Big Ten College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 16

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 16, 2023

Big Ten teams will take the court across nine games on Saturday’s college basketball slate, and we have your best bets information below. That includes the Northwestern Wildcats playing the DePaul Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena.

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

Spread Pick: DePaul (+10) vs Northwestern

The model favors Northwestern by 5 points, a much smaller margin than the 10-point spread set by DraftKings. Take DePaul to cover.

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
DePaul 2-6-1 2-2-0 0-4-1 2-4-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
Northwestern 4-4-1 3-3-1 1-1-0 3-3-1 0-0-0 1-0-0

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Total Pick: Eastern Michigan at Michigan Over (146)

The model predicts a total 4.9 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Michigan 8-2-0 4-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0
Eastern Michigan 4-3-1 0-2-1 3-1-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: Arizona (-118) vs Purdue (-102)

Score Prediction: Arizona 79, Purdue 77

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Arizona 4-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Purdue 7-1 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

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Today’s Big Ten Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Georgia Tech (5-3) at Penn State (5-5) 12:00 PM ET BTN Penn State (-2) 147.5
Kansas (9-1) at Indiana (7-2) 12:30 PM ET CBS Kansas (-7.5) 147
LIU (1-8) at Rutgers (6-3) 1:00 PM ET B1G+
Baylor (9-0) vs Michigan State (4-5) 2:00 PM ET FOX Baylor (-3) 144.5
Eastern Michigan (5-4) at Michigan (5-5) 2:30 PM ET BTN Michigan (-23) 146
Ohio State (8-2) vs UCLA (5-3) 3:00 PM ET CBS Ohio State (-2) 133.5
Florida A&M (2-5) at Iowa (5-5) 4:30 PM ET BTN Iowa (-21.5) 152.5
Arizona (8-0) vs Purdue (9-1) 4:30 PM ET PEAC Arizona (-1) 159.5
Northwestern (7-2) at DePaul (2-7) 5:30 PM ET FS1 Northwestern (-10) 142

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