College basketball betting fans are ready for some Hump Day hoops. Wednesday's NCAA schedule has some classic conference confrontations involving Top 25 programs. Here's a look at the highlights:

North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers
If bettors should know anything about UNC coach Roy Williams, it's that he doesn't care about non-conference play. The Tar Heels' goal is to be ready for ACC competition, which was evident in their 78-64 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies as 8-point favorites this weekend.

North Carolina came out a bit flat in the first half, shooting just 13-of-29. However, the Heels turned it on down the stretch and buried their final five 3-point attempts of the game to cover the college basketball pointspread. The outside shooting has been a target since the upset loss to the College of Charleston. In that game UNC made just 1-of-6 from 3-point range and connected on just 5-of-16 from beyond the arc versus the Hokies.

Clemson bounced back from a rough trip to Cameron Indoor last week with a 72-56 win over the Boston College Eagles on the weekend. Trevor Booker remains the key to the Tigers ’ offense, averaging almost 15 points a game, but junior guard Demontez Stitt has stepped up for Clemson. Stitt is scoring nearly 11 points a game and leads the team with 3.8 assists. He netted 15 points in the win over Boston College.

Pittsburgh Panthers at Connecticut Huskies
Connecticut is coming off a disappointing loss to the Georgetown Hoyas this weekend. The Huskies led the Hoyas for most of the game but went cold down the stretch. The big difference was the production of forward Stanley Robinson in the second half. The athletic leaper scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half but was invisible to his teammates in the final 20 minutes.

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Coach Jim Calhoun is pointing the finger at sophomore point guard Kemba Walker. He was solid in the first half, handing out six assists and setting the pace for Connecticut. But in the second half, Walker committed three of his five turnovers and didn't register a single assist, leaving the Huskies ’ offense to score only 29 points after dropping 40 in the opening half.

Pittsburgh is beginning to find its form after a tough non-conference schedule. The Panthers players are settling into their roles after watching so much talent leave from last year's squad. One of those players knowing their role is junior forward Gilbert Brown.

He scored 17 points off the bench in Pitt's 74-71 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats as a 4-point road underdog Sunday. Brown, whose college career has been plagued with injuries and academic issues, is averaging 10 points in his four games since missing the first semester due to academic suspension.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan State Spartans
The Spartans have opened Big Ten play with three straight wins, the most recent a 71-53 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes as 14-point road favorites Saturday. Michigan State is still trying to get more from its high-profile players after Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers have struggled to produce every game. Coach Tom Izzo didn't make any bones about letting his players know they needed to play better. Lucas scored 14 points and had four assists while Summers had just three points on 1-of-2 shooting in the win over Iowa.

Luckily for MSU, sophomore forward Draymond Green has been exceeding expectations. Green has averaged more than 14 points over his last four games, giving the Spartans a boost off the bench. Green does it all for Michigan State, pulling down almost eight rebounds a night, totaling 23 steals and 12 blocks this season.
The Golden Gophers officially threw their hat in the conference ring with a win over Ohio State this weekend. Minnesota locked down the Buckeyes for just 29 points in the second half, pulling off the 73-62 victory as a 4-point home favorite. Coach Tubby Smith has stressed the importance of stopping teams with the offense lacking the same punch as some of their Big Ten rivals.
The Gophers' physical style of basketball got to the Buckeyes. Both teams traded words throughout the game with the referees separating players more than once. Minnesota's biggest weapon heading into Wednesday is red-hot guard Blake Hoffarber, who scored 27 points including hitting 7-of-9 shots from beyond the arc.


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