Clemson faces Miami in a marquee ACC matchup and Bronny James hopes to build off a strong performance when USC hosts California. Read on to get our college basketball player props and best bets for Wednesday based on the best college basketball odds.
There is plenty of reason to tune into Wednesday's college basketball slate, with the first true week of conference play now underway. The game of the night is an ACC showdown between Clemson and Miami, as the former expects to contend for a conference crown and the latter finished atop the league standings a season ago.
But a late-night game in the Pac-12 offers just as much intrigue, as USC freshman Bronny James is coming off his best collegiate performance to date. He scored 15 points against Oregon State on Saturday, but will he maintain that momentum in a home meeting with California?
Here are o ur college basketball player props and best bets for Wednesday (odds via our best March Madness betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Wednesday's college basketball schedule and odds
(Odds via Caesars)
- Seton Hall vs. Providence (-6.5)
- Georgia Tech vs. Florida State (-4)
- Rutgers vs. Ohio State (-9)
- Dayton (-4.5) vs. Davidson
- Duquesne vs. Massachusetts (-1)
- Clemson (-1.5) vs. Miami
- Xavier vs. Villanova (-8.5)
- Stanford vs. UCLA (-5)
- Indiana vs. Nebraska (-5)
- California vs. USC (-7)
Wednesday's college basketball best bets
- Bronny James Over 5.5 points (-125 via FanDuel) ???
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Wednesday's college basketball player props
There is a very real chance that Bronny James does the typical freshman thing by following up his best performance with a dud. But I'm choosing to believe he will stay in a rhythm, particularly considering the context ahead of this matchup.
USC (6-7) has lost two in a row, but has a chance to get back in the win column against a struggling California (4-9) team at home. The market makes the Trojans two-possession favorites, but ShotQuality actually projects them to win by 15 points.
If ShotQuality's projections are more accurate, perhaps we get some extended run for James in the second half even though he continues to play on a minutes restrictio n. James played a season-high 20 minutes last time out.
James is averaging seven points per game so far this season, but he's only cleared this mark in two of five collegiate contests. He has finished with five points on two different occasions despite not taking a lot of shots thus far.
The biggest part of this handicap is James' most-recent shot diet. He attempted 11 shots against Oregon State, which included a 2-for-6 effort from long range. James has now attempted 13 3-pointers over his last three outings, which bodes well for this matchup.
According to ShotQuality, California ranks 301st in Open 3 Rate and is 325th with a defensive 3-point percentage of 36.8%. This sets up an opportunity for James and Co. to get plenty of looks from the perimeter.
FanDuel is the lone shop offering props for James ahead of tipoff, but this is our favorite angle rather than paying the -174 pr ice for Bronny to hit one triple. There is a tantalizing +225 offering on 2-plus 3-pointers for James, and we don't mind sprinkling a bit on that for some extra fun.
Bronny James bet made Wednesday at 10:57 a.m. ET.
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