College Basketball Best Bets: California Love

Three Man Weave and I are back with our three favorite bets from Thursday's college basketball slate.

3MW Pick: Michigan -5

In Thursday’s marquee matchup, Michigan travels to the Barn hoping to complete a season sweep of the Gophers after a narrow victory in Ann Arbor on Jan. 22. My initial gut reaction to this spread was “wow, this seems low”, which, as certain gambling wise guys will tell you, is the surest reason to bet on a team. Digging into the matchup details a little further supports a Wolverine gamble, but this game should be an all-in-all tight affair.

Minnesota runs offense through Jordan Murphy, most often through a hi-lo set with freshman Daniel Oturu lining up opposite the stud…