Exciting College Betting Opportunities for March 8th

We are all rather impatiently waiting for the start of March Madness, but before we get to the big event, we still have the business of the conference tournaments to attend to. For many teams, this is the last chance to get off the bubble and into the tournament proper, but how many of them will be able to take advantage of that opportunity? It is only time that will provide us with that answer, but while we wait for all of that to be resolved there are a ton of games and betting opportunities to look forward to.

The bigger games will come later in the week, but for now, we are looking ahead to the Wednesday games that are on the schedule, so let’s look at some of the best matchups spread throughout the day. Here are a four of top college basketball betting matchups to take a hard look at for March 8th.

Exciting College Basketball Betting Opportunities for March 8th8

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Syracuse Orange

Wake Forest vs Syracuse Game Info | Updated NCAA Basketball Odds
When: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
TV / Streaming: ESPN

Let’s get the day started with an ACC matchup between a pair of teams who look very evenly matched. This will actually be a rematch of the final game of the regular season, with Syracuse winning that one by a score of 72-63 on home court. Both teams finished the season at 10-10 in conference play, so both need to be considered a longshot heading into the conference tournament, although getting a win here might just spark a positive run. I’m actually giving the slight edge to Wake Forest in this one.

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Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies

Colorado vs Washington Game Info | Updated NCAA Basketball Odds
When: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
TV / Streaming: PAC-12

Like we mentioned earlier, the top teams in the conference will play later in the week, but what we get in the early stages are matchups that really could go either way. These two teams ended the season with the exact same conference (8-12) and regular season (16-15) records, so there is very little between them. The one thing that stands out here is that the Washington won both regular season meetings, but beating the same team 3 times in a single season is no easy task.

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Wyoming Cowboys vs New Mexico Lobos

Wyoming vs New Mexico Game Info | Updated NCAA Basketball Odds
When: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 7:00 pm ET
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
TV / Streaming: –

You might look at the overall records of these two teams and see this matchup as a foregone conclusion, but that might be a mistake. Wyoming went just 4-14 in conference play and 9-21 on the regular season, well off the 21-10 record set by New Mexico Lobos. That said, these two teams split their regular season series, with Wyoming actually blowing New Mexico out on the road last month. While I still think New Mexico will get the win here, this might be closer than a lot of people expect.

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Oklahoma Sooners vs Oklahoma State Cowboys

Oklahoma vs Oklahoma St Game Info | Updated NCAA Basketball Odds
When: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 9:30 pm ET
Where: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
TV / Streaming: ESPNU

These two teams finished well off the pace in the Big 12 and aren’t a factor in the tournament, but who doesn’t love a big rivalry game? Oklahoma State were marginally better than their rivals in terms of wins and losses this season, but they were also the winners of both regular season meetings. Like we said earlier, reeling off 3 in a row against the same team in a single season is never easy, but you have to like the Cowboys to get the job done here.