College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 16

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 16, 2023

The Saturday college basketball schedule has plenty of exciting matchups in store. Among those contests is the Lipscomb Bisons squaring off against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Here’s a look at the best bets for all of day’s NCAA 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: Lipscomb (+16.5) vs. Arkansas

The model favors Arkansas by 7.3 points, a much smaller margin than the 16.5-point spread set by DraftKings. Take Lipscomb to cover.

Lipscomb Arkansas
ATS Record 9-3-0 3-8-0
Favorite ATS Record 5-1-0 2-6-0
Underdog ATS Record 4-2-0 1-2-0
Home ATS Record 3-0-0 3-3-0
Away ATS Record 4-3-0 0-0-0
Conference ATS Record 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Total Pick: Loyola (MD) at George Mason Over (132)

In this game, the model projects a total (141.7 points) substantially higher than the DraftKings over/under (132 points). Bet on the over.

George Mason Loyola (MD)
O-U-P 5-3-0 5-7-0
Home O-U-P 2-2-0 1-2-0
Away O-U-P 2-0-0 3-4-0
Conference O-U-P 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: Presbyterian (+170) vs. Kennesaw St (-205)

Score Prediction: Presbyterian 79, Kennesaw State 76

Presbyterian Kennesaw State
ML Fave. Record 3-2 5-0
ML Und. Record 2-3 1-3
Home ML Fave. Record 1-2 2-0
Home ML Und. Record 0-1 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 1-0 2-0
Away ML Und. Record 2-1 0-3
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
La Salle (8-3) at No. 24 Miami (FL) (8-2) 12:00 PM ET CW Miami (FL) (-15.5) 156
LSU (6-5) vs No. 19 Texas (8-2) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Texas (-7.5) 144.5
No. 2 Kansas (10-1) at Indiana (7-3) 12:30 PM ET CBS Kansas (-7) 146.5
No. 20 James Madison (10-0) at Hampton (4-6) 2:00 PM ET FloH James Madison (-15.5) 164.5
No. 6 Baylor (9-1) vs Michigan State (5-5) 2:00 PM ET FOX Baylor (-3) 144
No. 4 Houston (11-0) vs Texas A&M (7-4) 2:30 PM ET ESPN2 Houston (-6.5) 133
No. 13 Clemson (9-1) at Memphis (8-2) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Memphis (-3.5) 152
No. 15 Florida Atlantic (9-2) vs Saint Bonaventure (7-3) 4:00 PM ET ESPNU Florida Atlantic (-9.5) 147
No. 1 Arizona (8-1) vs No. 3 Purdue (10-1) 4:30 PM ET PEAC Arizona (-2) 159.5
No. 9 North Carolina (7-3) vs No. 14 Kentucky (8-2) 5:30 PM ET CBS North Carolina (-1) 164.5
No. 25 Northwestern (8-2) at DePaul (2-8) 5:30 PM ET FS1 Northwestern (-9.5) 141
Northeastern (4-7) at No. 22 Virginia (9-1) 6:00 PM ET ACCN Virginia (-16) 126.5
Alabama (6-4) at No. 8 Creighton (9-2) 8:00 PM ET FOX Creighton (-7.5) 166
Georgia State (4-5) at No. 18 BYU (9-1) 9:00 PM ET ESPN+ BYU (-24.5) 150.5
Green Bay (5-6) at No. 11 Oklahoma (9-0) 9:00 PM ET ESPN+ Oklahoma (-25) 136
NC State (7-2) vs No. 12 Tennessee (7-3) 10:00 PM ET ESPN2 Tennessee (-9.5) 148.5

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