Eyes on the Prize – College Basketball Betting Tips for Quartet of Thursday Top 25 Matchups

Four top 25 college basketball contests are on tap for Thursday night in the bettor-friendly BetOnline basketball sportsbook – and my original college basketball betting tips on all four contests will help avid BetOnline college hoops betting enthusiasts maximize their chances of cashing in with a potentially-winning wager on each intriguing matchup.

First, I’ll start with tonight’s SEC matchup before moving on to both of tonight’s Big East pairings and finishing up with my college basketball betting tips on the only Pac-10 contest featuring a top 25 ballclub.

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Georgia at No. 13 Florida 7:00 PM ET

Not only have the Georgia Bulldogs alternated SU wins and losses over its last five games, But they’ve also gone 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings against Florida and 1-4 against the college basketball betting odds in their last five road games against the 13th-ranked Gators. The good news for Georgia betting backers is the fact that the Underdog in this SEC rivalry has gone 5-2 ATS in the L/7 meetings.

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Marquette at No. 15 UConn 7:00 PM ET

Marquette has limped to a dismal 3-5 SU and ATS mark over its last eight games while UConn has gone 3-4 SU and 2-5 ATS over its last seven games. The Road team in this Big East rivalry has gone 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings and the Golden Eagles are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 road games. UConn by the way, has gone just 2-5 against the college basketball betting line in their last seven games against their Big East conference counterparts

West Virginia at No. 6 Pittsburgh 9:00 PM ET

The Mountaineers have picked up two fine wins in their last three games while No. 6 Pittsburgh had their five-game SU winning streak snapped in Saturday’s narrow, 60-59 road loss to St. John’s.

West Virginia will be hard-pressed to improve on their 3-7 ATS mark in their last 10 road games while Pittsburgh has bounced back very nicely from a loss by going 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games following an SU loss. The Mountaineers are just 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall while dropping two straight to the Panthers, both SU and ATS.

No. 10 Arizona at Southern California 10:30 PM ET

Southern California may be playing at home tonight, but they’re going to have a tough time slowing down the streaking Arizona Wildcats, winners of eight straight games and nine of its last 10 games overall.

USC has won two straight and three of its last four games overall, but they’ve also lost two consecutive games to the Wildcats and three of four overall.

Arizona has compiled a fine 7-3 ATS mark in their last 10 road games against the Trojans while the Road team in this Pac-10 rivalry has gone 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings overall.

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