Big Ten College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 16

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 15, 2023

The Thursday postseason college basketball slate includes five games featuring a Big Ten team in action. Among those contests is the Boise State Broncos squaring off against the Northwestern Wildcats. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big Ten based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Boise State (+2) vs Northwestern

The model line is much more favorable to Boise State compared to the DraftKings line, a 4.4 point difference, and has them favored to win Thursday’s game outright. Put your money on Boise State.

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Boise State 16-15-1 9-11-1 7-4-0 7-6-1 4-7-0 8-11-1
Northwestern 18-12-0 8-8-0 10-4-0 9-8-0 7-3-0 12-7-0

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Total Pick: Boise State vs Northwestern Over (128)

The DraftKings point total for this game is 5.2 points lower than the model projection.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Northwestern 11-19-0 4-13-0 6-4-0 9-10-0
Boise State 15-16-1 6-7-1 7-4-0 13-6-1

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Moneyline Pick: Boise State (+110) vs Northwestern (-130)

Score Prediction: Boise State 68, Northwestern 65

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Boise State 15-4 6-5 11-1 0-0 3-2 2-4 13-1 1-5
Northwestern 12-4 8-6 9-3 4-1 2-0 4-4 3-3 8-5

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Today’s Big Ten Schedule

Matchup Tournament Game Time TV Favorite Total
West Virginia (19-15) vs Maryland (22-12) 12:15 PM ET CBS West Virginia (-2.5) 136.5
Illinois (20-12) vs Arkansas (20-13) 4:34 PM ET TBS Arkansas (-3) 143.5
Auburn (20-12) vs Iowa (19-13) 6:50 PM ET TNT Auburn (-2) 151.5
Boise State (24-9) vs Northwestern (21-11) 7:35 PM ET truT Northwestern (-2) 128
Penn State (22-13) vs Texas A&M (25-9) 9:55 PM ET TBS Texas A&M (-2.5) 135.5

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