College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2023

Thursday’s college basketball slate has a lot in store. Among those games is the Mississippi State Bulldogs playing the Florida Gators. With that in mind, here are the day’s best bets for all of the college hoops action.

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: Florida (+5) vs MSU

The model line is much more favorable to Florida compared to the DraftKings line, a 6.1 point difference, and has them favored to win Thursday’s game outright. Put your money on Florida.

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Florida Mississippi State
ATS Record 16-16-0 16-16-0
Favorite ATS Record 11-8-0 11-13-0
Underdog ATS Record 5-8-0 5-3-0
Home ATS Record 9-7-0 8-9-0
Away ATS Record 6-5-0 7-4-0
Conference ATS Record 11-8-0 10-9-0

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Total Pick: North Carolina vs Virginia Over (128.5)

The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (9.7 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.

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Virginia North Carolina
O-U-P 14-15-0 13-19-0
Home O-U-P 7-8-0 7-10-0
Away O-U-P 6-5-0 6-5-0
Conference O-U-P 10-11-0 11-8-0

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Moneyline Pick: Florida (+180) vs MSU (-210)

Score Prediction: Florida 67, Mississippi State 66

Florida Mississippi State
ML Fave. Record 13-5 15-5
ML Und. Record 2-11 2-6
Home ML Fave. Record 8-3 8-2
Home ML Und. Record 1-3 1-2
Away ML Fave. Record 3-0 4-2
Away ML Und. Record 1-7 1-4
Conf. ML Fave. Record 7-2 8-4
Conf. ML Und. Record 2-8 1-6

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
St. John’s (NY) (18-15) vs No. 6 Marquette (26-6) 12:00 PM ET FS1 Marquette (-8.5) 162
Wake Forest (19-14) vs No. 14 Miami (25-6) 12:00 PM ET ESPN2 Miami (-6.5) 158
Iowa State (19-12) vs No. 10 Baylor (22-10) 12:30 PM ET ESPN Baylor (-4.5) 135
Pittsburgh (22-11) vs No. 21 Duke (24-8) 2:30 PM ET ESPN2 Duke (-5.5) 138
Providence (21-11) vs No. 11 UConn (25-7) 2:30 PM ET FS1 UConn (-6) 143.5
West Virginia (19-14) vs No. 3 Kansas (26-6) 3:00 PM ET ESPN Kansas (-3) 148.5
Colorado State (15-18) vs No. 20 San Diego State (25-6) 3:00 PM ET CBS Sports San Diego State (-9.5) 136.5
Colorado (17-16) vs No. 2 UCLA (28-4) 3:00 PM ET P12 UCLA (-9) 133
Ole Miss (12-21) vs No. 17 Tennessee (23-9) 3:48 PM ET SECN Tennessee (-12) 127.5
Oklahoma State (18-15) vs No. 7 Texas (24-8) 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 Texas (-6) 141.5
North Carolina (20-13) vs No. 13 Virginia (24-6) 7:00 PM ET ESPN Virginia (-2) 128.5
DePaul (10-23) vs No. 15 Xavier (24-8) 7:00 PM ET FS1 Xavier (-12) 152
Stanford (14-18) at No. 8 Arizona (25-6) 9:00 PM ET P12 Arizona (-10) 153
Villanova (17-15) vs No. 24 Creighton (20-11) 9:30 PM ET FS1 Creighton (-4.5) 135
No. 22 TCU (20-11) vs No. 12 Kansas State (23-8) 9:30 PM ET ESPN2 TCU (-1.5) 148

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