Sports Betting Roundup: College Basketball Nears The End Of Its

In a reasonably slow weekend for sports, the NHL and NBA regular seasons rolled along as college basketball nears completion of the routine season and the start of conference tournaments.


On Saturday, Duke (-9.5 vs. Virginia) was the most bet group at BetMGM in regards to money. The Blue Devils rolled to a 77-51 win, which clinched at least a share of the ACC regular-season title.


Kansas (+10.5 at Arizona) was the second-most bet group in terms of cash. It was just the second time in the Bill Self period that the Jayhawks were a double-digit underdog. Arizona retreated for an 84-61 win to easily cover the spread.


In the NBA on Sunday, the Spurs (+1.5 at New York) were the most wager group to cover in terms of variety of bets and the second-most bet team in regards to cash. The Knicks burnt out San Antonio 114-89.


On the PGA Tour, Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic for his 3rd PGA Tour victory. He tracked by three shots with 3 holes to play, but Shane Lowry made back-to-back double bogeys to to come from behind and win. He ended up at 17 under, which was excellent for a two-shot triumph. Entering into the competition, he was +5000 to win. In pretournament straight-out winner betting, he took in 2.3% of the bets and 2.8% of the cash.


New York Knicks' Landry Shamet (44) responds throughout the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New york city. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)


The NHL regular season has a little less than 2 months remaining and the Avalanche are the favorites to win the Stanley Cup at +300.


Next up are the Lightning at +400, the Hurricanes at +550, the Golden Knights at +850, the Oilers at +1100, destiny at +1500 and the Wild at +1700.


Nico Echavarria of Colombia reacts to his birdie putt on the 17th hole throughout the final round of the Cognizant Classic golf competition, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)


Colorado Avalanche center Jack Drury reacts after center Gavin Brindley scored an objective in the 3rd duration of an NHL hockey video game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)