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NCAA Basketball: Best Bets on Three Match Ups

Feb 13, 2017; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Frank Mason III (0) scores a layup as West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jevon Carter (2) defends during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won 84-80. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2017; Lawrence, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Frank Mason III (0) scores a layup as West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jevon Carter (2) defends during the second half at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas won 84-80. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 21, 2017; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard Marial Shayok (4) celebrates with head coach Tony Bennett (R) after scoring against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 62-49. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard Marial Shayok (4) celebrates with head coach Tony Bennett (R) after scoring against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers won 62-49. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports

NCAA basketball and Best Bets is back with three picks from this weekend’s upcoming slate.

Last Week: 3-3

Overall: 23-22

Check out past editions of this feature:

Week twothreefourfivesixseveneightnineten and eleven.

Best Bets got off to a rough start last weekend. Betting losses of Louisville, Kansas and TCU (stupid pick there), left us 1-3 by the mid-afternoon. Thankfully Villanova and Gonzaga came through to get us back to .500 and one game over .500 on the season.

This week Best Bets will look to the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten with five out of six teams looked at in the Top 25. Each of these games also will have a profound impact on tight conference races throughout the country. Throw in a little money on the line,  and it makes it all the more exciting!

For our first game we head out to Chapel Hill as the Tar Heels face a Virginia team that regroup after consecutive losses. Next, we will head to West Lafayette as Purdue will look to fend off a Michigan State team that has won four out of their last five. Finally, we take a look at the game of the weekend with Kansas traveling to Waco to play the Baylor Bears.

Ready to go? Let’s take a look.