College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 24

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 23, 2024

Saturday’s college basketball schedule features plenty of excitement, including a matchup between the BYU Cougars and the Kansas State Wildcats. If you’re searching for information on the best bets for this game or any others, you’ve come to the right place.

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: BYU (+2) at KSU

While DraftKings has Kansas State winning by two, the model has BYU taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (9.1 points). Take BYU.

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BYU Kansas State
ATS Record 15-12-0 14-13-0
Favorite ATS Record 15-7-0 7-9-0
Underdog ATS Record 0-5-0 7-4-0
Home ATS Record 11-5-0 7-8-0
Away ATS Record 1-7-0 5-3-0
Conference ATS Record 4-10-0 8-6-0

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Total Pick: UMBC at New Hampshire Under (165)

The model projects a total (154.6 points) much lower than the one set by DraftKings for this game (165 points). Take the under.

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New Hampshire UMBC
O-U-P 12-12-1 13-14-0
Home O-U-P 5-5-1 8-8-0
Away O-U-P 7-7-0 4-4-0
Conference O-U-P 5-7-1 8-6-0

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Moneyline Pick: Lafayette (+150) vs. Lehigh (-180)

Score Prediction: Lafayette 70, Lehigh 68

Lafayette Lehigh
ML Fave. Record 7-2 7-6
ML Und. Record 3-15 3-7
Home ML Fave. Record 4-2 3-4
Home ML Und. Record 0-7 1-1
Away ML Fave. Record 3-0 4-2
Away ML Und. Record 3-7 2-6
Conf. ML Fave. Record 7-2 7-4
Conf. ML Und. Record 3-4 2-3

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 2 Houston (24-3) at No. 11 Baylor (19-8) 12:00 PM ET CBS Houston (-2.5) 135
Vanderbilt (7-20) at No. 24 Florida (19-8) 1:00 PM ET SECN Florida (-15) 150.5
West Virginia (9-18) at No. 6 Iowa State (21-6) 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 Iowa State (-18) 143.5
No. 8 Duke (21-6) at Wake Forest (18-9) 2:00 PM ET ESPN Wake Forest (-3) 151
Washington (15-13) at No. 4 Arizona (21-6) 2:00 PM ET CBS Arizona (-16.5) 167
No. 25 BYU (19-8) at Kansas State (16-11) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Kansas State (-2) 145
Iowa (16-12) at No. 12 Illinois (20-7) 2:15 PM ET BTN Illinois (-9.5) 166
No. 20 South Carolina (22-5) at Ole Miss (19-8) 3:30 PM ET SECN Ole Miss (-3.5) 136
No. 13 Alabama (19-8) at No. 17 Kentucky (19-8) 4:00 PM ET CBS Kentucky (-2.5) 176.5
No. 23 Texas Tech (19-8) at UCF (14-12) 4:00 PM ET ESPN+ UCF (-2) 143
No. 10 North Carolina (21-6) at Virginia (20-8) 4:00 PM ET ESPN North Carolina (-2.5) 132
Texas (17-10) at No. 9 Kansas (21-6) 6:00 PM ET ESPN Kansas (-7) 146
No. 14 Auburn (21-6) at Georgia (15-12) 6:00 PM ET SECN Auburn (-7) 153
No. 21 Washington State (21-7) at Arizona State (14-14) 8:00 PM ET ESPN2 Washington State (-5) 139
No. 22 Colorado State (20-8) at UNLV (16-10) 8:00 PM ET CBS Sports Pick ‘Em 138
Villanova (15-12) at No. 1 UConn (25-3) 8:00 PM ET FOX UConn (-12) 133.5
Texas A&M (15-12) at No. 5 Tennessee (21-6) 8:00 PM ET ESPN Tennessee (-11) 148
No. 19 San Diego State (20-7) at Fresno State (11-15) 10:00 PM ET CBS Sports San Diego State (-12.5) 138
San Diego (16-12) at No. 18 Saint Mary’s (CA) (22-6) 10:00 PM ET ESPNU Saint Mary’s (CA) (-23.5) 137.5

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