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The Oklahoma Sooners face the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a top 25 showdown, but what are the other top games this weekend.
The 2024 softball season is off and running, and tournament play from coast-to-coast continues this week.
The Oklahoma Sooners are heading west for the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic for a five-game slate. Additionally, some fantastic matchups are happening in Austin, Raleigh and in Athens.
But what are the best matchups happening this weekend? Here’s a look at eight games we’re looking forward to.
Updated look at college softball power rankings after week 2.
Week 2 of the softball season is in the books. And while the action in Clearwater, Florida, getting halted due to weather left much to be desired, it was another fantastic week on the diamond.
There were a number of impressive performances across the country and we’re beginning to see the top teams separate themselves.
Oklahoma may be in a tier of its own because of what it has done over the last three-plus years, but teams such as Texas and Georgia have been impressive as well.
On the flip side, powerhouse programs UCLA and Florida State have had slow starts.
The SEC is beginning to establish itself as the premiere softball conference. Mississippi State and Kentucky have picked up big nonconference wins this season. In D1Softball’s latest top 25, 11 SEC programs are represented. That’s not even including Oklahoma and Texas who will officially be joining the SEC in July.
The Red River Rivals have been on a tear to start the season and look to be on a collision course for the Big 12 title in their final years.
Here’s a look at the latest D1Softball top 25 and where those teams rank in the Softball America power rankings.
Updated to include USA TODAY Sports NFCA Coaches Poll and USA Softball/ESPN Poll.
Previewing Wednesday’s Patriot Final between the Colgate Raiders and Boston Terriers, with college basketball betting odds, picks and bets.
The Colgate Raiders (25-8) will take on the Boston U Terriers (20-13) in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY. We analyze the Colgate-Boston odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.
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Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12 p.m. ET.
Colgate 69, Boston 64
PASS on the moneyline. Colgate: -278, Boston U: +220. Colgate is a safe pick to win, but there isn’t any value with a $10 moneyline bet returning a profit of just $3.60.
Colgate is 10-5 ATS at home. Boston is 8-10 against the number on the road. Colgate has won three in a row in its series with Boston, and the Raiders are 4-1 ATS over their last five games against the Terriers.
The line here is on the mark. Respect the line — Colgate -6.5 (-110) — and PASS.
Here is the profit potential in this one. The Under is 22-8 in the Raiders’ last 30 games vs. a team with a win percentage north of .600, 4-1 in the Terriers’ last five games as an underdog and 6-2 in Boston’s last eight games lined at 7.5 points or under.
Both teams are solid in preventing free-throw attempts. Colgate has been on what figures as an unsustainable shooting run in culling together high-scoring games of late, and the Raiders also logged lofty percentages in each of their previous two games against Boston. BACK THE UNDER 139.5 (-106).
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