College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – January 27

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 26, 2024

The most compelling contests on Saturday’s college basketball schedule include the Nebraska Cornhuskers taking on the Maryland Terrapins at XFINITY Center. For this game and the rest of the day’s college basketball action, here are some of the best bets for you to think about.

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: Nebraska (+4.5) at Maryland

The data strongly suggests betting on Nebraska in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has Maryland favored and the difference between the two is 5.6 points.

Nebraska Maryland
ATS Record 12-7-0 7-12-0
Favorite ATS Record 9-3-0 3-7-0
Underdog ATS Record 3-4-0 4-5-0
Home ATS Record 10-3-0 3-7-0
Away ATS Record 1-4-0 4-3-0
Conference ATS Record 5-4-0 4-5-0

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Total Pick: Cal Poly at Hawaii Over (125)

The model predicts a total (135.8 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game (125 points). Take the over.

Hawaii Cal Poly
O-U-P 7-10-1 13-5-1
Home O-U-P 4-7-0 9-3-1
Away O-U-P 2-2-1 3-2-0
Conference O-U-P 3-5-0 7-1-1

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Moneyline Pick: Tulane (-162) vs. Charlotte (+136)

Score Prediction: Tulane 75, Charlotte 74

Want to learn more about this game? Read more here.

Tulane Charlotte
ML Fave. Record 10-2 9-2
ML Und. Record 1-5 2-5
Home ML Fave. Record 7-1 7-1
Home ML Und. Record 1-1 1-0
Away ML Fave. Record 3-1 2-1
Away ML Und. Record 0-2 0-3
Conf. ML Fave. Record 2-1 5-0
Conf. ML Und. Record 1-3 1-1

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Kansas State (14-5) at No. 4 Houston (17-2) 12:00 PM ET ESPN Houston (-15) 128.5
Seton Hall (13-7) at No. 14 Marquette (14-5) 1:00 PM ET FS1 Marquette (-9.5) 146
No. 7 Kansas (16-3) at No. 23 Iowa State (15-4) 1:30 PM ET CBS Iowa State (-4.5) 143.5
No. 20 Texas Tech (15-3) at No. 11 Oklahoma (15-4) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Oklahoma (-3.5) 140.5
No. 3 North Carolina (16-3) at Florida State (12-7) 2:00 PM ET ESPN North Carolina (-7) 153.5
Texas (14-5) at No. 21 BYU (14-5) 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 BYU (-7) 150.5
Indiana (12-7) at No. 10 Illinois (14-5) 3:00 PM ET FOX Illinois (-14.5) 153.5
No. 8 Auburn (16-3) at Mississippi State (13-6) 3:30 PM ET SECN Auburn (-3) 147
Clemson (13-5) at No. 12 Duke (14-4) 4:00 PM ET ESPN Duke (-7.5) 151
No. 24 Colorado State (15-4) at Wyoming (10-9) 4:00 PM ET MWN Colorado State (-8) 148.5
TCU (14-5) at No. 15 Baylor (14-4) 4:00 PM ET ESPN2 Baylor (-5.5) 152.5
No. 18 Utah State (17-2) at Boise State (14-5) 4:00 PM ET MWN Boise State (-3.5) 146
No. 9 Arizona (14-5) at Oregon (14-5) 5:30 PM ET FOX Arizona (-4) 159
No. 16 Dayton (16-2) at Richmond (14-5) 6:00 PM ET CBS Sports Dayton (-2.5) 132
No. 5 Tennessee (14-4) at Vanderbilt (5-13) 6:00 PM ET SECN Tennessee (-14.5) 142.5
No. 6 Kentucky (14-4) at Arkansas (10-9) 6:00 PM ET ESPN Kentucky (-6) 166
DePaul (3-16) at No. 17 Creighton (15-5) 7:00 PM ET FS1 Creighton (-23.5) 143.5

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