Sports Betting Roundup: College Basketball Nears The End Of Its

In a relatively sluggish 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 competitions.


On Saturday, Duke (-9.5 vs. Virginia) was the most bet team at BetMGM in regards to cash. Heaven Devils rolled to a 77-51 win, which clinched a minimum of 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 2nd time in the Bill Self age 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 City) were the most wager group to cover in regards to variety of bets and the second-most bet group in terms of money. The Knicks burnt out San 114-89.


On the PGA Tour, Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic for his 3rd PGA Tour victory. He trailed by three shots with three holes to play, but Shane Lowry made back-to-back double bogeys to allow Echavarria to come from behind and win. He ended up at 17 under, which benefited a two-shot victory. Going 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 during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)


The NHL routine 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 responds to his birdie putt on the 17th hole throughout the last round of the Cognizant Classic golf tournament, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)


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