College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 6

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 7, 2024

There are several strong matchups in college basketball action on Wednesday, so here are the best bets of the day, which includes a marquee matchup between the UConn Huskies and the Marquette Golden Eagles.

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: Marquette (+5) vs. UConn

The model line is much more favorable to Marquette compared to the DraftKings line, a 5.4 point difference, and has them favored to win Wednesday’s game outright. Put your money on Marquette.

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Marquette UConn
ATS Record 16-11-1 18-11-0
Favorite ATS Record 12-9-0 18-10-0
Underdog ATS Record 4-2-1 0-1-0
Home ATS Record 10-4-0 9-7-0
Away ATS Record 5-6-0 5-4-0
Conference ATS Record 12-6-0 11-7-0

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Total Pick: Xavier at Butler Under (157.5)

The DraftKings point total for this matchup is 6.8 points highter than the model projection.

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Butler Xavier
O-U-P 13-15-2 16-13-0
Home O-U-P 6-8-2 9-7-0
Away O-U-P 5-6-0 5-4-0
Conference O-U-P 8-11-1 10-8-0

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Moneyline Pick: Marquette (+195) vs. UConn (-238)

Score Prediction: Marquette 74, UConn 73

Marquette UConn
ML Fave. Record 12-4 19-2
ML Und. Record 4-3 0-1
Home ML Fave. Record 8-1 9-0
Home ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 3-3 6-2
Away ML Und. Record 3-2 0-1
Conf. ML Fave. Record 10-3 15-2
Conf. ML Und. Record 2-2 0-0

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 4 Tennessee (24-6) at No. 17 South Carolina (24-6) 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 Tennessee (-5.5) 142.5
No. 1 Houston (27-3) at UCF (15-14) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ Houston (-8.5) 133
No. 2 UConn (26-3) at No. 8 Marquette (22-7) 8:30 PM ET FS1 UConn (-5) 151.5
No. 20 BYU (21-8) at No. 6 Iowa State (23-6) 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 Iowa State (-7.5) 144.5
Vanderbilt (8-21) at No. 15 Kentucky (21-8) 9:00 PM ET SECN Kentucky (-17.5) 161.5
No. 22 Utah State (24-5) at San Jose State (9-21) 9:30 PM ET CBS Sports Utah State (-10) 144.5

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