Sports Betting Roundup: College Basketball Nears The End Of Its

In a reasonably 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 tournaments.


On Saturday, Duke (-9.5 vs. Virginia) was the most bet group at BetMGM in terms of 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 money. It was just the second time in the Bill Self period that the Jayhawks were a double-digit underdog. Arizona pulled away for an 84-61 win to quickly cover the spread.


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


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


New York Knicks' Landry Shamet (44) reacts during the very 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 two months staying 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 during the final 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 3rd period of an NHL hockey video game versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)