College Basketball Picks: Our Expert CBB Moneyline Parlay for January 31

Baylor, UCLA, and Arkansas are featured in our three-leg parlay for Saturday, January 31, courtesy of college basketball expert Rohit Ponnaiya.

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Rohit Ponnaiya • Betting Analyst
Jan 31, 2026 • 11:56 ET • 4 min read
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We're building a moneyline parlay with some of our favorite college basketball picks for another packed Saturday of NCAA hoops action.

Today, I'm backing Baylor to snap a losing streak while also betting on Arkansas and UCLA to remain undefeated at home. Best of all, this parlay has been BOOSTED by our friends at bet365 from +366 to +431. 

College basketball moneyline parlay for January 31

Baylor Baylor Bears 

Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks

UCLA UCLA Bruins

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Baylor Baylor Bears vs West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers

Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Morgantown, WV
TV: ESPN2
Pick: Baylor (+125)

The West Virginia Mountaineers are undefeated at home but the Baylor Bears have owned the head-to-head lately. The Bears have won 10 of the last 11 meetings including their last four trips to Morgantown. 

The Bears have struggled this year, going just 1-7 in their last eight games. However, four of those losses came against teams in the top 15 of the AP rankings. Meanwhile, WVU has played the weakest schedule out of any Big 12 team. 

The Mountaineers struggle to put up points and don't have the athletes to contain Baylor's backcourt of Cameron Carr and Tounde Yessoufou.

Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats vs Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks

Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Fayetteville, AR
TV: ESPN
Pick: Arkansas (-300)

The Kentucky Wildcats are fresh off a 25-point loss to Vanderbilt and now face the No. 15 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks and former coach John Calipari.

In Calipari's first year at the helm last season, he led the Razorbacks to an 89-79 win in Lexington. This year's Arkansas squad is even better while UK is worse.

The Wildcats don't have the necessary athletes and shooters for Mark Pope's system and their defense has been getting torched by up-tempo attacks. That spells trouble with Arkansas sixth in the country in adjusted offense 20th in adjusted tempo.

The Razorbacks boast a perfect 12-0 record at home and will improve on that today.

Indiana Indiana Hoosiers vs UCLA UCLA Bruins

Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Los Angeles, CA
TV: Peacock
Pick: UCLA (-180)

This looks like a letdown spot for the Indiana Hoosiers, who are coming off a massive upset win at home against rival Purdue.

This will be their first trip to the West Coast since USC and the UCLA Bruins joined the Big Ten last season. Those trips to the West Coast have been tough on teams so its no surprise that the Bruins have won 14 straight games at home. 

UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau (18.2 ppg, 57.5 2PT%) should thrive inside against a IU team that does a poor job defending the rim. On the other end of the floor, the Bruins have ramped up their defensive intensity, holding foes to just 64.8 ppg over their last six games.

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Rohit Ponnaiya
Betting Analyst

With a background playing soccer, rugby, and boxing, combined with a journalism degree, it's little surprise that Rohit gravitated towards the world of sports betting. He specializes in betting on UFC and college basketball, two sports where the eyeball test can tell you a lot more about matchups than analytics. Rohit has years of experience handicapping NFL and NBA games as well as niche betting markets such as politics. He's also the resident CFL expert and formerly hosted "The Chez and Ro Show" with former CFL star Davis Sanchez.

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