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College Basketball Expert Picks: Can Favorites Avoid Tricky Weekend Traps?

As the calendar turns to February this weekend, our writers aren't foreseeing much chaos in the immediate college basketball near future. Is that a sign that things will go to script, or a harbinger of unexpected upheaval? Sports Illustrated's expert picks are in for 15 intriguing conference matchups, including Kentucky-Auburn, Illinois-Iowa, Duke-Syracuse and more Saturday and Sunday clashes.

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Season-Long Standings

Pat Forde: 86-59 (59.3%)
Molly Geary: 86-59 (59.3%)
Max Meyer: 85-60 (58.6%)
Michael Shapiro: 84-61 (57.