Free College Basketball Picks For Today 1/18/2022
Baylor vs. West Virginia College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Baylor at West Virginia—Bears are 3-2 in the Big 12. Baylor has lost two straight in conference to Texas Tech and Oklahoma St all at home. They have won their road games at Iowa St by 5 and TCU by 12. Bears have shot the three well in the Big 12 hitting 38.2% and do a good job defending it at 26.2%.
A glaring weakness for Baylor in their conference game has been their defense inside. They turn over the ball and average team scoring inside.
West Virginia 2-2 in the conference losing both road games. They have wins at home to Kansas St and Oklahoma St. Mountaineers shooting has been dreadful in conference as they sit 10th and last in effective field goal percentage. They secure the basketball and make 80.8% at the free throw line. Mountaineers also have a notable home win to UCONN. Bears are shooting 51.1% on the road with 47.8% from three. Play Baylor -6.5.
Butler vs. UCONN College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Butler at UCONN—Bulldogs enter play at 2-3 in the Big East dropping a road decision by 40 at Villanova and beating Georgetown at home by 14. They have been blown out at home to Seton Hall and Xavier. Butler 10th and second worst in the Big East in defensive efficiency with a 9th rating on the defensive end.
Butler very weak on the offensive glass and three point shooting where they hit 27.6% in conference. They allow 37.9% from three against the Big East and weak defenders in the paint. UCONN 2-2 in conference with a loss by four at home to Providence and a win in overtime by 8 to St Johns.
Huskies have been a good three point shooting team in conference shooting 39.4% and strong on the glass on both ends. Issues with the Huskies is they don’t secure the basketball and struggle to score inside in Big East play. They don’t force turnovers in conference and allows 37.1% from three. Play Butler +13.
Davidson vs. VCU College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Davison at VCU—Wildcats are a perfect 4-0 in the Atlantic 10. They have road wins at Saint Joseph’s by 15 and Richmond by 3. Davidson tops in the conference in offensive efficiency behind 40.6% from three and strong shooting inside. Defense lacking in conference as they sit tenth as the Wildcats don’t force turnovers and allow 39.8% from three. Davidson not strong on the offensive glass.
VCU 3-1 in the A10 with the loss coming on the road to St Bonaventure by 20. They won their lone conference home game to George Washington by 27. VCU good defensive team in the A10 but their struggle on the defensive glass and shooting inside. Rams a good three point shooting team in conference hitting 38.8% and allowing 28.8% to opponents. Rams against the conference force turnovers. Wildcats good shooting has held up on the road. Play Davidson +2.5.
North Carolina vs. Miami College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
North Carolina at Miami—North Carolina sits at 4-1 in the ACC. The loss came on the road to Notre Dame by five and they have a blowout win at Georgia Tech plus a down Boston College team. In the non-conference they were pounded on neutral courts to Purdue, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Tar Heels have shot well in conference but it has been a relatively soft conference schedule thus far. They don’t force turnovers on defense and allow 35.6% from three in the ACC. Miami 5-1 in the ACC with a one point loss at Florida St. They have won all their home conference games.
Hurricanes best in offensive efficiency in the ACC shooting 41.9% from three and strong shooting inside. Miami does a good job of securing the basketball in conference and forces turnovers. Play Miami +2.5.
Kansas vs. Oklahoma College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Kansas at Oklahoma—Kansas enters play at 3-1 in the Big 12. On the road they have a win by 11 at Texas Tech and lost 75-67 at Texas Tech. Jayhawks sit first in offensive efficiency against the Big 12 bedhing good shooting from three and the Paint. They are best against the conference defending threes and the paint. Their weakness is they don’t force turnovers and on the defensive glass.
Kansas does a poor job of securing the basketball. Oklahoma 2-3 in the Big 12. All losses came on the road. At home they beat Kansas St by 2 and Iowa St by 13. One of the few strengths against the conference by Oklahoma has been scoring inside and on the defensive glass. Sooners struggles from three against the Big 12 hitting 29.8%.
The major concern is the Sooners sit 10th and worst against the conference in defensive effective field goal percentage. Last against the Big 12 in three point defense and third last in defending the paint. Play Kansas -3.5.
Iona vs. Monmouth College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Iona at Monmouth—Iona a perfect 6-0 in the MAAC. Three of their four home wins have come by double digits. Gaels sit first in offensive efficiency in conference behind strong scoring inside and on the offensive glass. They secure the basketball and force turnovers.
Iona holds opponents to 28.8% from three and pull down defensive rebounds. Monmouth enters play at 2-2 in conference. All conference games have been on the road coming off losses at Saint Peter’s by 5 and Marist by 36. Hawks play their third game in five days.
Monmouth sits tenth in offensive efficiency as they shoot only 24.1% from three and commits a high number of turnovers. Hawks are weak on the defensive glass and doesn’t force turnovers. Play Iona -1.5.
Duke vs. Florida St College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Duke at Florida St—Blue Devils are 4-1 against the ACC dropping a home game by two to Miami. Their lone road game against the ACC resulted in a 12 point win at Wake Forest.
Blue Devils against the conference has been good on the offensive glass and shooting in the paint. They make only 67.3% of their free throws in the ACC but first in defensive effective field goal percentage.
Florida St 4-2 in the ACC with a three point home loss to Syracuse and wins by 9 to Louisville as well as a one point win to Miami. Seminoles in conference secures the basketball and forces turnovers on defense. They have defended well at home. Play Florida St +4.5.
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Wisconsin vs. Northwestern College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Wisconsin at Northwestern—Badgers sit 5-1 in the Big Ten with a loss by 18 at Ohio St with the wins by 5 at Purdue and Maryland by 1. Wisconsin in conference has secured the basketball but struggled at the three point line where they make 27.8%. Badgers have not been strong defending inside against the Big Ten.
Northwestern 2-4 in the Big Ten. Three home games all resulted in loss by 6 to Michigan St, 4 to Penn St and 7 to Maryland. Wildcats 14th and last against the Big Ten in effective field goal percentage struggling from three and in the paint. Northwestern in conference has struggled on the defensive glass and surrenders 35.3% from three. Play Wisconsin -2.
Clemson vs. Syracuse College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Clemons at Syracuse—Tigers check in at 2-4 in the ACC. They do have road wins at Virginia and NC State. They dropped ACC games on the highway to Notre Dame and Miami. Clemson comes off a bad loss at home to a down Boston College team. Tigers sit 13th in the ACC in offensive efficiency as they struggled from three and the free throw line. They don’t secure the basketball in conference. A positive in their work on the defensive glass.
Syracuse 2-4 in the ACC. Their wins came at home to Pittsburgh and on the road to Florida St. They have home losses to Virginia and Florida St. Orange in conference has hit 37% from three and good on the offensive glass. Syracuse holds conference foes to 32.7% from three. They are extremely weak scoring and defending inside. Play Syracuse -3.5.
Kansas St vs. Texas College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Kansas St at Texas—Wildcats are a disappointing 1-4 in the Big 12. On the road they dropped games by 2 at Oklahoma and 3 at West Virginia. Kansas St has been weak in conference on the glass and scoring inside. They don’t force turnovers against the conference. Texas 3-2 in the Big 12 with e loss coming on the road.
In their Big 12 home games they picked up wins by 15 to West Virginia and 14 to Oklahoma. Longhorns sit third in offensive efficiency in the Big 12 above average in the key areas of shooting, rebounding and limiting turnovers. They make 78.3% of their free throws in the Big 12. They secure the paint well and do a good job on the defensive glass. Wildcats shoot only 37.9% on the road with 32.7% from three. Longhorns hit 48.1% at home. Play Texas -11.
Air Force vs. Boise St College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Air Force at Boise St—Air Force is 1-2 in the Mountain West but has covered all three games. Joe Scott is in his second tenure with the program and in year two has resorted back to the Princeton offense where he had success. Falcons have shot and defended the three well against the Mountain West. Boise St 3-0 in conference.
Broncos have shot poorly from the free throw line in conference at 58.9% and have been weak defending the perimeter as they allow 36.4% from three. They don’t secure the basketball and do not force turnovers in the Mountain West. Play Air Force +18.
Iowa St vs. Texas Tech College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Iowa St at Texas Tech—Cyclones are 2-3 in the Big 12 dropping both road games by 13 at Oklahoma and one to Kansas. They have a five point home defeat to Baylor. Iowa St has struggled in the Big 12 in defending threes and inside. They are poor on the offensive and defensive glass in conference.
Texas Tech 3-2 in the Big 12 with both losses on the road. They beat Kansas by 8 and Oklahoma St by 21. Red Raiders best against the conference in defensive efficiency with strong defending inside and on the glass. A weak three point shooting team in the Big 12 at 27.6% but they are strong scoring around the hoop. Iowa St road defense has been poor as they allow 49.3% and 37.3% from three. Play Texas Tech -7.5.
Utah St vs. Fresno St College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/18/2022
Utah St at Fresno St—Aggies are 1-3 in the Mountain West. They have road defeats at Air Force and Colorado St. They needed overtime to beat New Mexico on the road. Aggies have been poor in the Mountain West from three where they hit 19% and allow 39.4% from three.
Fresno St is an experienced team and sit at 2-1 in conference. Their loss came on the road to Boise St. In their home game the Bulldogs pounded San Jose St by 20. Fresno St sits 2nd in offensive efficiency in the Mountain West as they secure the basketball and strong scoring inside. Bulldogs strong on the defensive glass. Play Fresno St -3.
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