Winning college basketball intel is up from OffshoreInsiders.com for this Saturday action. Kentucky vs. Tennessee is the marquee game, but there are a bunch more as March Madness 2019 is on the way.

1. Saturday College
Basketball Notes
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2. 6PM ET—NC State vs. Duke (ESPN)
•Duke overcame 23 point deficit
•G Braxton Beverly has scored 17 or more in three straight for NC State
•G Eric Lockett suspended
o The reserve guard had been averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds across 16.9 minutes per game on the season.
8PM ET—Tennessee at Kentucky (ESPN)
KU off devastating loss to LSU
Must-win to be top two seed
Teams that had 10-game or more winning streaks snapped are 46 percent in their next game
#1 ranked underdogs 54.7 percent winners in history of database
Uniform brings tradition as UT fifth week as #1 in history
Vols won last year at Kentucky
Tennessee’s first ranked opponent since December
Rick Barnes 4-3 SU with Vols against Kentucky
Kentucky's freshmen are averaging nearly 45 points a game
Better as year goes on and at home
UT 90 percent of scoring from upperclassmen led by Grant Williams
Road and neutral underdogs on at least 19-game winning streaks are 16-8 all-time

3. 12PM ET—Maryland at Michigan (FOX)
Maryland off big upset over Purdue
Maryland forward Jalen Smith 6-10, gained 20 pounds is on upside
 With Bruno Fernando, becoming serious 1-2 punch
Terps young team peaking late
12PM ET—Clemson vs. Louisville (ESPN)
Road teams with much worse margins of cover 1637-1385-61 (Clemson)
Louisville one of just four teams covering by an average of 5 points per game or more
Clemson with Clyde Trapp, Shelton Mitchell, and Marquise Reed are very inconsistent but
dangerous as dogs
 Though rare case as underdogs of five or more 1-3
 Louisville tough spot off hearbreaking loss

4. 2PM ET—Florida at Alabama (ESPNU)
Kira Lewis, a freshman, is averaging 16.2 points over the last five games for Alabama
Florida’s Noah Locke, Andrew Nembhard and Keyontae Johnson have collectively scored
38 percent of the team’s points this season and have accounted for 51 percent of all Gators
scoring over the last five games
 Florida has dropped its last three road games, scoring 57.7 points and allowing 68 points
during those contests. Alabama has won its last three home games, scoring an average of 82
points while giving up 68.7
So many freshman key on offense, both teams on rise, over good play
2PM ET—Baylor at Texas Tech (ESPN)
•Baylor G King McClure missed last two games and questionable
o 9.9 points per game, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists
o Devontee Bandoo more playing time

5. 4PM ET—Iowa St at Kansas St (ESPN2)
Michael Jacobson or Iowa State got out of slump with 8-for-10
shooting
With Lindell Wigginton missing 10 games because of injury, but
back ISU has more scoring punch than season-to-date numbers
could suggest
ISU full week to recover from rare home loss
10PM ET—Arizona St at Utah (FS 1)
Strangely Utah 5-1 SU road (lost to Arizona in OT) and 2-3 SU at
home in conference
Utah will spend Friday night at a hotel to try to simulate road game
Road team in Pac-12 are .449 SU, all-time high is .484