College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 12

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 12, 2023

There are plenty of exciting matchups in college basketball action on Sunday, so here are the best bets of the day, which includes a marquee matchup between the Memphis Tigers and the Houston Cougars.

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: Houston (-5.5) vs Memphis

The model projects Houston to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by more points (6.5 to 5.5).

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Houston Memphis
ATS Record 18-14-1 15-15-2
Favorite ATS Record 18-14-1 10-13-2
Underdog ATS Record 0-0-0 5-2-0
Home ATS Record 9-8-1 4-10-1
Away ATS Record 7-4-0 7-4-1
Conference ATS Record 9-10-1 8-10-2

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Total Pick: Dayton vs VCU Over (125)

In this game, the model projects a total (132.3 points) significantly higher than the DraftKings over/under (125 points). Bet on the over.

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VCU Dayton
O-U-P 14-19-0 17-15-0
Home O-U-P 7-11-0 8-7-0
Away O-U-P 5-6-0 7-5-0
Conference O-U-P 9-11-0 10-10-0

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Moneyline Pick: VCU (-130) vs Dayton (+110)

Score Prediction: VCU 67, Dayton 65

VCU Dayton
ML Fave. Record 23-4 20-9
ML Und. Record 3-2 1-2
Home ML Fave. Record 15-3 13-2
Home ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 5-0 4-4
Away ML Und. Record 3-2 1-2
Conf. ML Fave. Record 14-2 13-5
Conf. ML Und. Record 3-0 1-1

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Today’s Top 25 Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 18 Texas A&M (25-8) vs No. 4 Alabama (28-5) 1:00 PM ET Alabama (-4.5) 145.5
Memphis (25-8) vs No. 1 Houston (31-2) 3:15 PM ET Houston (-5.5) 135.5
Penn State (22-12) vs No. 5 Purdue (28-5) 3:30 PM ET Purdue (-7.5) 134.5

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