Tonight’s Best Bets: NCAAB Predictions for Duke vs Virginia, Utah vs Kansas State

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Tyrese Proctor #5, Cooper Flagg #2, Khaman Maluach #9 of the Duke Blue Devils. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

As the intensity of college basketball conference play rises, so does the opportunity to leverage strategic betting systems that capitalize on public biases.

Our "Fade the Public in Big Conferences" system has proven dependable, hitting a 56% win rate against the spread over a substantial sample size. For tonight's best bets, we're honing in on a couple of key matchups that fit our model, ready to optimize Monday's betting strategy.

Today's PRO college basketball model picks are for Duke vs. Virginia and Utah vs. Kansas State. Let's get into the analysis and two predictions to lock in.


NCAAB Predictions for Duke vs. Virginia, Utah vs. Kansas State

The essence of our system is rooted in identifying games where public sentiment heavily skews toward one side, leaving the less popular team undervalued.

In Power Five conference matchups, when one team garners 25% or less of the betting tickets, history shows that the unpopular choice has an impressive track record of covering the spread, under certain over/under ranges. While today's slate might not be extensive, the quality of the picks should not be underestimated.

Despite having a mere 24% of the betting tickets in their favor,