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The college basketball conference tournament schedule continues on Saturday night. The Big East Tournament champion will be crowned at Madison Square Garden when No. 1 seed St. John's faces No. 2 seed Creighton at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Red Storm listed as 6.5-point favorites in the DraftKings Sportsbook college basketball odds. St. John's won the league title by three games in the regular season, but one of its losses came on the road against the Bluejays. Other college basketball games today include Akron vs. Miami (OH) in the MAC Championship and Duke vs. Louisville in the ACC Championship.

Top seed Houston (-6) faces No. 3 seed Arizona in the Big 12 Tournament title game at 6 p.m. ET, and UC San Diego (-5.5) squares off against UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament championship. DraftKings has college basketball bets and props for every game on today's schedule, including the WAC Tournament title game between No. 1 seed Utah Valley (+4) and No. 2 seed Grand Canyon in the final game of the day (11:40 p.m. ET).  

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Liberty (-5.5, 131.5) covers against Jacksonville State

Liberty won eight of its final nine games during the regular season, including a win over Jacksonville State on Feb. 27. The Flames have notched wins over UTEP and Kennesaw State this week, erasing a nine-point halftime deficit in their win on Friday. Senior guard Kade Metheny, who averages 13.2 points per game, finished with 24 points and knocked down seven 3-pointers. Jacksonville State lost four of its final seven games during the regular season, and it barely escaped with a 70-68 win over Middle Tennessee on Friday. The model has the Flames nearly winning by double digits and covering in 60% of simulations.

Creighton (+6.5, 142.5) covers against St. John's

Creighton was one of the few teams that was able to solve St. John's during the regular season, picking up an outright win over the Red Storm at the end of December. The Bluejays nearly swept the regular-season series, ultimately covering the spread in a two-possession game in the rematch on Feb. 16. They are coming off one of their best victories of the campaign, taking down two-time defending national champion UConn at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Senior center Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of the best big men in college basketball, and he plays a key role in the model's projections, which have Creighton winning outright and covering the spread well over 70% of the time.

Duke (-6.5, 146.5) covers against Louisville

Duke survived a late comeback bid by North Carolina on Friday night, holding on for a 74-71 win over the Tar Heels. The Blue Devils are expected to be without star freshman Cooper Flagg (ankle) again on Saturday, but they still have a deep and talented roster. They beat the Cardinals by double digits on the road in the lone meeting during the regular season, with four starters finishing in double figures. SportsLine's model has Kon Knueppel scoring 15 points in this game, helping the Blue Devils cover the spread in over 70% of simulations.

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