Wednesday Night CBB Best Bets: St. John’s Vs. Villanova, Cal Vs. Duke

• St. John’s is a 2.5-point favorite over Villanova in College Basketball.
• Odds have a 142.5-point Over/Under set between Duke and Cal.

NEW YORK – In the midst of a packed College Basketball slate on Wednesday Night, two top-10 teams will take the court in the #9 St. John’s Red Storm as they face the Villanova Wildcats and the #3 Duke Blue Devils against the Cal Golden Bears.

That said, there is plenty of action taking place on legal sports betting sites for both of these matchups in the Big East and ACC.

Best Bet For #9 St. John’s Vs. Villanova

St. John’s Vs. Villanova

• Moneyline: St. John’s (-140) vs. Villanova (+120)
• Spread: St. John’s -2.5
• Total: 137.5

At the risk of sounding “chalky” on paper, St. John’s should run away with this one and college basketball betting sites definitely made a mistake when setting this line. They’re currently riding a 10-game winning streak and have won nine of those games by more than the -2.5-point margin. That also includes wins over top-20 opponents in Marquette and UConn.

As for Villanova, they’ve had a season to forget at a 14-10 record straight up and 12-12 against the spread while barely covering at a +1.6 cover margin on average. When seen as an underdog this season, they’ve gone 3-4 against the spread with a -3.3-point differential in those games.

There is no reason not to back St. John’s on the road here, and bettors should feel confident with a low spread set for this one.

• Pick: St. John’s -2.5

Best Bets For Cal Vs. #3 Duke

Cal Vs. #3 Duke

• Moneyline: Cal (+2200) vs. Duke (-8000)
• Spread: Duke -23.5
• Total: 142.5

Duke has absolutely clamped down on their opponents this season leaving plenty of value for bettors to take the under in points for the game. The Blue Devils allow just 60.5 ppg to opponents this season, the sixth least points allowed per game in the country.

As a 23.5-point favorite, they’ll surely control the pace of the game as well which has been slow all season. Duke ranks 306 of 364 teams in the country in terms of possessions per game and are also 13-10 going under in points this season as well.

On the Cal side of things, they are going to be forced into a ton of contested shots throughout the game. Not to mention, they’ve gone 13-11 hitting the under this season and are currently riding a streak of 8-1 going under in their last nine games.

• Pick: Duke/Cal Under 142.5 Points

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