Sports Betting Roundup: College Basketball Nears Completion Of Its

In a reasonably sluggish weekend for sports, the NHL and NBA routine 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 wager 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 regards to 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 quickly cover the spread.


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


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


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


The NHL regular season has a little less than two months staying and the Avalanche are the 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, the Stars 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 3rd period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)