College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 17

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 16, 2024

The TCU Horned Frogs versus the Kansas State Wildcats is a game to watch on Saturday’s college basketball schedule that has plenty of compelling matchups. To get in on 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: TCU (+1) at KSU

While DraftKings has Kansas State winning by one, the model has TCU taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (6.3 points). Take TCU.

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TCU Kansas State
ATS Record 15-10-0 12-13-0
Favorite ATS Record 11-8-0 6-9-0
Underdog ATS Record 4-2-0 6-4-0
Home ATS Record 8-5-0 6-8-0
Away ATS Record 5-3-0 4-3-0
Conference ATS Record 8-4-0 6-6-0

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Total Pick: Albany (NY) at UMBC Under (174.5)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (159.1 points) substantially lower than the DraftKings over/under (174.5 points). Bet on the under.

UMBC Albany (NY)
O-U-P 16-9-0 13-12-0
Home O-U-P 6-7-0 6-7-0
Away O-U-P 10-2-0 5-3-0
Conference O-U-P 5-7-0 7-5-0

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Moneyline Pick: Oklahoma (+136) vs. Kansas (-162)

Score Prediction: Oklahoma 73, Kansas 72

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Oklahoma Kansas
ML Fave. Record 11-3 14-4
ML Und. Record 3-5 1-2
Home ML Fave. Record 9-2 8-0
Home ML Und. Record 0-1 1-0
Away ML Fave. Record 0-1 3-3
Away ML Und. Record 2-3 0-2
Conf. ML Fave. Record 4-3 7-3
Conf. ML Und. Record 2-4 1-2

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Texas A&M (15-10) at No. 15 Alabama (18-7) 12:00 PM ET ESPN Alabama (-8) 160
Wake Forest (16-9) at No. 21 Virginia (20-6) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Virginia (-2.5) 129.5
Texas Tech (18-7) at No. 10 Iowa State (20-5) 12:00 PM ET ESPN+ Iowa State (-7.5) 137
No. 17 Creighton (19-7) at Butler (16-10) 12:30 PM ET FOX Creighton (-2.5) 154
Texas (16-9) at No. 3 Houston (22-3) 1:00 PM ET CBS Houston (-10) 130.5
Fordham (10-15) at No. 16 Dayton (21-4) 1:30 PM ET CBS Sports Dayton (-13) 138
Virginia Tech (14-11) at No. 7 North Carolina (20-6) 2:00 PM ET ACCN North Carolina (-11) 151
No. 9 Duke (20-5) at Florida State (13-12) 2:00 PM ET ESPN Duke (-6) 152
No. 19 BYU (18-7) at Oklahoma State (11-14) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ BYU (-5.5) 151.5
No. 20 Wisconsin (17-9) at Iowa (15-11) 2:15 PM ET BTN Iowa (-1) 151.5
No. 4 Marquette (19-6) at No. 1 UConn (24-2) 3:00 PM ET FOX UConn (-7) 147.5
LSU (13-12) at No. 11 South Carolina (21-5) 3:30 PM ET SECN South Carolina (-8) 141.5
No. 6 Kansas (20-6) at No. 25 Oklahoma (18-8) 4:00 PM ET ESPN Kansas (-3) 143
No. 14 Illinois (19-6) at Maryland (14-12) 5:30 PM ET FOX Illinois (-2.5) 139
No. 22 Kentucky (18-7) at No. 13 Auburn (20-6) 6:00 PM ET ESPN Auburn (-8.5) 164.5
Vanderbilt (7-18) at No. 8 Tennessee (19-6) 6:00 PM ET SECN Tennessee (-20.5) 142
No. 12 Baylor (19-6) at West Virginia (8-17) 6:00 PM ET ESPN2 Baylor (-7.5) 147.5
No. 23 Indiana State (22-5) at Southern Illinois (17-10) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ Indiana State (-4.5) 150
Arizona State (13-12) at No. 5 Arizona (19-5) 9:30 PM ET PACN Arizona (-19) 158.5

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