As we near the end of yet another college basketball season, it’s time to begin looking into the future to find out which teams have the best 2012 college basketball National Championship betting odds! Currently, the top 10 ranked college basketball teams in the nation, according to the Associated Press, are:

1.Kentucky
2.Syracuse
3.Ohio St.
4.Missouri
5.North Carolina
6.Baylor
7.Kansas
8.Florida
9.Murray St.
10.Duke

One of the most interesting matchups going on in this electrifying college basketball picks weekend takes place at Value City Arena in Columbus, OH, the site for a Big Ten showdown between the 11th ranked (19-5, Conf: 8-3) Michigan State Spartans [+8.5] and the No.3 team in the nation, the (21-3, Conf: 9-2) Ohio State Buckeyes [-8.5].

Rivalry week continues with one of the best ACC feuds in college sports history, as the (15-7, Conf: 6-3) Miami Hurricanes [+6.5] visit their longtime nemesis, the (16-7, Conf: 7-2) Florida State Seminoles [-6.5]. Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL, will be the site for this great free NCAA basketball predictions battle, which has an opening tipoff slated for 1 PM ET on WBSF-33.

After a prolonged NBA lockout, basketball finally resumed under less than ideal conditions for NBA Futures Betting. By that, I mean that we went from having an 82-game season, to a limited, 66-game one, all because of a labor dispute between owners and players. Thus, teams were forced to quickly go through what would normally be a lengthy offseason, to crunching it all in a matter of days, and making it that much more difficult to compose the 2012 NBA Championship odds.

Revenge and bad intentions will be on the mind of the (18-4, Conf: 8-2) Gonzaga Bulldogs [-3.5] this evening, as they try to avenge a blowout loss a month ago to the top-seeded (22-2, Conf: 11-0) Saint Mary’s Gaels [+3.5]. According to NCAAB predictions specialists, the Bulldogs should be able to end the score and hand the Gaels their first loss against an intraconference opponent.

Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC, will be the site for one of the biggest games of the year, as hated ACC rivals, (19-4, 6-2) Duke Blue Devils [+6.5] and (20-3, Conf: 7-1) UNC Tar Heels [-6.5] square off in a matchup of college basketball picks juggernauts. This game is scheduled to get underway this evening at 9 PM ET and it’ll be broadcasted live on ESPN.

Rivalry week continues across the nation, as two of the best teams in the Big East meet at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. Can the 12th ranked (18-4, Conf: 8-3) Georgetown Hoyas [+8.5] deal the No.2 team in the country, the (23-1, Conf: 10-1) Syracuse Orange [-8.5] their first home loss of the season in this free college football predictions?

Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY, will be the site for a terrific SEC showdown as the 8th ranked (19-4, Conf: 7-1) Florida Gators [+9] pay a visit to the best team in the nation, the top-ranked (23-1, Conf: 9-0) Kentucky Wildcats [-9] tonight. This college basketball picks game gets underway this evening at 7 PM ET on ESPN.

“There’s no pressure on us, going into Rupp, just playing our game,” said UF guard, Kenny Boynton. “We’ve just got to go there with a winning mind-set. Everything else will take care of itself.”

NBA Odds: Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Free Basketball Predictions: Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, NY, will be the site for a potential Eastern Conference Finals showdown, as the (18-6) Chicago Bulls [-4] pay a visit to the (8-13) New York Knicks [+4] tonight. This game’s opening tipoff is scheduled for 8 PM ET live on TNT Sports. According to NBA odds makers, the projected OVER/UNDER line between the Bulls and Knicks is set at a combined total of 190 points tonight.

Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI, will be the site for a Big Ten showdown, a place where the Wolverines are perfect this season. Trying to put an end to that run will be the (17-5, Road: 3-4) Indiana Hoosiers [+4], who come into their matchup with the (16-6, Home: 12-0) Michigan Wolverines [-4] as the college basketball picks underdogs.

Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC, will be the site for an exciting ACC battle, as the (15-5, Conf: 4-1) NC State Wolfpack [+13.5] get set to take on the free college basketball predictions favorite and seventh seeded, (16-3, Conf: 3-1) North Carolina Tar Heels [-13.5]. This game has a scheduled opening kickoff slated for 7 PM and it’ll be broadcasted live on ESPN.

Clippers vs Lakers Free NBA Basketball Picks: Off to one of the worst possible starts to their season, the (10-8) Los Angeles Lakers [-3.5] will try and end a three-game skid at the expenses of their hated intracity rivals, (9-5) LA Clippers [+3.5] tonight at the Staples. This game will serve as the second of an NBA double-header on NBA TV’s Fan Night, which tips off tonight at 10:30 PM ET. The OVER/UNDER for the Clippers and Lakers is set at a combined total of 186.5 points.

The red-hot (16-3) Chicago Bulls [-9], winners of four consecutive games welcome the much-improved, NBA odds underdogs, (11-5) Indiana Pacers [+9] tonight to the United Center in a very interesting pro basketball picks.

This game’s opening tipoff is slated for tonight at 8 PM ET and it will be broadcasted live on NBA TV. According to NBA odds specialists, the Pacers and Bulls are projected to combine and score an OVER/UNDER total of 184.5 points this evening.

Two teams still looking to establish an identity this season will meet for the first time, as the (10-5) Los Angeles Lakers invade the American Airlines Arena to take on the (9-4) Miami Heat in this NBA basketball picks. This exciting interconference game will serve as the first of an NBA double-header on TNT, and it scheduled to tipoff tonight at 8 PM ET.

After an embarrassing, 120-98, loss to the Heat Tuesday night, the (9-5) San Antonio Spurs [+5.5] will finish their back-to-back Florida swing with an interesting free NBA basketball picks battle with the (10-3) Orlando Magic [-5.5]. This game’s opening tipoff is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 PM and it’ll be broadcasted live on FSSW and SunSpO.

Two hated intrastate rivals will collide tonight at Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS, at 8 PM ET as the (11-1) Kansas State Wildcats [+9] get set to take on the NCAA college basketball picks favorite (10-3) Kansas Jayhawks [-9].

The Miami Heat (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season on Monday night and they will look to bounce back in a big way in a free basketball picks matchup against the Indiana Pacers (4-1) on Wednesday at 7:30pm ET at the American Airlines Arena. Miami is still the NBA odds favorite to win it all this season, but there are several issues that they need to work out before anyone crowns them as NBA champions. The ‘Big Three” will continue to be the Big Three, but the Heat must play better collectively.

The second game of a short home-at-home series takes us to the Pepsi Center, the site for an NBA basketball picks matchup between the (3-2) LA Lakers [+4.5] and the (2-2) Denver Nuggets [-4.5]. The return of Andrew Bynum from a 4-game suspension electrified this Lakers team, as the young seven-footer made his presence felt throughout the game, but especially in crunch-time.

Unbeaten at home this season, the third ranked (12-1, Conf: 0-0) Kentucky Wildcats [-9.5] welcome the dangerous No.4 team in the nation in the betting odds underdog (12-1, Conf: 0-1) Louisville Cardinals [+9.5]. This will be a battle of two great teams and great coaches, as John Calipari faces Rick Pitino for the first time.

The STAPLES Center in Lobcity, California, will be the site for a great NBA basketball picks matchup between the (2-1) Chicago Bulls and CP3’s betting odds underdog (1-1) Los Angeles Clippers. This game has a scheduled opening kickoff slated for 10:30 PM ET and it’ll be broadcasted live on NBA TV. This will be the Clippers first home game of the season, after starting the year with a win at Golden State and a loss at San Antonio.

After a long lockout, the National Basketball Association is finally back in action with a 5-game Christmas Day schedule. All the action begins on TNT at Noon, followed by a two double-headers, one on TNT and the other on ESPN.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-2, 2-0 home) and the No.7 Baylor Bears (11-0, 2-0 away) will meet at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas in what should be an interesting free college basketball predictions showdown on Friday at 9:00pm ET on ESPN. The Mountaineers are a solid team that has notched nine wins in 11 tries so far and they also have a solid 5-3 record against the spread. The Mountaineers will have their hands full against an undefeated Baylor team that has covered the college basketball point spreads in all four tries so far. West Virginia's No.

Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, MO, will be the site for this Braggin’ Rights game between the (11-1, Road: 1-0) Illinois Fighting Illini [-7] and the hosting betting underdogs, (11-0, Home: 8-0) Missouri Tigers [+7]. This, Big 12 vs Big Ten matchup, is scheduled to tipoff tonight at 9 PM ET live on ESPN. According to free college basketball picks specialists, the projected OVER/UNDER line between Illinois and Missouri is currently set at a combined total of 139.5 points scored.

Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS, will be the site for a terrific basketball battle between the second ranked (8-0, Conf: 0-0) Ohio State Buckeyes [-3.5] taking on the No.13 team in the country, the (6-2, Conf: 0-0) Kansas Jayhawks [+3.5]. The opening tipoff for this free college basketball picks game is scheduled for Saturday at 3:15 PM ET. According to NCAA college basketball odds makers, the projected OVER/UNDER line between Ohio State and Kansas is set at a combined total of 137 points scored.

The No.24 Harvard Crimson (8-0, 0-0 Ivy) have a tough college basketball picks 2011 assignment against the defending champion and 9th ranked Connecticut Huskies (7-1, 0-0 Big East) on Thursday at 7:00pm ET, but the boys from the Ivy League could actually pull off the upset in this game. Neither of these teams has started conference play yet, but their records have shown that they are both very solid basketball teams. The Crimson is still undefeated, while the Huskies suffered their only loss in a 68-63 heartbreaker against the unranked Golden Knights of Central Florida.