College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – January 29

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 30, 2024

There are several strong matchups in college basketball action on Monday, so here are the best bets of the day, which includes a marquee matchup between the Jackson State Tigers and the Florida A&M Rattlers.

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: Florida A&M (+4) vs. Jackson St

The model favors Jackson State by 1.2 points, 2.8 less than the 4-point spread set by DraftKings.

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Florida A&M Jackson State
ATS Record 7-9-0 12-8-0
Favorite ATS Record 1-0-0 4-5-0
Underdog ATS Record 6-9-0 8-3-0
Home ATS Record 2-3-0 2-1-0
Away ATS Record 5-6-0 9-6-0
Conference ATS Record 3-4-0 4-3-0

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Total Pick: New Orleans at Lamar Under (160.5)

The model predicts a total 6.2 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.

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Lamar New Orleans
O-U-P 13-6-0 11-9-0
Home O-U-P 5-3-0 1-2-0
Away O-U-P 6-3-0 9-6-0
Conference O-U-P 4-4-0 3-4-0

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Moneyline Pick: Maryland-Eastern Shore (+105) vs. SCSU (-125)

Score Prediction: Maryland-Eastern Shore 73, South Carolina State 72

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Maryland-Eastern Shore South Carolina State
ML Fave. Record 1-1 1-1
ML Und. Record 1-10 4-7
Home ML Fave. Record 1-0 0-1
Home ML Und. Record 1-3 3-2
Away ML Fave. Record 0-1 1-0
Away ML Und. Record 0-7 1-5
Conf. ML Fave. Record 1-1 1-0
Conf. ML Und. Record 0-4 2-2

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 7 Duke (16-4) at Virginia Tech (13-8) 7:00 PM ET ESPN Duke (-3.5) 146
No. 4 Houston (18-2) at Texas (14-6) 9:00 PM ET ESPN Houston (-4.5) 129.5
Boise State (14-6) at No. 19 New Mexico (18-3) 12:00 AM ET

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