Free College Basketball Picks For Today 2/16/2025
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Memphis vs. Wichita St College Basketball Pick Prediction
Memphis vs. Wichita St Profiles
Memphis at Wichita St 12PM ET—Memphis improved to 21-4 following their 80-65 road win at USF. The Tigers are 11-1 in the AAC with a road defeat at Temple. Wichita St sits at 14-10 after their 69-64 home victory to UTSA. The Shockers sit at 4-7 in the conference and 2-3 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
The Tigers sit tops in defensive efficiency in the AAC as they force turnovers plus hold opponents to 30% from three and 49% inside. They sit tops in effective field goal shooting in conference by connecting on 40% from three and 56% inside. Wichita St is 13th in effective field goal defense in the AAC as they turn the ball over plus connect on 29.85 from three, 49.6% inside and 69.7% at the line. Defensively the Shockers sit tenth in effective field goal defense in the conference by allowing 37% from three and 52% around the hole. Wichita St has failed to cover seven of ten at home. They are shooting only 43.8% in their past five games. Memphis away from home shooting 48% and allows 41.8% and covered eight of thirteen. Play Memphis -7.5.
Michigan vs. Ohio St College Basketball Pick Prediction
Michigan vs. Ohio St Profiles
Michigan at Ohio St 1PM ET—Michigan improved to 19-5 following their 75-73 home victory to Purdue. The Wolverines are 11-2 in the big Ten sitting 5-2 on the road. Ohio St sits at 15-10 after their 93-69 home win against Washington. The Buckeyes are 7-7 in conference and 4-3 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
Michigan sits third in defensive efficiency in the Big Ten as they allow 31.7% from three and 48.7% around the bucket. Offensively in conference they convert 56.3% inside and 75% at the line. They are winners of five straight. Ohio St is tenth in offensive efficiency in the Big Ten as they turn the ball over and hit only 50% around the bucket. Defensively in conference the buckeyes allow 53% shooting form two. In their past five games they are allowing 48% shooting. The Wolverines in this period are holding foes to 41.7% overall. Away from home they shoot 47%. Play Michigan +2.5.
Bradley vs. Drake College Basketball Pick Prediction
Bradley vs. Drake Profiles
Bradley at Drake 2PM ET—Bradley improved to 20-6 after their 78-64 home victory to Southern Illinois. The Braves are 11-4 in the Missouri Valley and 6-1 on the road. Drake sits at 23-2 following their 84-77 road win at Illinois St. The Bulldogs are 13-2 in conference going 6-1 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
Bradley struggled on the glass on both ends in the Missouri Valley conference. They don’t force turnovers defensively in conference Drake is tops in offensive and defensive efficiency in the Missouri Valley conference. They are a very good shooting team in conference by converting 39% from three and 55.4% around the bucket. In their past five games they are shooting 53.4% and covering four of those games. The Braves have recently lost by margin at Northern Iowa by 14 and home to Illinois Chicago by 23. Play Drake -6.5.
Nebraska vs. Northwestern College Basketball Pick Prediction
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Profiles
Nebraska at Northwestern 3PM ET—Nebraska drops to 16-9 following their 83-75 home defeat to Maryland. The Cornhuskers sit 6-8 in the Big Ten sitting 2-5 on the road. Northwestern is 13-12 with their 81-75 road defeat to Oregon. The Wildcats are 4-10 in conference and 4-3 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
Nebraska is fourteenth in defensive efficiency in the Big Ten as they as they allow 37% from three and 54% inside. Offensively they secure the basketball plus convert 53% around the bucket. The Wildcats defensively in the Big Ten give up 36.3% from three and secures the basketball plus strong on the offensive glass. Northwestern in their past five games are allowing 50% shooting and hitting 45%. They have gone over in 13 of 14 against the Big Ten. Nebraska is also trending to the over in conference play as they allow 46% shooting. Play Nebraska and Northwestern over 141.5.
Creighton vs. St Johns College Basketball Pick Prediction
Creighton vs. St Johns Profiles
Creighton at St Johns 3PM ET—Creighton drops to 18-7 following their 70-66 home defeat to Connecticut. The Blue Jays are 11-3 in the Big East, going 5-2 on the road. St Johns is 21-4 with their 73-71 road defeat to Villanova. The Red Storm sat 12-2 in conference with a road loss at Creighton.
The Pick with the Explanation
Creighton is tops in effective field goal shooting in the Big East with 35.4% shooting from three and 60% inside. The Blue Jays are second in effective field goal defense in the conference by allowing 31.2% from three and 47% around the hole. St Johns sit tenth in effective field goal shooting in the Big East by converting 24% from three, 49.5% inside and 66.9% at the line. On defense they allow conference foes to shoot 33.1% from three. Creighton in their past five games are shooting 47% and allowing 39.6%. The Red Storm in this period is shooting 42.3%. The Blue Jays have covered 12 of 14 in conference. Play Creighton +6.5.
Utah St vs. New Mexico College Basketball Pick Prediction
Utah St vs. New Mexico Profiles
Utah St at New Mexico 4PM ET—Utah St improved to 22-3 following their 93-85 home victory to Colorado ST. The Aggies are 12-2 in the Mountain West and 6-1 on the road. New Mexico is 21-4 after their 71-67 home victory to Wyoming. The Lobos are 13-1 in conference with a road defeat at San Jose St.
The Pick with the Explanation
Utah St is tops in offensively efficiency in the Mountain West as they secure the basketball plus connect on 37.4% from three and 59.4% around the bucket. They force turnovers defensively in conference and allow 35% from three. New Mexico is fifth in effective field goal shooting in the Mountain West with 35% from three and 68.7% at the free throw line. They defend well in conference. The Aggies away from home are shooting 48% and allowing 41.9% shooting. The Lobos shoot 46% at home. Play Utah St +6.
Rutgers vs. Oregon College Basketball Pick Prediction
Rutgers vs. Oregon Profiles
Rutgers at Oregon 7PM ET—Rutgers fell to 12-13 following their 84-73 home defeat to Iowa. The Scarlet Knights are 5-9 in the Big Ten sitting 2-4 on the road. Oregon improved to 17-8 after their 81-75 home victory to Northwestern. The Ducks sit 6-8 in conference with a home mark of 3-4 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
Rutgers is 18th in effective field goal shooting in the Big Ten as they shoot 33% from three and 485 around the bucket. On defense in conference they struggle on the glass plus allow 55% from two. Oregon defensively in the Big Ten rebound plus hold foes to 52% around the hole. The Ducks connect 34% from three in the conference and make 77% of their free throws. The Ducks are shooting 47% at home. Rutgers in conference play is allowing 47% shooting. Play Oregon -7.
Louisville vs. Notre Dame College Basketball Pick Prediction
Louisville vs. Notre Dame Profiles
Louisville at Notre Dame 8PM ET—Louisville improved to 19-6 following their 91-66 road win at NC State. The Cardinas are 12-2 in the ACC and 7-1 on the road. Notre Dame is 11-13 after their 97-94 double road overtime win at Boston College. The Fighting Irish is 5-8 in conference with a record of 3-2 at home.
The Pick with the Explanation
Louisville is second in both offensive and defensive efficiency in the ACC. They make 38% from three and 55.1% inside against the conference. On defense the Cardinals are strong on the glass against the conference plus allow 32.5% from three. Notre Dame is 15th in effective field goal defense against the ACC by allowing 33.1% from three and 57% around the basket. The Fighting Irish offensively in conference turn the ball over and shoot only 47.8% inside and 72% at the line. Notre Dame is allowing 48% against the ACC. In their past five games they are shooting 42.7% and failing to cover all five. Louisville in this five-game period is shooting 49.3% and allowing 43%. They have covered 10 of 12 away from home. Play Louisville -7.