Best Sports Game Selection Today: College Basketball Preferences for February 18

The alternatives are limited on Tuesday, with the NBA and the NHL still on their all-star breaks.

But there are plenty of college basketball measures to get into. With 32 men’s college basketball games scheduled, there is still a game for everyone.

If you want to limit the list, check out our best bets for Tuesday 18 February.

Best bets February 18: NCAAM

Oklahoma vs. Florida

The new year has not been kind to The Sooners. In 2024, Oklahoma was unbeaten (13-0). But since the calendar turned from 20254 to 2025 and conference games started, they have fought quite poorly. With a loss of 82-79 to LSU on Valentine’s Day, they fell to 3-9 in SEC games.

When it comes to Florida, No. 2 streets have been rolling in recent weeks. With an 88-67 victory over South Carolina on Valentine’s Day, they won their fourth in a row since they lost to the then. 8 Tennessee on February. The streak contains two victories over ranked teams, No. 1 Auburn and No. 22 Mississippi State.

These are two teams that go in opposite directions, with Florida on the road and Oklahoma fades quickly. It is a big spread, but with how good the Florida crime plays and how bad The Sooner’s defense has been, they will probably cover it.

Our choice: Florida -14.5 (Fanduel)

Colorado vs. Iowa State

The buffalo is another of the teams that started starting in non-conference games (9-2), just because things would become real when conference games started. To say that they have struggled in the BIG 12 game would be an understatement. Their victory 76-63 over UCF on Valentine’s Day was their first conference win for the season (1-13).

No. 8 Iowa State, on the other hand, has a good season. They went 10-1 in non-conference games, with one loss that came against then no. 4 Auburn. Conference play started a solid start (7-1) before the cyclones hit a rough distance against Arizona, K-State and Kansas.

But they have since recovered with a winning line of three games that include an 81-70 victory over Cincinnati on Valentine’s Day.

This will be the third meeting for these teams this season; Iowa State both won, 99-71, November 27 and again on December 30 in Boulder, 79-69. While the spread is large (-17.5 points on -108 via Draftkings), Colorado has been fighting for weeks, while Iowa State is one of the top ten teams in the country.

Our choice: Iowa State -17.5 (Draftkings)

Illinois against Wisconsin

Illinois has a heck of a Gauntlet to run to end the regular season with ranked opponents in four of his last five matches, starting with No. 11 Wisconsin. But badgers will not be pushovers. They will take a victory with four games in this competition, including a 94-84 victory over then no. 7 Purdue on Valentine’s Day.

Illini has played well on both ends of the court but has been fighting against unclean teams in recent weeks. They have gone 5-6 in the last 11 matches, with four of the losses coming against unspoken opponents. The other two losses were both against a ranked Michigan State team.

I expect Illinois to give Badgers a pretty good struggle, but I don’t think they have what it takes to beat Wisconsin in Madison.

Our choice: Wisconsin -3.5 (Fanduel)