Sports Betting Roundup: College Basketball Nears The End Of Its

In a fairly slow weekend for sports, the NHL and NBA routine seasons rolled along as college basketball nears the end 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 money. 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 team in terms of money. It was just the 2nd time in the Bill Self period that the Jayhawks were a double-digit underdog. Arizona pulled away for an 84-61 win to the spread.


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


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


The NHL routine 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, the Stars at +1500 and the Wild at +1700.


Nico Echavarria of Colombia reacts to his birdie putt on the 17th hole during the last round of the Cognizant Classic golf competition, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)


Colorado Avalanche center Jack Drury responds after center Gavin Brindley scored a goal in the 3rd duration of an NHL hockey game versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)