College basketball action heats up Saturday, Jan. 18 with every top-10 team in the country taking the floor. No. 4 Alabama and No. 8 Kentucky get things started at 12 p.m. ET to headline the day's games, while No. 1 Auburn hopes to continue winning despite missing star Johni Broome. No. 13 Oregon looks to extend its winning streak to four games when it faces No. 17 Purdue, while No. 5 Florida and No. 9 Kansas attempt to right the ship after losses earlier in the week. (see college basketball odds here).

Before you make any college basketball picks for Saturday, be sure to check out proven CBB expert Thomas Casale's betting preview.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

He's done well in college basketball, going 341-208 (62.1%) over the last three campaigns. Casale went 28-14-1 (+1215) on CBB picks after joining SportsLine late in the 2023-24 season! He's 33-17 (+1404) in his last 50 official CBB plays on SportsLine.

Now, he's turned his attention to Saturday's slate and is revealing his betting strategy -- including for the Alabama-Kentucky game. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what he's thinking before locking in any college basketball picks.

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