Minnesota vs. Oregon prediction: College basketball picks, best bets Tuesday

With only a few weeks remaining in college basketball’s regular season, the betting market has a firm grasp of each team’s power rating.That makes it that much more difficult to find betting value, as opposed to earlier in the season with a less mature market.However, the opportunities do exist.We seem to have that with Oregon hosting Minnesota on Tuesday as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 134.5 points.The Ducks have been a giant disappointment this season, with a 2-12 Big Ten mark.

Injuries have played a role, but this was headed for a disappointing season even at full strength.However, Oregon just got its best player, Nate Bittle, back from injury and is coming off a convincing win over Penn State.Jackson Shelstad remains out, but the Ducks have shown some signs of life.The Gophers are a tough team to handicap.

They are well coached by Niko Medved and recently beat a ranked Michigan State squad.However, that’s their lone win in a 1-9 stretch that included a loss at Washington on Saturday.Minnesota is in the midst of a tricky travel stretch and just isn’t nearly as reliable on the road as at home.

Oregon has been the inferior team all season but I believe it is better at home in this particular matchup.I have a 97-82-2 record against the spread in this Post sports section.My next play is Oregon to cover -1.5 points against Minnesota.The PLAY: Oregon -1.5 (-115, bet365)Doug Kezirian is a New York Post contributor who has over two decades of experience in the betting space, including spending 11 years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst.

He’s also the rare personality who has documented success – 14th place in 2023 Circa Million and Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), two top-10 finishes in 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58K) and also grabbed headlines with a $297K win on the 2021 NFL Draft....