Free College Basketball Picks For Today 12/22/2024
Illinois vs. Missouri College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Illinois vs. Missouri Team Profiles
Illinois vs. Missouri 1PM ET—Illinois drops to 7-3 after their 66-64 home defeat to Tennessee. The Fighting Illini has loss at Northwestern in overtime and to Alabama by 13 in Birmingham. They are 1-1 in the Big Ten. Missouri checks in at 10-1 following their 83-72 home victory to Jacksonville St. They dropped their lone true road game at Memphis by 9. They have played 10 straight home games with a notable 9-point win to Kansas.
The Pick with the Explanation
Game played on a neutral court in St Louis. Illinois is a good defensive team sitting fourth in the nation in effective field goal defense allowing 26% from three and 42% inside. The Fighting Illini struggles from three where they convert 32%. The team does lack D1 experience and minutes continuity. The Tigers are fourth in effective field goal shooting connecting on 38% from three and 62% inside. They force turnovers on defense and allow 45% around the hole. Illinois in their past five games are shooting 41.4%. Play Missouri +3.
Oregon St vs. Charleston College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Oregon St vs. Charleston Team Profiles
Oregon St at Charleston 3PM ET—Oregon St sits at 8-2 following their 82-45 home win to Sacramento St. The losses came at North Texas and home to Oregon all by three points. Charleson checks in at 8-2 with their 77-67 home win to Wofford. The Cougars lost at home to Liberty and at Rhode Island by 38.
The Pick with the Explanation
Game played in Hawaii. The Beavers are 15th in effective field goal defense as they allow 29% from three and 43.6% inside. They are a good shooting team that converts 38% from three, 55% around the basket and 80% at the line. Charleston struggles with turning over the ball and on the offensive glass. The Cougars surrender 53% shooting from two. The Beavers in their past five games are shooting 51% and allowing 37% overall. Play Oregon St -6.
Georgetown vs. Seton Hall College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Georgetown vs. Seton Hall Team Profiles
Georgetown at Seton Hall 7PM ET—Georgetown improved to 9-2 with their 81-57 home victory to Creighton. The Hoyas lost to West Virginia and home to Notre Dame. They have a true road win at Syracuse. Seton Hall is 5-7 after a 79-67 road defeat at Villanova. The Pirates are 2-3 on their home court with losses to Oklahoma St, Monmouth and Fordham.
The Pick with the Explanation
Georgetown has struggled to make threes where they convert 31%. On defense they surrender 34.3% from beyond the arc. The Pirates defend well as they force turnovers plus hold teams to 32.7% from three and 40% inside. They are strong on the glass on both ends plus convert 35.4% from three. At home the Pirates hold teams to 40% shooting. This team has good size. Away from home the Hoyas are shooting 43%. Play Seton Hall +2.5.
Utah St vs. Saint Mary’s College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Utah St at Saint Mary’s Team Profiles
Utah St at Saint Mary’s 8PM ET—Utah St drops to 10-1 following their 75-73 home defeat to UC San Diego. They have a notable neutral site win against Iowa by 8. This is their first true road game. Saint Mary’s improved to 10-2 with their 73-68 home win to Merrimack. The losses came to Boise St and Arizona St on neutral courts. Notable wins to USC and Nebraska on neutrals with a true road win at Utah.
The Pick with the Explanation
Utah St is strong on the offensive glass plus connect on 56% from two and 76% at the line. The Aggies force turnovers defensively and allow 30.8% from three. They are an experienced team with minutes continuity. Sain Mary’s are not a strong shooting team as they hit 33% from three, 51% around the hole and 68.6% at the line. They surrendered 34% from three. The Aggies away from home allow 40.9% shooting. The Gaels have failed to cover 5 of 6 at home. Play Utah St +5.
Nebraska vs. Murray St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Nebraska vs. Murray St Team Profiles
Nebraska at Murray St 9PM ET—Nebraska improved to 7-2 after their 85-68 home win to Indiana. The losses came at Michigan St and a three-point loss to Saint Mary’s on a neutral court. Murray St is 6-4 with their 84-74 road defeat at Indiana St. Three road losses and a home loss to Utah Valley.
The Pick with the Explanation
Game to be played on a neutral court in Hawaii. Nebraska has struggled on the offensive glass and hit only 31.8% from three. The Racers converted 36.3% from three and held opponents to 29.3%. They are strong on the defensive glass. Murray St sits 18th in D1 experience. Away from home the Cornhuskers shooting 40%. Play Murray St +9.
Charlotte vs. Hawaii College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/22/2024
Charlotte vs. Hawaii Team Profiles
Charlotte at Hawaii 11:30PM ET—Charlotte is 6-4 following their 75-70 home win to West Georgia. They are 2-1 in their true road games losing at Utah St and Davidson with a win at Georgia St. Hawaii is 6-3 with their 71-62 home win to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. They are 6-1 at home with an 18 point loss to North Carolina.
The Pick with the Explanation
Charlotte secures the basketball plus converts on 51% from two. On defense they limit foes to 30% from three. Hawaii is a high turnover team offensively and doesn’t force them on defense. The team hits only 31% from three and surrenders 36%. The Warriors converted only 69% at the line. There is not a lot of experience on this team. Charlotte away from home hits 49%. The Warriors in their past five games are shooting only 43.5%. Play Charlotte +6.