College Basketball Picks

A pair of good ACC college basketball teams meet up Tuesday at the KFC Yum Center when the +1.5 underdog Florida State Seminoles visit the Louisville Cardinals. Both teams only have two losses and are in a heated race for position in the conference tournament.

With the Gonzaga Bulldogs averaging 96 points per game and the Saint Mary’s gaels having not scored more than 64 points in any of their last five contests, this game could get ugly! Check out Dan’s preview and point spread prediction!

The X-factor here is N.C. State’s preparation. How ready are the Wolfpack for this game after playing one of the weakest schedules in the nation? State coach Kevin Keatts has brought his team along slowly in his second season, knowing that the Pack still aren’t ready to challenge the best in the ACC and outside the conference until they’ve played together for at least a few weeks. Sportsbooks have this game as a pick’em and DJ has your hoops pick.

Duke’s freshman trio continues to destroy opponents, and the Blue Devils haven’t really experienced resistance since their loss to Gonzaga, winning each game by at least 20 points. However, it’s hard to gauge how rusty Duke will be for this game, given that the Blue Devils haven’t played anyone since beating Yale on Dec. 8. What is pretty certain is that Duke’s offense will continue to run through freshmen R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson, who each average over 20 points per game and have proven to be unstoppable. Bovada lists Duke at -31. Can bettors find value in this pick?

This is the time of year when Michigan State starts to get dangerous. Tom Izzo always puts his team through a gauntlet in November and December to toughen it up for Big Ten play, and if the Spartans come through it relatively unscathed, they become a load to bring down for the rest of the year. Escaping with only losses to Kansas and Louisville qualifies as relatively unscathed, and Michigan State looks like it’s going to be dueling with Michigan for Big Ten supremacy all season long. That means demolishing teams like Green Bay but is there betting value at -26.5? DJ has a pick and analysis.