Big 12 College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 16

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 16, 2023

A total of 10 games on Saturday’s college basketball schedule feature a Big 12 team, including the matchup between the UMass Minutemen and the West Virginia Mountaineers. We have best bets recommendations for the entire conference below.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big 12 based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: UMass (+2.5) vs WVU

The data strongly suggests betting on UMass in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has West Virginia favored and the difference between the two is 7.0 points.

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UMass 5-2-0 5-2-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
West Virginia 4-4-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 3-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Total Pick: Houston vs Texas A&M Over (130.5)

In this game, the model projects a total (135.9 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (130.5 points).

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Texas A&M 7-3-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 0-0-0
Houston 2-8-0 1-5-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: UMass (+120) vs WVU (-142)

Score Prediction: UMass 74, West Virginia 69

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
UMass 5-2 0-0 5-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
West Virginia 4-0 0-4 4-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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Today’s Big 12 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
LSU (6-4) vs Texas (7-2) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Texas (-7) 142
Kansas (9-1) at Indiana (7-2) 12:30 PM ET CBS Kansas (-7.5) 147
Baylor (9-0) vs Michigan State (4-5) 2:00 PM ET FOX Baylor (-3) 144.5
Houston (10-0) vs Texas A&M (7-3) 2:30 PM ET ESPN2 Houston (-7) 130.5
UMass (5-2) vs West Virginia (4-5) 6:30 PM ET ESPNU West Virginia (-2.5) 146
Cincinnati (8-1) vs Dayton (7-2) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ Cincinnati (-4.5) 139.5
Texas Tech (7-2) vs Vanderbilt (4-5) 7:30 PM ET ESPN+ Texas Tech (-8) 140
Green Bay (5-6) at Oklahoma (9-0) 9:00 PM ET ESPN+ Oklahoma (-24) 135.5
Georgia State (4-5) at BYU (9-1) 9:00 PM ET ESPN+ BYU (-24.5) 149
TCU (7-1) vs Arizona State (6-3) 10:00 PM ET ESPNU TCU (-8) 152

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