It's a fun weekend ahead in college hoops. There's a bevy of games between ranked teams, plenty of interesting tilts to go with all the big football. To help you get a grasp on the gambling aspect, our experts are giving you their picks against the spread for all top-25 teams in action Saturday.

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Saturday's Expert Picks: Against the spread

Game Favorite


Gary
Parrish



Matt
Norlander

Kyle
Boone


Chip
Patterson
No. 1 Villanova
at No. 10 Creighton

1 p.m.
Creighton by 1
No. 5 Duke
at Virginia Tech

12 p.m
Duke by 5
No. 6 Louisville
vs. No. 16 Indiana

12:30 p.m.
Louiville by 1.5
No. 7 Gonzaga
at Pacific

8 p.m.
Gonzaga by 20
No. 9 North Carolina
at Georgia Tech

Noon
UNC by 17
No. 20 Florida State
at No. 12 Virginia

2 p.m.
Virginia by 9
No. 17 Xavier
at Georgetown

11 a.m.
Xavier by 2.5
San Diego
at No. 19 Saint Mary's

9 p.m.
Saint Mary's by 23
No. 24 Notre Dame
at Pittsburgh

2 p.m.
Notre Dame by 1