College basketball schedule today has 31 games
We’ve got a much larger card to choose from today with some bigger teams in action and 18 more games than last night, at least in terms of D-I vs. D-I action. The picks are off to a 5-6 start (-1.6 units) after going 0-2 last night, losing badly on USF/NIU under and coming up a point short on New Mexico (-4) vs. San Francisco. I just started capping college hoops last Monday when the article debuted and the season hasn’t officially started until you lose a game by a point or a half-point.
As the sample sizes increase, my hope is that stronger positions emerge and the stats I use to handicap become more and more telling. Along with my article Monday through Friday, we’ve got NBA best bets from JVT every day and the same with daily NHL picks from Andy MacNeil. Be sure to check those guys out, as they do outstanding work.
Here are some thoughts on the December 13 card (odds from DraftKings):
Furman Paladins at NC State Wolfpack (-6.5, 155)
The Paladins are eighth in the nation in 2P% at 60.1%, but they’ve played the 299th-ranked schedule per Bart Torvik, 278th per Ken Pomeroy and the 290th-ranked schedule of opposing defenses per KenPom. That makes NC State a pretty big step up in class with a top-70 adjusted defensive efficiency per Torvik and a top-75 per KP.