CUSA College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 17

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2024

The Saturday college basketball schedule includes four games featuring a CUSA team in play. Among those contests is the Florida International Panthers squaring off against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in CUSA based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Louisiana Tech (-13) vs FIU

Louisiana Tech is the bet in this game. It is favored by 4.3 more points in the model than DraftKings (17.3 to 13).

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Louisiana Tech 13-8-2 10-6-1 3-2-1 6-4-1 7-4-1 6-4-1
Florida International 11-14-0 5-6-0 6-8-0 6-6-0 3-7-0 5-6-0

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Total Pick: New Mexico State at Western Kentucky Under (153)

The DraftKings point total for this matchup is 5.3 points highter than the model projection.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Western Kentucky 10-13-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 6-6-0
New Mexico State 11-11-0 3-5-0 6-6-0 4-7-0

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Moneyline Pick: UTEP (-105) at MTSU (-115)

Score Prediction: UTEP 69, Middle Tennessee 66

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ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
UTEP 10-2 0-10 9-2 0-1 0-0 0-8 4-0 0-6
Middle Tennessee 6-5 1-10 5-4 0-2 0-0 1-7 3-0 1-6

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Today’s CUSA Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
New Mexico State (11-15) at Western Kentucky (19-7) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Western Kentucky (-9.5) 153
Florida International (8-18) at Louisiana Tech (18-8) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Louisiana Tech (-13) 140
UTEP (13-12) at Middle Tennessee (10-15) 6:00 PM ET ESPN+ Middle Tennessee (-1.5) 136.5
Liberty (16-9) at Sam Houston (14-11) 7:30 PM ET ESPN+ Liberty (-4.5) 137.5

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