College basketball schedule today has 82 games
A big slate of games for Thursday feels like a gift after grinding through the last three weeks with a limited number of games thanks to the holidays and exams. From now through conference tournaments, we’ll have a lot of busy days, usually with the exception of Fridays when only a few conferences play, including the Ivy League.
We’ve got five games on the NHL schedule today and eight on the NBA hardwood, so check out what Andy MacNeil’s got for daily NHL picks and what Jonathan Von Tobel has for today’s NBA best bets.
Here are some thoughts on the December 29 card (odds from DraftKings):
Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats (-4.5, 152)
DraftKings is at the top of the market with this total at 152, with most other books around 151. Things tend to tighten up a little bit in conference play because the games increase in importance and I think this total is a bit too high. Tulane has played the 355th-ranked schedule in the country per Ken Pomeroy and ranks 87th in adjusted offensive efficiency against the 349th-ranked slate of opposing defenses.