College Basketball Picks

Prairie View gets most of its contributions from juniors and is a year ahead of schedule, but the one key senior for the Panthers is a big one: Gary Blackston, who leads the Panthers with 15.2 points and seven rebounds per game. Blackston is one of just a few players in purple who was actually alive the last time Prairie View made the tournament in 1998, when the Panthers lost by 58 to Kansas. Can old man Blackston help get the Panthers into the field of 64? DJ breaks down the sportsbook opener and offers his college hoops pick.

The Spartans will look for a clean sweep when they take on the Wolverines on Sunday in the Big Ten Championship game. MSU took both of the earlier meetings this season, but defeating a team three times is a tall task. The NCAA betting board has this game as a pick’em after opening Michigan State as a -1 favorite suggesting some sharp money may be coming in on the Big Blue. Check out who our NCAA handicapper is betting on this game.