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].

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 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.

When you put to ranked, undefeated teams together on the same court, something’s got to give! That’ll be the case in tonight’s semifinals of the 2011 Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center, as the15th ranked (4-0, Conf: 0-0) Michigan Wolverines [+7] take on the No.5 team, the (5-0, Conf: 0-0) Duke Blue Devils [-7].

The top-ranked team in the nation will open up play in the college basketball predictions Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational when the No.1 North Carolina (2-0) hosts the winless Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-2) on Sunday at 2:00pm ET. North Carolina has not played since winning at UNC-Asheville, 91-75, on Nov. 13, while Mississippi Valley State is playing its third consecutive road game to open the year after back-to-back defeats against Notre Dame and DePaul.

We have what should be an exciting college basketball predictions showdown between the Davidson Wildcats (2-0) and the No.6 Duke Blue Devils (3-0) on Friday at 6:00pm ET on ESPNU. The Blue Devils, who are tough to beat at Cameron Indoor Stadium, is favored by 17.5 points in this game. But Davidson has a solid team that could pull off a surprise on any given night against anybody. Coach Mike Krzyzewski has reached his record-setting win already and the Blue Devils won't encounter any problems in helping him grab No. 904.

In an interstate clash between two very unevenly matched teams, the North Florida Ospreys (1-1) will face off against the heavy NCAA college basketball picks favorite No.7 Florida Gators (1-1) on Thursday at 8:00pm ET on ESPN3. The seventh-ranked Gators look to bounce back from a difficult defeat Thursday night when they face North Florida, which has had basically no success on the road against non-conference opponents since becoming a Division I program six years ago.

The Maryland Terrapins (1-0) got off to a winning start on Sunday, as the school won their first game without Gary Williams on the sideline since 1989. Mark Turgeon guided the Terrapins past North Carolina-Wilmington, but faces a much bigger test to get to his second 2011 college basketball predictions win of the season though, as the Terrapins get set to take on the No.15 Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) on Thursday at 5:00pm ET on ESPN2.

The Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA, will be the site for a Big West vs Big East matchup as the (1-0) Long Beach State 49ers [+13½] visit the (2-0) Pittsburgh Panthers [-13½]. This game is scheduled to tipoff tonight at 9 PM ET and it’ll be broadcasted live on ESPN-U. Both of these schools have gotten off to perfect starts. But tonight, only one will walk away unbeaten.

Trying to start the season 2-0 won’t be easy, as the second ranked (1-0) Kentucky Wildcats [-6½] visit the No.12 team in the country, (1-0) Kansas Jayhawks [+6½] in a very important game early in the season. This NCAA college basketball game is set to get underway this evening at 9 PM ET.

While we may not have NBA Basketball anytime soon, it seems, we do have a great college basketball matchup early on. Value City Arena (Schottenstein Center) in Columbus, OH, will be the site for the game of the week, as the 7th ranked (1-0, Conf: 0-0) Florida Gators [+10½] visit the No.3 team in the nation, the (1-0, Conf: 0-0) Ohio State Buckeyes [-10½].

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-0) host a free college basketball picks showdown against the Washington State Cougars (0-0) at the midnight hour on the East Coast on Monday at 11:59pm ET. The No. 23 Bulldogs defeated Eastern Washington in Friday’s season-opening game to improve to 90-6 at home since moving into the McCarthey Athletic Center in 2004. The contest is the first of the season for Washington State. This will be the 146th meeting between the two schools with the Cougars leading the series 98-47 all-time.

Tonight is the beginning of the toughest two-game NCAA basketball picks start on record for Michigan State basketball as they take on the No.1 North Carolina Tar Heels, with a game against No.6 Duke set for Tuesday at New York's Madison Square Garden. The Spartans believe they can pull off this upset over North Carolina tonight at 7:00pm ET on ESPN, even if no one else does. To do so, it all starts with limiting North Carolina's transition opportunities. That means not turning it over, taking good shots and spending every ounce of energy possible to get back on defense.

The fact that the NBA Lockout continues doesn’t mean that there can be no basketball! On this 11-11-11, a new season of college hoops begins, as the long road to deciding the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tips off. Having loss Kemba Walker, the Connecticut Huskies likelihood of repeating as champs isn’t very likely. Then again, neither was coach’s Jim Calhoun run the National Title last season. 25 years and three championships later, coach Calhoun welcomes a new talented class of players to the program.

It is very hard to win back to back National Championships in any college sport, but it will be especially difficult for the Connecticut Huskies to repeat and cash in on their 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship predictions as a 12/1 longshot this season. The Huskies will start the season in the Top 10 in the nation, and many like their chances of contending once again in spite of the fact that Kemba Walker has left the school for the NBA.

The 2011 college basketball tournament will conclude on Monday as the #4 Connecticut Huskies will face the #8 Butler Bulldogs in the NCAAB championship game. Tip off for this game is set for 9:23pm ET on CBS with Houston's Reliant Stadium hosting this year’s big game. This game will feature two teams that struggled at some points during the regular season but both have peaked at the right time, and are currently the two hottest schools in the nation.

The 2011 NCAA tournament is down to its final stages with the one thing left to do is nail your championship predictions. The #3 Connecticut Huskies will be taking on the Butler Bulldogs in Houston on Monday, April 4th at 9:07pm ET. The Huskies will try to finish the season with their 11th straight victory as these are clearly the hottest teams in the nation at season’s end. Connecticut will be facing a Butler team that just seems to know how to get it done.

In a game that will generate more common Final Four bracket predictions; the #4 Kentucky Wildcats will face the #3 Connecticut Huskies on Saturday at 8:49pm ET on CBS. The teams met in November in the Maui Invitational final and the unranked Huskies ran off with an 84-67 victory over then #8 Kentucky. Both of these teams have changed a lot since then, mainly because the three freshmen who play key roles for both teams now have a full season under their belt. Both Jim Calhoun and John Calipari are elite coaches, but Calhoun has the edge in terms of experience.

The NCAA tournament has never faced bettors with such an unorthodox Final Four bracket prediction as it will when the #8 Butler Bulldogs square off against the #11 VCU Rams tonight at 6:09pm ET on CBS. These teams have become the highest combined seeds to ever meet in the Final Four in college basketball history.

Most 2011 NCAA Final Four predictions to win this year’s championship are coming from the major conference match-up between the #4 Kentucky Wildcats and the #3 Connecticut Huskies on Saturday at 8:49pm ET on CBS. Kemba Walker has taken Jim Calhoun’s Huskies on his back to bring Connecticut into the Final Four. Kentucky's Final Four betting odds are very strong though because they are coming off two monster victories, knocking off #1 Ohio State and #2 North Carolina.

In the one game where some people got their Final 4 picks correct, the #4 Kentucky Wildcats will take on the #3 Connecticut Huskies on Saturday, April 2nd at 8:39pm ET on CBS. The two more experienced teams and coaches will meet in Houston to decide who goes on to the 2011 title game to face the winner between VCU and Butler, which will have already played once this game tips-off. The Wildcats have put together two strong victories to make it to the Final 4. Kentucky first knocked off Jared Sullinger and the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes before knocking out the #2 UNC Tar Heels.

With the #11 VCU Rams and the #8 Butler Bulldogs becoming the highest combined seeds to ever match up in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, we find ourselves making Final 4 predictions that we never thought we would. VCU had already made history by making it to the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight, but then they made a statement with their decisive win over top-seeded Kansas. Butler is, well, Butler.