Free College Basketball Picks For Today 12/18/2024
Albany vs. Sacred Heart College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
Albany vs. Sacred Heart Team Profiles
Albany at Sacred Heart 11AM ET—Albany fell to 6-6 after their 77-70 home defeat to Drexel. The Great Danes are 1-4 straight up in their true road games. Sacred Heart is 4-6 following their 83-73 road defeat to Quinnipiac. The Pioneers are 2-0 at home with wins to Central Connecticut by 13 and Iona by 24.
The Pick with the Explanation
Albany is 361st in the nation in effective field goal defense as they allow 39% from three and 61% around the bucket. They are weak on the offensive glass and convert only 50% inside. The Pioneers are 25th in the nation from three where they hit 39%. They force turnovers plus strong on the defensive glass. Albany in their past five games are allowing 59% shooting. At home the Pioneers hold opponents to 35% shooting. Play Sacred Heart -3.
Le Moyne vs. Dartmouth College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
Le Moyne vs. Dartmouth Team Profiles
Le Moyne at Dartmouth 11AM ET—Le Moyne improved to 4-8 after their 106-91 home win to D2 SUNY Delhi. The Dolphins are 1-5 straight up on the road with the win coming at Manhattan by four. Dartmouth fell to 4-6 with their 92-83 road loss at UMass Lowell. They team is 1-1 at home against D1 opponents with a 14 point loss to Albany.
The Pick with the Explanation
Le Moyne is 339th in the nation in offensive efficiency as they turn the ball over plus convert only 28% from three. They are very weak on the glass on both ends. The Dolphins turn the ball over at a high rate. Defensively they surrender 55% from two. Dartmouth secures the basketball plus strong on the defensive glass. They hold opponents to 32% shooting. The Big Green at home is shooting 53% while limiting opponents to 40% overall. They have covered five straight. Play Dartmouth -5.5.
Creighton vs. Georgetown College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
Creighton vs. Georgetown Team Profiles
Creighton at Georgetown 6:30PM ET—Creighton drops to 7-4 following their 83-75 road defeat to Alabama. The Blue Jays have an 11-point home loss to Nebraska. Neutral site defeats to San Diego St and Texas A&M. They beat Kansas at home. The Blue jays are experienced. Georgetown is 8-2 with their 75-71 road win at Syracuse. The Hoyas dropped games at West Virginia and to Notre Dame on a neutral court. Their strength of schedule sits 350th in the nation.
The Pick with the Explanation
Creighton struggled offensively on the glass and with turning over the ball. They don’t force turnovers defensively sitting 356th in the nation. The Hoyas are strong on the glass plus connect on 57% inside and 75% at the line. They force turnovers defensively and limit opponents to 44% shooting around the bucket. Away from home the Blue jays shoot only 41%. In their past five games the Hoyas are hitting 49% and covered four of those games. Play Georgetown +3.5.
Xavier vs. Connecticut College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
Xavier vs. Connecticut Team Profiles
Xavier at UCONN 9PM ET—Xavier drops to 8-3 following their 68-65 road defeat at Cincinnati. The Musketeers have a road loss at TCU by 4 and to Michigan on a neutral court by 25. The Musketeers sit second in D1 experience. UCONN improved to 8-3 with their 77-71 victory on a neutral court to Gonzaga. Their losses came at Maui Invitational to Memphis. Colorado and Dayton. Notable wins came at home to Baylor and on the road to Texas.
The Pick with the Explanation
Xavier secures the basketball and hits 39% from three. Defensively strong on the glass and holds opponents to 44.8% shooting inside. The Musketeers hit 78% at the line. UCONN is fourth in offensive efficiency. Three point defense is their issue as they allow 37.3% sitting 325th in the nation. The Musketeers away from home allow 44% shooting. Play Xavier +13.5.
Oklahoma vs. Michigan College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
Oklahoma vs. Michigan Team Profiles
Oklahoma vs. Michigan 9PM ET—Game played at neutral court in Charlotte North Carolina. Oklahoma is 10-0 following their 80-65 neutral court victory to Oklahoma St. They have a notable win against Arizona on a neutral court. They have played the 315th toughest schedule. Michigan is 8-2 with their 89-87 neutral site defeat to Arkansas. The Wolverines’ other loss came to Wake Forest by two on a neutral court. They have several notable wins this season.
The Pick with the Explanation
Oklahoma is a good shooting team hitting on 36% from three, 58% inside and 79% at the line. They force turnovers defensively and hold opponents to 28.6% from three. Michigan is a good shooting team and defends well. But they are 335th in the nation in turnovers and struggled on the defensive glass. The Sooners have covered all three away from home where they have shot 48% and allowed 41% shooting overall. Play Oklahoma +3.5.
VCU vs. New Mexico College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/18/2024
VCU vs. New Mexico Team Profiles
VCU at New Mexico 9PM ET—VCU is 9-2 after their 76-68 neutral site victory to Colorado St. The Rams losses came on neutral courts to Seton Hall and Nevada by three points. Their strength of schedule is 298th in the nation. This is their first true road game. New Mexico is 8-3 following their 122-70 home victory to D2 Western New Mexico. They do have a home loss to New Mexico St by six in overtime. Notable wins have been to UCLA and USC on neutral courts. This is an experience Lobos team with continuity.
The Pick with the Explanation
VCU is seventh in defensive efficiency as they allow 29% from three and 43% inside. They force turnovers. Offensively they struggle to make threes by hitting 32%. They slowed down opposing offenses well with a 337th defensive pace of play. The Lobos struggle to shoot inside and at the line where they make 66%. They force turnovers defensively and allow 48% shooting inside. In their past five games the Rams are allowing 37.2% shooting. Play VCU and New Mexico under 153.