Free College Basketball Picks For Today 1/3/2023
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Kansas vs. Texas Tech College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Kansas St vs. Texas Tech—Kansas sits at 12-1 on the year. They moved to 1-0 in the Big 12 with the 69-67 home win to Oklahoma St. Jayhawks sit 14th in offensive efficiency as they convert 36.9% from three and 54% inside. A strong defensive team sitting 10 in efficiency by forcing turnovers and holding the opposition to 31.1% from three along with 44.8% inside. Texas Tech is 10-3 on the season and 0-1 in the Big 12. Red Raiders come off the 57-61 road defeat at TCU. Texas Tech is sixth in the nation in effective field goal percentage as they convert on 36.7% from three and 58.4% around the bucket. They are a strong rebounding team on both ends. Defensively they are holding opponents to 30.2% from three along with 45.9% inside. Red Raiders a perfect 8-0 at home shooting 52.4% from the field and holding teams to 38.8% overall and 25.3% from three. Play Texas Tech +1.5.
Marquette vs. St Johns College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Marquette at St Johns—Marquette enters play at 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the Big East. They have a road conference win at Providence in overtime and a two point loss at Villanova. Golden Eagles eighth in the nation in offensive efficiency behind ball security and 60.3% shooting inside. They forced turnovers on defense and surrender 49.3% inside. Weak on the glass on both ends. St Johns is 11-4 and 1-3 in the Big East. They have a four point home loss to Xavier. Conference numbers reveal 29.1% shooting from three and 63.5% at the line. They struggle against the Big East with interior defense allowing 53.4% and weak on the glass. Golden Eagles a strong shooting team around the bucket. Red Storm has dropped three straight conference games. Play Marquette -2.
Virginia vs. Pittsburgh College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Virginia at Pittsburgh—Virginia enters play at 10-2 on the year. Cavaliers are 2-1 in the ACC with a road win at Georgia Tech by 18 and a loss at Miami by two. Cavaliers sit 16th in offensive efficiency as they secure the basketball and convert 36.7% from three. Strong defensive team inside as they hold teams to 43.7% shooting. Pittsburgh checks in at 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. They have a home conference win to North Carolina by two. Panthers has shot well converting 34.2% from three and 53.9% inside. A strong defensive team from the perimeter as they allow 29.1% from three. In their conference games the Cavaliers are shooting only 39.9%. Panthers past five games are hitting 47.6% and allowing 41.2%. Play Pittsburgh +6.
Seton Hall vs. Creighton College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Seton Hall at Creighton—Seton Hall has a mark of 8-7 on the year and 1-3 in the Big East. Pirates have lost both road conference games losing by three at Xavier and 14 at Marquette. Pirates has struggled in Big East play with turnovers and 28.4% shooting from three. They have allowed conference foes to shoot 53% inside and have been poor on the defensive glass. Turnovers also has been an issue in conference play. Creighton is 8-6 overall and 2-1 in the Big East. They are 2-0 at home in conference winning by 22 to Butler and 15 to DePaul as they got their center back healthy from injury. Blue Jays a good shooting team that converts 35.9% from three and 55.3% inside. Strong o the defensive glass and limits the opposition to 47.3% shooting around the bucket. In their true road games, Seton Hall shooting only 25% from three while allowing 48.2% overall. Creighton has shot well at home with 48.4% overall and 37.2% from three. With Kalkbrenner back will back the home team here. Play Creighton -8.5.
Kansas St vs. Texas College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Kansas St at Texas—Kansas St is 12-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big 12 with an 82-76 home win in overtime to West Virginia. Their lone loss came on the road to Butler. Wildcats on offense strong on the glass and inside where they make 53.1%. They do a good job of forcing turnovers on defense plus hold opponents to 30.5% from three and 47.1% around the bucket. Texas has a mark of 12-1 and 1-0 in conference with a 70-69 win at Oklahoma. Longhorns are tenth in offensive efficiency as they hit 58.5% inside plus secures the basketball. Thirteenth in defensive efficiency by allowing 30.9% from three and 46% around the bucket. Longhorns have failed to cover six of eight. In recent step up games the Longhorns shot 41.9% at home to Creighton and 43.1% in the conference opener at Oklahoma. Play Kansas St +10.
LSU vs. Kentucky College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
LSU at Kentucky—LSU enters play at 12-1 and 1-0 in the SEC after their 60-57 home win to Arkansas. Tigers force turnovers on defense and limits teams to 27.6% from three. On offense they shoot well around the bucket at 52.2%. Kentucky is 904 and 0-1 in the SEC after their 89-75 road defeat at Missouir. Wildcats sit 18th in offensive efficiency behind strong rebounding and hitting 39% from three. Wildcats 29th in defensive efficiency by limiting opponents to 45.1% inside. Tigers play their first true road game. Kentucky in their past five games is surrendering 47.3% shooting. Wildcats have failed to cover seven straight. Play LSU +10.5.
Mississippi St vs. Tennessee College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Mississippi St at Tennessee—Mississippi St enters with a 11-2 record. They are 0-1 in the SEC with a 78-67 home loss to Alabama. Bulldogs have struggles shooting the basketball making 31.1% from three, 48.8% inside and 64.8% at the free throw line. Mississippi St strong defensive team sitting sixth in the nation in efficiency. Team holds opponents to 29.4% from three along with 42.3% around the bucket. Tennessee a mark of 11-2 and 1-0 in conference after their 63-59 win at Ole Miss. Volunteers are number one in defensive efficiency as they force turnovers plus hold teams to 21.1% from three and 42.1% around the bucket. On offense they commit turnovers but shoot only 32.4% from three and 48.5% inside the arc. Bulldogs only one true road game with a 18 point win at a down Minnesota team. Bulldogs have failed to cover seven of eight. Back to back losses to Drake by six on a neutral and by 11 at home to Alabama. They have shot 38.8% or worse in three straight. Play Tennessee -9.5.
Notre Dame vs. Boston College College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Notre Dame at Boston College—Notre Dame is 8-6 this season and 0-3 in the ACC. Fighting Irish has a one point road ACC loss at Florida. St. Team has shot well at 38% from three and 52.5% inside. They make their free throws at 79.9%. On defense the Fighting Irish doesn’t force turnovers and allows 52.5% inside. Boston College is 7-7 and 1-2 in the ACC. They have a home five point overtime win to Virginia Tech. BC is a very poor offensive team sitting 329th in the nation in effective field goal percentage making 27% from three and 47.3% around the bucket. Eagles are giving up 36.5% from three. At home, Boston College shooting only 40.2% and 23.1% from three. Fighting Irish did shoot 50.9% at Florida St. Play Notre Dame -2.5.
Mississippi vs. Alabama College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Mississippi at Alabama—Ole Miss is 8-5 on the year and 0-1 in the SEC with a four point loss at home to Tennessee. Team struggles on offense with turnovers, 31.4% three pointers and 67.8% at the free throw line. Rebels struggle on defense with rebounding but force turnovers and limit opponents to 44.1% around the bucket. Alabama sits 11-2 overall and 1-0 in conference. Team is 17th in offensive efficiency with rebounding and 52.5% shooting inside. Crimson Tide commits high turnovers and don’t force them on defense. Strong defensive team limiting teams to 29.8% from three and 42.5% around the bucket. In their lone true road game, the Rebels shot only 33.3% and 25% from three scoring 57 at Memphis. Past five games the Bulldogs are holding teams to 39.3% shooting. Play Ole Miss and Alabama under 148.5.
Utah St vs. Air Force College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Utah St at Air Force—Utah St is 12-2 on the year. They are 1-0 in the Mountain West with a 67-54 home win to Fresno St. The team is fifth in effective field goal percentage shooting 41.6% from three and 53.6% inside. On defense a good rebounding team that holds teams to 44.4% inside. Air Force is 0-6 but 0-2 in the Mountain West with a six point home loss to Nevada. They have played a weak non-conference schedule as their offensive numbers look good with 36.6% from three and 56.6% inside. They hold opponents to 27.6% from three and 47.9% inside. Weak on the offensive glass. Defensive has gone south for the Falcons in conference by allowing 47% shooting. In their home win to Fresno St, the Aggies shot only 43.5%. Falcons have covered eight of nine. Play Air Force +7.5.
New Mexico vs. Fresno St College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
New Mexico at Fresno St—New Mexico is 14-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Mountain West. Conference wins came to Colorado St by 19 at home and Wyoming by one on the road. Lobos a strong shooting team that hits 37.2% from three and 52.9% around the bucket. On defense, they limit opponents to 32.3% shooting along with 47.1% around the bucket. Fresno St is 5-8 and 1-1 in conference. A home win to Wyoming by five and a road loss at Utah St by 13. Bulldogs have issues offensively with turnovers, rebounding and at the three point line where they make 27.5%. Good shooting team inside at 51.2%. Fresno St holds opponents to 31.6% from three and 46.4% around the bucket. Lobos great form has followed on the road as they hit 48.5% with 37.5% from three while limiting opponents to 42.8%. Fresno St has shot poorly at home at 40.6% with 26.9% from three. Play New Mexico -4.5.
Ball St vs. Toledo College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/3/2023
Ball St at Toledo—Ball St is 9-4 overall as they begin MAC conference play. Red Hawks. Team has shot the three ball well at 38.3% and rebound on the offensive end. Weak rebounding team on defense and allows 35.2% from three. They limit opponents to 46.3% inside. Toledo is 9-4 overall. Rockets 22nd in offensive efficiency as they secure the basketball, hit 37.8% from three and 52.9% inside. Toledo poor with defensive rebounding and guarding the three by allowing 36.7% from three. Five straight wins for the Red Hawks. They have shot well in their four true road games by hitting 46.3% with 40.5% from three. Rockets at home allowing 38.2% from three. Play Ball St +8.5.