Free College Basketball Picks For Today 12/11/2024
Norfolk St vs. Baylor College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/11/2024
Norfolk St vs. Baylor Team Profiles
Norfolk St at Baylor 12PM ET—Norfolk St is 6-4 following an 80-67 home defeat to Hofstra. The have recent loss at Grand Canyon 91-73. Baylor is 6-3 on the year with the losses coming in true road games at Gonzaga and UCONN plus a neutral court defeat to Tennessee. They have wins on neutrals to Arkansas and St Johns. Their four home wins have come by 31 points or greater.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Bears are sixth in offensive efficiency with strong rebounding plus hitting 38% from three and 55% inside. They force turnovers defensively and are an experienced team. The Spartans are weak on the glass on both ends and struggle to make threes. The Bears are 6-1 to the spread at home in December games and 5-0 to the spread at home facing teams that force fewer than 14 turnovers per game. Play Baylor -27.5.
Bryant vs. St Johns College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/11/2024
Bryant vs. St Johns Team Profiles
Bryant at St Johns 7PM ET—Bryant is 6-5 on the year. They have three true road wins at Buffalo, Delaware and Drexel. The Bulldogs have good size and experience. St Johns sits at 7-2. The losses came to Baylor by one on a neutral and to Georgia by three on a neutral. They have wins at home to Kansas St and New Mexico by 16 points.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Red Storm has struggled to make threes this season at 33.2%. They are allowing 34% from beyond the arc on the year. Bryant is strong on the offensive glass plus convert 38% from three and allow 48.5% inside. Play Bryant +22.
Milwaukee vs. Green Bay College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/11/2024
Milwaukee vs. Green Bay Team Profiles
Milwaukee at Green Bay 7PM ET—Milwaukee is 6-4 as they come off a 79-67 home win to Cleveland St in their Horizon opener. Their four losses all came in true road games, but they beat Duquesne on the road by 14. Green Bay is 2-8 on the year and 0-2 in the Horizon league. Things are not going well for talk show host and head coach Doug Gottlied. He benched his leading scorer Anthony Roy but is listed as probable here. They have three losses on the home court by six points or greater.
The Pick with the Explanation
Green Bay is 350th in the nation in defensive efficiency as they allow 37% from three and 55% inside. They are a poor rebounding team on both sides of the court. This team lacks size and D1 experience plus failed to cover three of four at home. Milwaukee is strong on the glass on both ends of the court. They shoot well inside at 54%. This is an experienced Panthers team. Play Milwaukee -6.5.
South Dakota St vs. Nevada College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/11/2024
South Dakota St vs. Nevada Team Profiles
South Dakota St at Nevada 10PM ET—South Dakota is 8-3 on the year with a true road defeat by four at Nevada. They dropped neutral site games to Northern Colorado and Boise St. The Jackrabbits have size. Nevada is 6-3. Their losses came on a neutral court to Vanderbilt, at home to Washington and on Saturday in their first true road game at Loyola Marymount.
The Pick with the Explanation
Nevada is a poor free throw shooting team at 68%. They went 9 of 40 from three in those two losses combined. The Jackrabbits defend well by allowing 30% from three and 49% inside. They connect on 55% inside and made 79% at the line. South Dakota St is second in the nation on the defensive glass and strong on the offensive side as well. They are 4-2 to the spread on the road this season. Play South Dakota St +10.
Cal Baptist vs. San Diego St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/11/2024
Cal Baptist vs. San Diego St Team Profiles
Cal Baptist at San Diego St 10PM ET—Cal Baptist is 5-4 on the year after their 74-59 road loss at UCF on December 1st. That was their first true road game. They battled SMU to a two-point decision on a neutral court. San Diego St is 6-2 with the losses on a neutral court to Oregon and home to Gonzaga. They beat Creighton and Houston on a neutral court.
The Pick with the Explanation
Cal Baptist is a poor defensive team as they surrender 37% from three and 53% inside. They connect only 31% of the three and the team lacks size. Guard Martel Williams is questionable. San Diego St is seventh in defensive efficiency by allowing 29% from three and 40% around the bucket. They connect 35% from beyond the arc. This Aztec team has good size. They have won three straight and in their past two games pounded Fresno St by 22 on the road and San Diego by 17 at home. Play San Diego St -15.