Free College Basketball Picks For Today 12/19/2024
Norfolk St vs. Alabama St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/19/2024
Norfolk St vs. Alabama St Team Profiles
Norfolk St vs. Alabama St 5PM ET–Game played on a neutral court at Mohegan Sun Arena. Norfolk St drops to 6-6 with their 71-62 road defeat at Northern Kentucky. The Spartans have three true road wins coming at Hampton, UC Davis and Stony Brook. They beat James Madison at home. Alabama St sits at 4-6 after their 103-93 home overtime win to Tennessee Martin. The Hornets have a neutral site win to Nebraska Omaha by 18.
The Pick with the Explanation
Alabama St secures the basketball and hits 35% from three. The Hornets struggle on the glass on both sides of the court and hit only 44% inside. Norfolk St hits 34% from three with 52% inside. They make 78% of their free throws. They are also weak on the glass on both ends. The Spartans defense in their past five games is allowing 47% and the team is shooting 45%. The Hornets in this period are allowing 41% shooting. They are 5-1 to the spread on neutral courts. Play Alabama St +5.
Oakland vs. Cleveland St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/19/2024
Oakland vs. Cleveland St Team Profiles
Oakland at Cleveland St 7PM ET—Oakland is 3-6 on the season after their 77-58 neutral site defeat to Michigan St. They are 1-4 straight up in their true road games with a notable loss at Horizon League foe Youngstown St by 16 points. Cleveland St is 6-6 following a home win to D2 school Brescia. The Vikings are 3-2 at home against D1 competition. They split their two conference games with both being on the road.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Vikings in conference shot 40% from three and 82% at the free throw line. They have allowed 28% from three and 53% inside against the Horizon. Cleveland St has done a good job of forcing turnovers in their conference games. Oakland is 10th in offensive efficiency against the Horizon by shooting only 27% from three, 46% inside and 64% at the line. On defense against the conference, they Golden Grizzlies allow 41% from three and do not force many turnovers. At home the Vikings limit opponents to 38% shooting and have shot the better of these two in the Horizon. Play Cleveland St +1.
UC Irvine vs. Belmont College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/19/2024
UC Irvine vs. Belmont Team Profiles
UC Irvine at Belmont 7:30PM ET—UC Irvine is 9-1 following their 67-55 road defeat at Oregon ST. They did win their three other true road games at Loyola Marymount, Northern Iowa and at Weber St. Belmont improved to 9-2 with their 93-86 road win at Richmond. The Bruins dropped a home game to Furman by two and to Loyola Marymount on a neutral. They have three true road wins and won five at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Bruins are a good shooting team converting 37% from three and 57% inside. They secure the basketball and are strong on the defensive glass. Belmont has good size. UC Irvine struggles with high turnovers and on the offensive glass. They convert only 50.6% inside but defend well. This is an experienced Anteaters team. Belmont has won five straight and begin conference play right after this game. Over their past five games the Bruins are shooting 49% and allowing just 37.6% overall. They have covered 6 of 8 in the non-conference. Irvine is 1-3 to the spread away from home facing teams that average 14 or fewer turnovers per game. Play Belmont +2.5.
South Dakota vs. Utah Tech College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/19/2024
South Dakota vs. Utah Tech Team Profiles
South Dakota at Utah Tech 9PM ET—South Dakota sits at 9-4 after their 89-66 home win to Western Illinois. They are 1-4 straight up in their true road games with the win coming at Western Michigan. The losses came at Southern Indiana and at Northern Arizona. Utah Tech sits at 3-10 after a 100-66 win to D3 Whittier. Their only home wins came away non D1 schools. They dropped games at home to New Mexico St and Weber St.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Trailblazers sit 360th in the nation in size. They are a poor shooting team that converts 28.6% from three and 48% inside. They are weak on the glass on both ends and hit only 65% at the line. They surrender 57% shooting inside. South Dakota secures the basketball and is strong on the offensive glass. The Coyotes convert 53% inside and hold teams to 52% around the hole. South Dakota in their past five games are allowing 40.6% shooting. When you allow 77 points to a D3 school Whittier College at home that is a massive concern. Play South Dakota -2.5.