College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 9, 2023

In one of the many exciting matchups on the college basketball slate on Saturday, the Saint Mary’s Gaels and the Colorado State Rams square off at Moby Arena. Before putting any money down, take a look at the best bets for the day’s action.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in college basketball based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Colorado State (-4) vs. St. Mary’s

The DraftKings line for this game have Colorado State favored by four, while the model predicts it will win by considerably more (14.5 points). Put your money on Colorado State.

Colorado State Saint Mary’s (CA)
ATS Record 7-2-0 2-6-0
Favorite ATS Record 6-2-0 2-6-0
Underdog ATS Record 1-0-0 0-0-0
Home ATS Record 3-2-0 2-3-0
Away ATS Record 1-0-0 0-0-0
Conference ATS Record 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Total Pick: Gonzaga at Washington Under (163.5)

The model predicts a total (152.9 points) much lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (163.5 points). Take the under.

Washington Gonzaga
O-U-P 5-3-0 3-5-0
Home O-U-P 3-1-0 2-3-0
Away O-U-P 0-0-0 0-0-0
Conference O-U-P 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: VMI (+190) vs. American (-230)

Score Prediction: VMI 73, American 72

VMI American
ML Fave. Record 0-0 2-1
ML Und. Record 0-7 0-4
Home ML Fave. Record 0-0 2-1
Home ML Und. Record 0-1 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Und. Record 0-4 0-4
Conf. ML Fave. Record 0-0 0-0
Conf. ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 20 Illinois (7-2) at No. 17 Tennessee (6-3) 12:00 PM ET CBS Tennessee (-7.5) 144
UAPB (4-7) at No. 5 UConn (9-1) 12:00 PM ET FS2 UConn (-37) 163
No. 16 Kentucky (7-2) at Pennsylvania (6-5) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Kentucky (-13.5) 151
Alabama (6-2) vs No. 4 Purdue (8-1) 1:30 PM ET FOX Purdue (-6.5) 163
Central Michigan (3-5) at No. 10 Creighton (7-1) 2:00 PM ET FS2 Creighton (-32) 147.5
Charlotte (5-3) at No. 22 Duke (5-3) 2:15 PM ET CW Duke (-16.5) 135.5
Houston Christian (1-6) at No. 12 Texas (6-2) 3:00 PM ET LHN Texas (-32.5) 156
No. 23 Wisconsin (7-2) at No. 1 Arizona (7-0) 3:15 PM ET ESPN Arizona (-9.5) 143.5
Arkansas (6-3) vs No. 19 Oklahoma (8-0) 4:00 PM ET ESPN2 Oklahoma (-4) 145.5
No. 24 Clemson (8-0) vs TCU (7-0) 4:00 PM ET FS1 TCU (-2) 152.5
Jackson State (2-6) at No. 3 Houston (9-0) 4:00 PM ET ESPN+ Houston (-33) 132.5
Missouri (7-2) at No. 2 Kansas (8-1) 5:15 PM ET ESPN Kansas (-13) 146.5
Saint Mary’s (CA) (4-5) at No. 13 Colorado State (9-0) 6:30 PM ET CBS Sports Colorado State (-4) 137.5
No. 18 James Madison (8-0) at Old Dominion (3-5) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ James Madison (-6) 152.5
No. 14 BYU (8-0) at Utah (6-2) 7:00 PM ET PACN BYU (-4) 152
Notre Dame (4-4) at No. 8 Marquette (7-2) 9:00 PM ET FOX Marquette (-21) 140.5
UC Irvine (6-3) at No. 25 San Diego State (7-2) 10:30 PM ET FS1 San Diego State (-11) 137.5
No. 7 Gonzaga (7-1) at Washington (5-3) 11:00 PM ET ESPN2 Gonzaga (-4) 163.5

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