Free College Basketball Picks For Today 2/4/2025
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Free College Basketball Picks For Today 2/4/2025
Marquette vs St Johns Prediction
Marquette vs. St Johns Profile
Marquette at St Johns 6:30 PM ET—Marquette fell to 18-4 following their 77-69 home defeat to UCONN. The Golden Eagles are 9-2 in the Big East with road wins at Xavier, Providence, DePaul, Seton Hal,l and Butler. St Johns is 19-3 after their 68-66 home victory to Providence. The Red Storm are 10-1 in conference with home wins against DePaul, Butler, Villanova, Georgetown and Xavier.
The Pick with the Explanation
Marquette is second in defensive efficiency in the Big East as they force turnovers and surrender 32.5% from three. The Golden Eagles are seventh in effective field goal shooting in the conference by hitting 31.9% from three and 72.3% at the free throw line. St Johns is tenth in effective field goal shooting by hitting 24% from three, 48.6% inside and 68% at the free throw line. The Red Storm sit first in defensive efficiency in the conference as they force turnovers and allow 41.2% inside. St Johns in their past five games are shooting 42.6% and allowing 35%. They have gone under in four of those games. The Golden Eagles are shooting 42.8% in the conference. Play Marquette and St Johns under 147.
Drake vs. Murray St Basketball Pick Prediction
Drake vs. Murray St Profiles
Drake at Murray St 7PM ET—Drake improved to 20-2 following their 75-65 road win at Southern Illinois. The Bulldogs sit 10-2 in the Missouri Valley with a road loss at Illinois Chicago and victories at Bradley, Indiana St and Missouri St. Murray St fell to 11-12 after their 77-56 road defeat at Missouri St. the Racers are 5-7 in conference with home wins against Valparaiso and Evansville. The losses at home came against Illinois ST, Bradley and Belmont.
The Pick with the Explanation
Drake is first in defensive efficiency in the Missouri Valley as they force turnovers play hold teams to 34.3% from three. They sit second in offensive efficiency in the conference with strong rebounding and converting 38% from three. Murray St is 12th in effective field goal defense in the MVC by allowing 37% from three and 57% inside. The Racers sit 11th in effective field goal shooting against the conference as they hit 33.8% from three and 50% around the basket. The Bulldogs in their past five games are shooting 51%. Murray in this period surrendered 53% and failed to cover four of five. Play Drake -5.
Kentucky vs. Mississippi Basketball Pick Prediction
Kentucky vs. Ole Miss Profiles
Kentucky at Ole Miss 7PM ET—Kentucky drops to 15-6 following their 89-79 home defeat to Arkansas. The Wildcats are 4-4 in the SEC with road wins at Mississippi St and Tennessee. The losses came at Georgia and Vanderbilt. Ole Miss fell to 16-6 after their 92-82 home defeat to Auburn. The Bulldogs sit at 5-4 in conference with a home loss to Texas A&M and victories against Georgia, LSU and Texas.
The Pick with the Explanation
Kentucky is sixteenth in defensive efficiency in the SEC as they don’t force turnovers and surrender 33% from three and 58% inside. Offensively in the conference, the Wildcats struggle with rebounding and turning the ball over. Ole Miss is second in defensive efficiency in the SEC as they force turnovers plus hold opponents to 29.7% from three and 48.8% around the hole. The Rebels secured the basketball offensively in the conference plus hit 34% from beyond the arc. The Wildcats away from home shot 43%. The Rebels are home allowed 39.8%. Play Ole Miss -4.5.
Baylor vs. Texas Tech Basketball Pick Prediction
Baylor vs. Texas Tech Profiles
Baylor at Texas Tech 9 PM ET—Baylor improved to 14-7 following their 81-70 home victory to Kansas. The Bears are 6-4 in the Big 12 with road wins at Utah and Arizona St. The losses on the road came at Iowa St, Arizona and BYU. Texas Tech is 17-4 with their 82-81 home overtime victory to Houston. The Red Raiders sit 8-2 in conference with home losses to Iowa St and UCF. The victories at home came against Arizona, Oklahoma St, and TCU.
The Pick with the Explanation
Baylor is tenth in effective field goal shooting in the Big 12 with 34% from three and 47.9% shooting inside. The Bars are 11th in effective field goal defense in the conference by allowing 34% from three and 51% around the basket. Texas Tech is second in offensive efficiency in the Big 12 with strong rebounding plus converting 36% from three and 53% from two. The Red Raiders defensively in the conference rebound well and hold foes to 28.5% from three. The Bears away from home are allowing 48.3% shooting failed to cover 8 of those 11 games. The Red Raiders in their past five games are allowing 41.4% shooting covering four of those games. Play Texas Tech -7.5.
USC vs. Northwestern Basketball Pick Prediction
USC vs. Northwestern Profiles
USC at Northwestern 9PM ET—USC improved to 13-8 following their 70-64 home victory to Michigan St. The Trojans are 5-5 in the Big Ten with road wins at Washington, Illinois and Nebraska. The road losses came to Indiana. Northwestern drops to 12-10 after their 75-69 home defeat to Wisconsin. The Wildcats are 3-8 in conference with home wins against Illinois, Maryland and Indiana. The home losses to Michigan St and Rutgers.
The Pick with the Explanation
USC is ninth in defensive efficiency in the Big Ten as they allow 56.1% shooting inside. The Trojans offensively in the conference struggle with turnovers, rebounding and hitting 71% at the line. The Wildcats secured the basketball in the conference plus are strong on the glass. Defensively in the conference the team forces turnovers and allows 51.6% around the bucket. USC in their past five games are allowing 51% shooting. The Cornhuskers in this period are holding teams to 43.9% shooting. Play Northwestern -2.
Michigan St vs. UCLA Basketball Pick Prediction
Michigan St vs. UCLA Profiles
Michigan St at UCLA 10PM ET—Michigan St fell to 18-3 following their 70-64 road defeat at USC. The Spartans are 9-1 in the Big Ten with road wins at Minnesota, Northwestern and Ohio St. UCLA improved to 16-6 with their 78-52 home victory to Oregon. The Bruins are 7-4 in the conference with a home loss to Michigan and wins against Washington, Iowa, Wisconsin and Oregon.
The Pick with the Explanation
Michigan St is tops in defensive efficiency in the Big Ten as they rebound plus hold teams to 27.7% from three and 47.3% inside. The Spartans are third in offensive efficiency in conference with rebounding plus converting 43.1% inside and 81% at the line. UCLA is fifteenth in effective field goal defense by allowing 35.1% from three and 57% inside. The Bruins hit only 70.6% at the line against the conference. The Bruins allow 46.2% shooting in the Big Ten to the Spartans 39.3%. Michigan St has covered seven of nine in the conference. Play Michigan St +2.5.
Arizona vs. BYU Basketball Pick Prediction
Arizona vs. BYU Profiles
Arizona at BYU 11PM ET—Arizona improved to 15-6 following their 81-72 road win at Arizona St. The Wildcats sit 9-1 in the Big 12 with a road loss at Texas Tech and wins at Cincinnati, West Virginia and Oklahoma St. BYU is 15-6 with their 81-75 road win at UCF. The Cougars are 6-4 in the Big 12 with a home loss to Texas Tech and wins against Oklahoma St, Cincinnati and Baylor.
The Pick with the Explanation
BYU is 11th in defensive efficiency in the Big 12 as they don’t force turnovers and surrender 34% from three and 50% inside. The Cougars offensively in conference committed turnovers and hit 68% at the line. Arizona is third in offensive efficiency in the Big 12 as they secure the basketball plus hit 35% from three, 53% inside and 79% at the line. The Wildcats are third in effective field goal defense in conference by holding foes to 31% from three and 47.7% around the bucket. The Wildcats in their past five games are allowing 40.8% and covered four of five. They have won 11 of 12. Play Arizona +1.5.
Boise St vs. UNLV Basketball Pick Prediction
Boise St vs. UNLV Profiles
Boise St at UNLV 11 PM ET—Boise St improved to 15-7 following their 82-60 home victory to Fresno St. The Broncos are 7-4 in the Mountain West with road wins at San Jose St and Wyoming. The losses on the road came at Utah St, New Mexico, and Colorado St. UNLV dropped to 11-11 after their 71-65 road defeat to Nevada. The Rebels are 5-6 in conference with home wins against Fresno St, San Jose S,t and Utah St. The home loss came against Wyoming and New Mexico.
The Pick with the Explanation
Boise St offensively in the Mountain West commits turnovers. On defense, they allow conference opponents 40% from three. They have lost three straight on the road. UNLV offensively in the Mountain West secures the basketball plus hit 34.1% from three and 51.4% inside. The Rebels force turnovers defensively against the conference. Boise St away from home are allowing 47.1% shooting and failed to cover eight of those eleven games. UNLV has defended well at home. Play UNLV +3.5.