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Conference tournament week will come to an end on Sunday with five championships and automatic bids into the 2025 NCAA Tournament on the line. The action begins at noon ET with Yale vs. Cornell in the Ivy League Championship Game and wraps up with the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game (3:30 p.m. ET) between Michigan and Wisconsin leading into the Selection Sunday show on CBS. Yale is a 5.5-point favorite over Cornell in the latest college basketball odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while Wisconsin is favored by 3.5 against Michigan.
Elsewhere on the Sunday college basketball schedule, Tennessee and Florida will go head-to-head with a potential No. 1 seed on the line in the 2025 SEC Tournament Championship Game. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. ET and the Gators are favored by 5.5 over the Volunteers. Meanwhile, VCU is an 8.5-point favorite over George Mason in the A-10 Championship Game (at 1 p.m. ET on CBS), while Memphis is a 4.5-point favorite over UAB in the 2025 AAC Title Game at 3:15 p.m. ET.
College basketball fans can take advantage of the latest DraftKings sportsbook bonus, which provides new users with $150 in bonus bets after placing an initial wager of just $5.
Cornell (+5.5) to cover vs. Yale
Both of these teams have been profitable against the spread this season, with Cornell and Yale both going 17-10 against the number. However, it's Cornell that has been the better bet of late, covering in six consecutive games entering Sunday's Ivy League Championship Game while Yale has failed to cover in three of its last four. The Big Red covered comfortably as 11.5-point underdogs in a 92-88 loss at Yale to kick off that run and the model predicts that Cornell covers in nearly 60% of simulations today.
Tennessee (+5.5) to cover vs. Florida
These two teams met twice during the regular season, with Florida winning by 30 at home on Jan. 7 and then Tennessee responding with a 20-point blowout win of its own in Knoxville on Feb. 1. Now they'll have a rubber match for the SEC Tournament title and possibly a No. 1 seed in March Madness, and the model predicts that it is Tennessee's defense that helps keep this one close. It predicts that the Volunteers hold the Gators to 75 points (10 below their season average) to cover in over 60% of sims.
Wisconsin (-3.5) to cover vs. Michigan
John Tonje had a tough time at Missouri last season after transferring from Colorado State, but he's reinvented himself at Wisconsin and he's playing his best basketball of the year entering the Big Ten championship game on Sunday. He scored 32 points and had a game-winning block in a win over Michigan State last night and also had 26 points in a win over UCLA on Friday. Meanwhile, Michigan is 4-12 against the spread over its last 16 games. That why the model predicts that the Badgers cover the spread in well over 50% of simulations.
DraftKings Sportsbook promo for conference tournaments
Here is more information on how to sign up for DraftKings and how to redeem the sportsbook's new user promotion. Note: This offer is only available for new users who have never signed up for DraftKings before and reside in AZ, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WY or WV.
- Sign up for DraftKings on its website and enter the requested information and allow DraftKings to verify your identity and location.
- Make a first deposit of at least $5.
- Make a first wager of at least $5 in order to receive your $150 in bonus bets.
After placing your first wager of $5, $150 in bonus bets will enter your account – it doesn't matter whether your first bet wins or loses. The $150 in bonus bets come in the form of six $25 bonus bet tokens, which all expire seven days after they are issued to your account. Bonus bets can only be used once and are non-withdrawable, meaning they hold zero cash value. Any sports bet is eligible for this offer for both the initial bet of at least $5 as well as while using the bonus bet tokens. Bonus bets can't be combined and also can't be used with odds boosts or profit boost. Additionally, the bonus bet amount isn't included in any returns or winnings.
Where to pick Sunday's college basketball tournament games
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