessee State (21-6) @
Chattanooga (19-7) – 5PM ET, ESPN3
The Pick: Chattanooga
Nebraska (11-14) @
Ohio State (15-12) – 6PM ET, BTN
The Pick: Ohio State
Ole Miss (16-10) @
Arkansas (19-7) – 6PM ET, SEC Network
The Pick: Arkansas
#19SMU (23-4) @
Houston (18-7) – 6PM ET, ESPN2
The Pick: SMU
TCU (17-9) @
Iowa State (16-9) – 6PM ET, ESPNews
The Pick: Iowa State
#13Kentucky (21-5) @
Georgia (15-11) – 6PM ET, ESPN
The Pick: Kentucky
Oklahoma (9-16) @
Oklahoma State (17-9) – 8PM ET, ESPNU
The Pick: Oklahoma State
Xavier (18-8) @
Maruette (15-10) @ – 8PM ET, CBS Sports Network
The Pick: Marquette
#14Virginia (18-7) @ #10
North Carolina (22-5) – 8:15PM ET, ESPN
The 100th College Gameday will be in Chapel Hill for an ACC showdown between Virginia and UNC. For Virginia, this will be the third game this week, and the Wahoos are 0-2 so far in those games. Virginia lost to Virginia Tech in 2OT on Sunday in a game they should’ve won, and against Duke, Virginia just could not get anything going inside. I see the Cavaliers losing streak continuing, as they will have to play on the road against a red hot Tar Heels team that has scored 79 points in each of their last two games.
The Pick: North Carolina
#21South Carolina (20-6) @
Vanderbilt (13-13) – 8:30PM ET, SEC Network
The Pick: South Carolina
#22Saint Mary’s (23-3) @
BYU (19-9) – 10PM ET, ESPN2
The Pick: Saint Mary’s
USC (21-5) @ #6
UCLA (23-3) – 10PM ET, Pac 12 Network
The Pick: UCLA
Sunday 2/19
#23Maryland (22-4) @ #11
Wisconsin (21-5) – 1PM ET, CBS
This is a big one in the Big Ten, as the winner of this game will take first place in the Big Ten, while the loser will fall to third. Maryland has rebounded after losing two straight, and Wisconsin could be without guard Bronson Koenig for this one, he is listed as questionable. The key to this one for Wisconsin, especially if Koenig is out, is to defend the three ball, which has been Maryland’s go to scoring all year long. As long as they can defend that three, the Badgers should be able to dominate inside, and in front of a home crowd, I’ve got Wisconsin taking a win.
The Pick: Wisconsin
Georgetown (14-12) @ #20
Creighton (21-5) – 3:30PM ET, FS1
The Pick: Creighton
Syracuse (16-11) @
Georgia Tech (15-11) – 6:30PM ET, ESPNU
The Pick: Georgia Tech
Michigan (17-9) @
Minnesota (19-7) – 7PM ET, BTN
The Pick: Minnesota