College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 2

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 2, 2023

The college basketball schedule on Thursday is sure to please. Here are your best bets of the day, which includes the matchup between the Pepperdine Waves and the Pacific Tigers at Orleans Arena.

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: Pacific (+3.5) vs Pepperdine

The model line is much more favorable to Pacific compared to the DraftKings line, a 5.3 point difference, and has them favored to win Thursday’s game outright. Put your money on Pacific.

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Pacific Pepperdine
ATS Record 14-15-0 11-17-0
Favorite ATS Record 3-7-0 5-6-0
Underdog ATS Record 11-8-0 6-11-0
Home ATS Record 6-9-0 7-7-0
Away ATS Record 8-6-0 3-9-0
Conference ATS Record 9-7-0 6-10-0

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Total Pick: Middle Tennessee at North Texas Over (120)

The model projects a total (130.4 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (120 points). Take the over.

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North Texas Middle Tennessee
O-U-P 13-13-1 19-8-1
Home O-U-P 4-5-1 9-5-0
Away O-U-P 7-5-0 9-2-1
Conference O-U-P 10-7-1 12-3-1

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Moneyline Pick: Pacific (+150) vs Pepperdine (-175)

Score Prediction: Pacific 79, Pepperdine 77

Pacific Pepperdine
ML Fave. Record 5-5 5-6
ML Und. Record 8-11 2-15
Home ML Fave. Record 3-5 4-5
Home ML Und. Record 3-4 2-3
Away ML Fave. Record 2-0 0-1
Away ML Und. Record 5-7 0-11
Conf. ML Fave. Record 2-0 0-3
Conf. ML Und. Record 5-9 2-11

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Wichita State (15-14) at No. 1 Houston (28-2) 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 Houston (-17) 135
Arizona State (20-9) at No. 4 UCLA (25-4) 9:00 PM ET ESPN UCLA (-11) 132.5
No. 5 Purdue (24-5) at Wisconsin (16-12) 9:00 PM ET FS1 Purdue (-3.5) 128
No. 8 Arizona (24-5) at USC (21-8) 11:00 PM ET ESPN Arizona (-2.5) 154.5

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