{"id":331017,"date":"2025-02-28T12:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331017"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:22:49","slug":"ncaa-mens-basketball-parlay-predictions-february-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/ncaa-mens-basketball-parlay-predictions-february-28\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA men&#8217;s college basketball parlay predictions Feb. 28: UCLA should cover vs. No. 20 Purdue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can I go back-to-back days cashing a college basketball parlay set at +300 odds or longer? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Tonight&#8217;s +365 wager is headlined by a matchup between the UCLA Bruins and the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers. A game total prediction and a moneyline pick round out the ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my NCAA basketball predictions for Feb. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCAA basketball predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10530\">Full college basketball betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: UCLA +8.5 | James Madison\/Texas St. over 142.5 points | Akron ML (+365)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UCLA +8 (-175):<\/strong> Where&#8217;s Zach Edey when you need him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year&#8217;s Purdue squad typically had the size advantage, but with Edey graduating to the NBA, the 2025 team has faced a new frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Boilermakers rank 143rd in NCAA Division I in average height, per KenPom.com, while the Bruins rank 56th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Also, Purdue ranks 338th in 2-point field goal percentage allowed (56.0%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that both teams do most of their offensive work inside the arc, this matchup profiles well for UCLA to at least keep things close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m always a bit hesitant to back a road team that&#8217;s had to travel across the country, but the Bruins have had four full days off. And they&#8217;re catching the Boilermakers at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue is on a four-game losing streak, and two of those losses came as the favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCLA is 16-11-1 ATS this year, and the program has covered or pushed a +8 spread in 26 of 28 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other parlay picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>James Madison\/Texas State over 142.5 points (-110):<\/strong> Neither the James Madison Dukes nor the Texas State Bobcats play fast, but there are still several reasons to like the over on tonight&#8217;s projected total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both teams excel at the free-throw line, shooting better than 76.0% apiece (top-55 in the country). Texas State is also remarkably foul-prone, allowing the 22nd-most free throws per game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to KenPom&#8217;s efficiency metrics, James Madison and Texas State rank 100th and 116th, respectively, in adjusted offensive efficiency. Meanwhile, both teams rank outside the top 225 in defensive efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overs are 8-3 in Texas State home games this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overs are 4-1 in JMU&#8217;s past five games \u2014 and all five cleared this total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>KenPom projects 149 total points for tonight&#8217;s matchup, while BartTorvik.com projects 147. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Akron moneyline <\/strong><\/strong>(-182):<\/strong> Aside from a deflating loss to the Ohio Bobcats last Saturday, the Akron Zips have been rolling through Mid-American Conference play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akron (22-6, 14-1 MAC) is easily the top candidate to represent the MAC in this year&#8217;s NCAA tournament. The Zips have only lost one game so far in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, they face the Kent State Golden Flashes, their suburban rivals situated 20 minutes down the road. The Zips dusted the Flashes at their place, 85-71, last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Akron gets them at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zips&#8217; primary weakness is an inability to get to the free-throw line, but the Flashes can help with that. Kent State yields 21.6 free throw attempts per game, which is the 54th-most in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akron has a top-10 scoring offence (83.7 PPG) and is 14-0 at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:15 p.m. ET 02\/28\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I go back-to-back days cashing a college basketball parlay set at +300 odds or longer? Let&#8217;s find out. The pregame narrative: Tonight&#8217;s +365 wager is headlined by a matchup between the UCLA Bruins and the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers. A game total prediction and a moneyline pick round out the ticket. 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