The first Saturday college basketball slate of 2025 opens with a bang, with No. 6 Florida taking on No. 10 Kentucky at 11 a.m. ET. Notable games later in the day include North Carolina at Notre Dame, No. 23 Arkansas at No. 1 Tennessee, No. 25 Baylor at No. 3 Iowa State, BYU at No. 14 Houston, No. 15 UCLA at Nebraska, South Carolina at No. 17 Mississippi State, and No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 5 Alabama (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 28-12 (+1449) in his last 40 official CBB plays on SportsLine.

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

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