Free College Basketball Picks For Today 1/16/2023
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Purdue vs. Michigan St College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Purdue at Michigan St—Purdue is 16-1 on the year and 5-1 in the Big Ten. Boilermakers road wins at Nebraska and Ohio St. Team sits tops in conference offensive efficiency with rebounding, 36.1% shooting from three and 53.2% inside. On defense they struggle at the perimeter by allowing 36.3% from three but hold opponents to 45.8% around the bucket. Michigan St a mark of 12-5 and 4-2 in conference. Home loss to Northwestern with wins to Nebraska and Michigan. Spartans struggling shooting inside against the Big Ten by hitting 47.8% but convert 81.9% at the free throw line. Defensively strong on the glass and perimeter by holding teams to 27.6% from three. Weak in conference with interior defense allowing 49% shooting. Spartans defense has been outstanding at home by allowing 40.7%. Purdue is shooting only 43% on the road. Play Michigan St +4.
Georgetown vs. Villanova College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Georgetown at Villanova—Georgetown is 5-13 this year and 0-7 in the Big Ten. Hoyas last in three point shooting in the Big East making only 29.3%. They make only 46.5% inside and 64.6% at the line in conference. Georgetown last in defensive efficiency in the Big East by allowing 42.4% from three and 53.7% around the bucket. Villanova is 8-10 overall and 2-5 in the Big East. Home losses to Marquette and Xavier. Wildcats has struggled in conference offensively with rebounding and 30.6% from three. They do make 55.7% inside and 88.2% at the line in conference. Average defensive team against the conference by allowing 34.1% from three and 51.3% inside. Wildcats past five games are allowing 47.4% shooting. Defense too bad to lay double digits. Wildcats have failed to cover four of five. Play Georgetown +14.5.
Illinois vs. Minnesota College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Illinois at Minnesota—Illinois has a mark of 12-5 and 3-3 in the Big Ten. Road losses at Maryland and Northwestern with a win at Nebraska. Fighting Illini struggles in conference from three where they make 32.1% but convert 52.4% inside. Team is strong in conference with field goal defense by allowing 34.8% from three and 45.4% around the bucket. Minnesota a 7-8 team and 1-4 in the Big Ten. Home losses to Michigan by 15 and Nebraska in overtime by two. Golden Gophers in conference strong scoring team inside where they make 54.6%. They make 35.6% from three but only 62.3% at the free throw line. They are last in Big Ten defensive efficiency by allowing 43.4% from three and 48.4% inside. Fighting Illini has won and covered three straight winning by nine points or greater each game. Golden Gophers allowing 47.1% shooting in conference. Play Illinois -9.
Syracuse vs. Miami College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Syracuse at Miami—Syracuse is 12-6 and 5-2 in the ACC. Orange a road loss at Virginia with wins at Notre Dame and Louisville. Good three point shooting team in conference hitting 39% plus convert 50% around the bucket. Weak defensively against the ACC with rebounding and the perimeter by allowing 37.1% from three. Miami is 14-3 on the year and 5-2 in the ACC. Home wins to NC State, Virginia and Boston College. Hurricanes strong shooting team in conference inside where they make 56.2% and make 75.8% at the free throw line. Defensively they hold opponents in the ACC to 30.6% from three and 47.6% inside. Orange is shooting 46.7% in the ACC and makes threes on the road. Miami 10-0 at home but only 5-5 to the spread. Play Syracuse +7.5.
UAB vs. Middle Tennessee College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
UAB at Middle Tennessee—UAB has a mark of 13-5 on the year and 4-3 in Conference USA. A road win at Louisiana Tech. Blazers tops in offensive efficiency in conference with strong rebounding and 36.9% from three. Poor defensive team in CUSA on the glass and by allowing 37.7% from three. Middle Tennessee St is 10-7 overall and 3-3 in conference. A home loss to North Texas. Strong three point shooting team in CUSA hitting 39% but convert only 67.9% at the line. Weak interior defense in Conference USA by allowing 52.9%. Blazers on the road allowing 47.8% with 35.4% from three. MTSU shooting well at home and defending. UAB scorer Jordan Walker questionable with a leg injury that forced him to miss last game. Play Middle Tennessee St +1.5.
Cal St Northridge vs. Hawaii College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Northridge at Hawaii—Northridge is 3-14 on the year and 0-6 in the Big West. They sit last in offensive efficiency in conference by shooting 27% from three and 42.5% around the bucket. Last in defensive efficiency in the Big West with poor rebounding and 51.8% shooting allowed inside. Hawaii is 13-4 and 4-1 in the Big West. The have won all three at home by eight or greater points. Warriors tops in defensive efficiency in conference as they limit teams to 23.7% from three and 44.4% inside. They make 49.2% around the bucket and 32.2% from three in the Big West. Matadors double digit losses in all three Big West game with a recent 24 point loss at UC Riverside. They have gone under in five of six. Warriors did cover a big home number to St Francis PA winning by 24 as a sixteen point favorite. Play Hawaii -16.
Santa Barbara vs. UC Irvine College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Santa Barbara at UC Irvine—Santa Barbara is 13-3 this year and 4-1 in the Big West. Gauchos second in offensive efficiency in conference with 36.4% shooting from three and 54.8% inside. Struggles on the glass in conference on both ends. Defensively good at forcing turnovers in the Big West and holds teams to 44% inside. They do allow conference foes to shoot 38.3% from three. UC Irvine is 12-5 on the year and 5-0 in the Big West. Anteaters tops in offensive efficiency in conference shooting 41.1% from three and 568% around the bucket. Defensively in the Big West Irvine allows 35.6% from three but 45.1% inside. Gauchos are making only 27.3% from three on the road. At home, Anteaters hitting 49.9% and 37.8% from three and defending threes at 25.5%. Play UC Irvine -2.5.
Princeton vs. Penn College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Princeton at Penn—Princeton is 12-5 on the year and 3-1 in the Ivy. Tigers struggle in conference with turnovers and at the line where they make 62.7%. They make 34.3% from three and 54.8% inside against the conference. Defensively they hold Ivy opponents to 42.8% inside but 36.9% from three. Penn a 9-9 team sitting 2-2 in conference. Quakers play their first home conference game. Team a high turnover team on offense but makes 36.7% from three and 568% around the bucket. They limit Ivy teams to 29.6% from three but 51.4% inside. Quakers shooting 49.5% and holding teams to 42.5% in conference and those four games all on the road. But Princeton is making 49.9% overall and 38% from three on the road while holding teams to 40.9% overall. Respect the Tigers win at Cornell and home to Harvard. Play Princeton at a pick.
George Washington vs. George Mason College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
George Washington at George Mason—George Washington is 8-9 this season and 2-2 in the A10 Conference. Colonials tops in offensive efficiency in conference as they make 60.2% inside and 87.3% at the line. They struggle from three in conference at 31.3%. Poor defensive team in the A10 by allowing 39.75 from three and 53.5% around the bucket. George Mason an 11-7 team and 3-2 in conference. They have won all three at home in the A10. Team has issues offensively in the A10 from tree where they make 31.2% and 62.7% at the line. They do make 55.2% inside. Strong rebounding team on defnese in conference but allow 52.1% around the bucket. Colonials on the road making 51.1% with 36.8% from three. The defense is bad on the road for GW. George Mason is allowing 45.1% shooting in conference. Play George Washington +7.5.
Saint Joseph’s vs. La Salle College Basketball Pick Prediction 1/16/2023
Saint Joseph’s at La Salle—Saint Josephs is 7-10 and 1-4 in the A10. Road losses at Dayton and Fordham. Hawks poor offensive team in conference with 45.5% shooting inside and 66.7% at the line. They do make 34.1% from three in the Atlantic Ten. Near the bottom in defensive effective field goal percentage in conference by allowing 27.1% from three and 55.4% inside. La Salle is 8-9 and 2-2 in conference. Home overtime win to Rhode Island and a two point loss to Fordham. Explorers strong on the offensive glass and make 34.2% from three. They make only 47.7% inside against the A10 and turn the ball over. Issues defensively in conference with rebounding and the perimeter where they allow 36% from three. They do limit A10 foes to 46.5% around the bucket. Hawks defense poor in conference as they are allowing 48.4% shooting. They shoot just 37.8% overall and 29.6% from three on the road. Play La Salle -1.5.