College Basketball Betting Odds & Picks: February 7th 2009

If you are looking for college basketball betting picks for Saturday, February 7th, you have come to the right place. Below are a few free college basketball picks from Touthouse.com expert basketball handicappers. Visit Touthouse.com for more free NCAA basketball picks and current college basketball betting odds from 5dimes.com online sportsbook

Samford +3 - Sat February 7th 2009 6:00p
The Samford Bulldogs have quietly been one of the better teams against the spread in the county, and we look for that ATS success to continue tonight when they visit the Wofford Terriers. The Bulldogs are coming off of a loss as road favorites at Furman on Thursday, dropping them to a still excellent 11-5 ATS, but they are better suited by this underdog role. In fact, Samford is 6-2 vs. the number when getting points this season. They are also in a revenge spot here, after losing outright at home to these Terriers last month. Wofford makes for a rather shaky favorite, as they are under .500 straight up at 9-11 and they have not done a good job of protecting their home court, going a modest 4-3 SU and a poor 1-4 ATS in this building. In fact, the Terriers enter this contest on a 1-6 ATS run, mainly due to  a bad defense that is allowing 71.2 points per game on 47.2 percent shooting on the season and 75.8 points on a disgusting 49.8 percent shooting the last five games. Meanwhile, Samford is allowing just 62.1 point per game on the year and a miniscule 59.0 points the last five games, so we will gladly take the better defense getting points in this spot. CBB Free Pick: Samford +3 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits

Syracuse +6.0 - Sat February 7th 2009 12:00p
The Syracuse Orange enter this game with revenge on board for last seasons ugly 19 point Big East Tourney loss to their hosts today Villanova. The Orange also look to keep their positive momentum alive after beating West Virginia last time , vs a Wildcats side that could be looking ahead to a matchup against a Marquette program that beat them earlier this season . Villanova has an active home-court winning streak of 25 games, however, the Wildcats’ home court is in the on campus Pavilion. Syracuse has never played at the Pavilion. Today’s game is at the Wachovia Center, where Syracuse won last season, and a repeat performance is not out of the question. Here is a quote from the Orange top player Danny Flynn : Coming into the season, this is the team I wanted to beat the most out of any team we play, Flynn said. I just got a thing against Villanova. Every time I play them I want to beat them. I want to talk junk to their fans. I want to yell at their bench. I just really want to beat them, beat them bad. This game has been circled on Syracuses calender for a long time , and Im betting they come out with one of their best efforts of the season. Look for a hard fought closely contested tilt , that will make taking points golden. Final notes & Key Trends: The visitor is 14-4 ATS L/18 in this series. Villanova won a 94-91 shootout against Providence last time out which sets up well for us getting the cover , as a let down is in order. It must be noted that the Wildcats are 1-10 ATS after scoring 80 points or more over the last couple of seasons. Play on Syracuse to cover - Courtesy of Alex Smart

Denver U +8.0 (-110) - Sat February 7th 2009 8:00p
The Denver Pioneers may be 0-10 straight up in their true road games this season, but they have actually been money-making machines this year, and we look for them to hang tough with the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans tonight for yet another cover. You see, the Pioneers have been one of the best teams in the country against the spread, going a lucrative 14-4 ATS overall. Yes, they are still winless on the road, but it is not as if they have been getting destroyed in those games as Denver is still 7-2 ATS away from home. The Pioneers also enter this contest on a remarkable 12-1 ATS run in their last 13 lined games, and their only ATS loss during this run was a two-point overtime loss as one-point favorites vs. Arkansas State. Furthermore, Denver is 21-8 ATS in their last 29 Sun Belt Conference games. Now Little Rock is 16-6 straight up, but they are just 10-11 ATS to this point, including a poor 3-8 ATS here at home. They may be 8-3 straight up in this building, but they are only winning these games by an average of +2.9 points, which accounts for their bad record vs. the number. Obviously, that slim average margin would not be good enough to cover this spot either. Look for Denver to continue their fantastic ATS run here vs. a suspect home team. CBB Free Pick: Denver +8 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits