WEEKEND PICKS COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Record so far this year: 19-1

No. 21 North Carolina at No. 1 Kentucky, 12 p.m. ET, Saturday, CBS:

Pick: Kentucky

No. 14 Iowa State at Iowa, 8:06 p.m. ET, Friday, Big Ten Network:

Pick Iowa State

No. 9 Gonzaga at UCLA, 10 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN2:

Pick: Gonzaga

No. 13 Utah vs. No. 10 Kansas, Sprint Center, Kansas City, 3:15 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN:

Pick: Kansas

No. 23 Northern Iowa at VCU, 7 p.m., Saturday, NBC Sports Network:

Pick: VCU