College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 19

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 18, 2023

The Nicholls State Colonels versus the Maryland Terrapins is a game to watch on Tuesday’s college basketball schedule that has a lot of exciting contests. To get involved in the action, here’s a peek at the best bets of the day.

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: Nicholls State (+17) at Maryland

Maryland is favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (17 to 9.7 points). Take Nicholls State and the points.

Nicholls State Maryland
ATS Record 4-3-1 2-7-0
Favorite ATS Record 0-1-0 2-5-0
Underdog ATS Record 4-2-1 0-2-0
Home ATS Record 0-1-0 2-3-0
Away ATS Record 4-1-1 0-2-0
Conference ATS Record 0-0-0 0-2-0

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Total Pick: Middle Tennessee at Saint Mary’s (CA) Over (119.5)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (130.7 points) much higher than the DraftKings over/under (119.5 points). Bet on the over.

Saint Mary’s (CA) Middle Tennessee
O-U-P 4-6-0 4-4-0
Home O-U-P 2-3-0 1-0-0
Away O-U-P 0-1-0 3-3-0
Conference O-U-P 0-0-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: High Point (-135) vs. Greensboro (+114)

Score Prediction: High Point 79, UNC Greensboro 74

High Point UNC Greensboro
ML Fave. Record 4-0 5-1
ML Und. Record 2-4 1-0
Home ML Fave. Record 3-0 2-0
Home ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 1-0 0-1
Away ML Und. Record 0-3 1-0
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
Coppin State (1-11) at No. 20 James Madison (10-0) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ James Madison (-28.5) 144.5
No. 22 Virginia (9-1) at Memphis (8-2) 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 Memphis (-3) 131
No. 7 Marquette (9-2) at Providence (9-2) 8:30 PM ET FS1 Marquette (-4) 145.5

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