College Basketball Picks

Baylor gonna Baylor. Actually, the Bears’ tendency to choke on the biggest stage wasn’t even given a chance to rear its head this time, as the Bears went into a four-game skid at the end of the season, losing convincingly in the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State to cap their regular season. Can the Bears rebound from its nasty Iowa State loss and beat Syracuse straight up? DJ has the basketball pick!

Tuesday was a very uncharacteristic performance for Fairleigh Dickinson, as the Knights got outshot from behind the arc by Prairie View. That doesn’t happen often as the Knights are one of the most accurate shooting teams from 3-point range in the nation. Can Gonzaga defend the arc well enough to win by 28 and help bettors beat their bookie?

With 48 teams having an unprotected seed in terms of travel, the first round often features a matchup where one team has to travel a long distance and the other does not. That’s the case here, as Villanova only has to cover 200 miles while Saint Mary’s must cross three time zones. So it’s time to jump on Villanova, right? Not necessarily. DJ breaks down this first round pick!

Kentucky has been in this situation many times before and is expected to put the game away very quickly. The longer Abilene Christian hangs around — which might be longer than people think — the more difficult it will be for Kentucky to get separation and score the comfortable victory that’s expected here. Translation, Kentucky scoring early takes their soul and gets Kentucky bettors the -22 point cover.

Nevada can cover the -2.5 if Cody and Caleb Martin both play a good game. The Martin brothers have obviously been the leaders for this Wolfpack team and between them they lead the Wolfpack in nearly every offensive category. in 3 of their 4 losses this season, at least one of the Martin brothers have failed to score more than 10 points illustrating that both need to be scoring if they want to continue winning. Matt breaks down the matchup and their potential to score the ball tonight.