College Basketball Picks

Iowa is coming off a 82-72 road setback against Maryland and will look to get back to their winning ways at home where they are 10-1 this season. The Illini has been playing exceptionally well reeling off seven consecutive wins, but they haven’t fared well in Iowa against losing three straight.

Auburn played Kentucky tough last season, losing the first game but rallied on the road to win in overtime. Neither squad has been padding bankrolls this season with both posting losing records against the number. Is the dog the prudent play here?

The Spartans catch the Badgers dealing with a lot of adversity this week with their second leading scorer Kobe King requesting a transfer and junior guard Brad Davison serving a suspension. MSU comes into the game off back to back wins and covers but keep in mind that they’re just 2-2 on the road in Big Ten games.

Neither team shot well in the earlier meeting a 65-56 win by Rhode Island as an +8.5 road dog. They’ll switch venues moving to the Ryan Center where URI will host VCU in the back end of home and home season series. The oddsmaker has listed the host as just a -1 favorite to double up with a total line of 141.

Zaga won by 50 the last time these two clubs met holding Santa Clara to just 30% from the field a full 17% from their seasonal average. The Broncos should be better at home but can they’d need to be 34 points better to get the cover? Read on to get Dan’s free NCAA basketball pick.

Baylor easily dispatched Iowa State 68-55 in a match just two weeks ago and will now look to do it again on the road. The Cyclones lack of scoring against the Bears is the norm for them when facing a topflight defense scoring 55 or fewer against not only Baylor, but also against Texas Tech and Kansas. Can ISU keep this within a couple of baskets? Our CBB prognosticator breaks it down.

This will be the second meeting of the season between these two clubs. In the first match, the Seminoles got the win but the Cavs got the money with FSU winning 54-50 as a -6.5 home favorite. The venue now switches to the John Paul Jones Arena in Virginia where the UVA is 8-3 on the season. Read on to get Dan’s projected point spread winner.

The Jayhawks are down two forwards with David McCormack and Silvio De Sousa both suspended for their part in a brawl in the Kansas State game last week. Their absence was felt in their closer than expected 74-68 victory as a 13-point favorite over the Vols on Saturday. This time around they’ll be laying eight points making this maybe an overlay.

The Maryland Terrapins head to Indiana to take on the Hoosiers in an afternoon game at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The college basketball betting board lists the host as a -1 favorite on the point spread line with the O/U offered at 133.5.

The No. 1 ranked Baylor Bears travel to Florida to take on the Gators in Saturday night SEC action. The line is a surprising +2 for Baylor, but this is one of those games that appears to be too easy. Read on to see who Dan is playing.