College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 4

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 3, 2023

The Tennessee Volunteers versus the Auburn Tigers is one of many strong options on Saturday in college basketball. If you’re wanting to put down some money on the action, here are some of the best bets to consider.

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: Tennessee (+2.5) at Auburn

While DraftKings has Auburn winning by 2.5, the model has Tennessee taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (6.1 points). Take Tennessee.

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Tennessee Auburn
ATS Record 16-15-0 15-16-0
Favorite ATS Record 16-12-0 12-13-0
Underdog ATS Record 0-3-0 3-3-0
Home ATS Record 11-5-0 7-9-0
Away ATS Record 3-7-0 7-5-0
Conference ATS Record 8-10-0 9-9-0

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Total Pick: Columbia at Cornell Under (161)

In this game, the model projects a total (150.2 points) substantially lower than the DraftKings over/under (161 points). Bet on the under.

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Cornell Columbia
O-U-P 12-9-1 12-18-1
Home O-U-P 6-3-1 6-9-1
Away O-U-P 6-6-0 4-6-0
Conference O-U-P 6-5-1 7-10-1

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Moneyline Pick: Vanderbilt (+140) vs MSU (-165)

Score Prediction: Vanderbilt 68, Mississippi State 67

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Vanderbilt Mississippi State
ML Fave. Record 9-3 14-4
ML Und. Record 7-10 2-6
Home ML Fave. Record 7-2 8-2
Home ML Und. Record 3-3 1-2
Away ML Fave. Record 1-1 3-1
Away ML Und. Record 4-5 1-4
Conf. ML Fave. Record 4-1 7-3
Conf. ML Und. Record 6-6 1-6

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 2 Alabama (26-5) at No. 24 Texas A&M (23-8) 12:00 PM ET CBS Texas A&M (-1.5) 153.5
Seton Hall (17-14) at No. 20 Providence (21-10) 12:00 PM ET FOX
Iowa State (18-12) at No. 7 Baylor (22-9) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Baylor (-7) 134.5
St. John’s (NY) (17-14) at No. 6 Marquette (25-6) 2:00 PM ET FOX Marquette (-12) 161.5
No. 12 Tennessee (22-9) at Auburn (20-11) 2:00 PM ET ESPN Auburn (-2.5) 130.5
No. 11 Kansas State (23-8) at West Virginia (18-13) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ West Virginia (-5.5) 149
Louisville (4-27) at No. 13 Virginia (23-6) 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 Virginia (-18.5) 128
No. 23 Kentucky (21-10) at Arkansas (19-12) 2:00 PM ET CBS Arkansas (-5) 142.5
No. 22 TCU (20-11) at Oklahoma (15-16) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ TCU (-2.5) 145
No. 3 Kansas (25-6) at No. 9 Texas (23-8) 4:00 PM ET ESPN Texas (-3.5) 149
No. 25 Pittsburgh (21-10) at No. 16 Miami (24-6) 6:00 PM ET ACCN Miami (-7.5) 154.5
Butler (14-17) at No. 19 Xavier (23-8) 7:00 PM ET FS1 Xavier (-13) 142
No. 14 UConn (24-7) at Villanova (16-15) 7:30 PM ET FOX UConn (-2.5) 138.5
No. 8 Arizona (25-5) at No. 4 UCLA (26-4) 10:00 PM ET ESPN UCLA (-5) 149
Wyoming (9-20) at No. 18 San Diego State (23-6) 10:00 PM ET CBS Sports San Diego State (-14.5) 135

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