College Basketball Picks Today:
Expert college basketball handicapper Greg Peterson shares his top college basketball picks today for Monday, March 9.
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Note: More matchups and lines will come tonight and Greg may have additional plays.
6:00 PM Eastern
Campbell Fighting Camels vs. Monmouth Hawks
Not many 2-point field goals get converted in Monmouth games as the team is 305th in 2-point shooting percentage on offense but are also 12th in opponent 2-point shooting in games played away from home and cut down on scoring opportunities even further with ranking 36th in turnovers per possession and 232nd in total possessions per game while Campbell is 245th in 3-point shooting percentage at 32.7% and are 226th in turnovers per possession.
Picks: Monmouth -1.5 and Under 152 (Greg’s Handicap Monmouth -4 and Total 147)
8:30 PM Eastern
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs. Grambling Tigers
Mississippi Valley State has struggled in nearly every aspect of basketball as they rank 364th in points per possession on offense and 357th in points per possession allowed on defense and faces a Grambling defense that is 10th in turnovers per possession generated away from home on defense and should get plenty of opportunities to score with the clock stopped as Mississippi Valley State allows the third-most free throw attempts per opponent field goal attempt in the nation and Grambling has a nice edge on the boards, ranking 235th in rebound percentage while Mississippi Valley State is 353rd.
Pick: Grambling -12.5 (Greg’s Handicap Grambling -14.5)
9:30 PM Eastern
Detroit Titans vs. Robert Morris Colonials
Robert Morris has had issues with turnovers this season, ranking 295th in turnovers per possession on offense, but should get more clean possessions than normal in this game as Detroit is 333rd in turnovers per possession generated and are overall 301st in points per possession allowed while Robert Morris is 13th in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.5% and are rebounding 36.7% of their missed shots as an offensive rebound, which ranks ninth in the nation while Detroit sees their 3-point shooting percentage dip away from home, shooting 39.3% at home and 32.1% away from home.
Pick: Robert Morris -4.5 (Greg’s Handicap Robert Morris -6.5)
10:00 PM Eastern
Weber State Wildcats vs. Eastern Washington Eagles
Eastern Washington has had defensive issues away from home, ranking 332nd in points per possession allowed in a road or neutral court environment and they are allowing teams to shoot 37.8% from 3-point range away from home compared to 30.2% at home while on offense the team is 262nd in turnovers per possession and may not get as many second chances to score as normal with Weber State allowing opponents to grab only 25.3% of their missed shots as an offensive rebound, ranking 55th in defensive rebound percentage while Eastern Washington is 199th in defensive rebound percentage.
Pick: Weber State +2.5 (Greg’s Handicap Weber State -4.5)
Additions after initial post went live:
6:00 PM Eastern
New Orleans Privateers vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders
New Orleans has had a difficult time on defense, ranking 216th in points per possession allowed due to not pressuring opponents as they are 326th in turnovers per possession generated, which means lots of scoring chances as they are also 81st in total possessions per game while Texas A&M Corpus Christi is 196th in opponent 2-point shooting percentage and face a New Orleans team whose games involve tons of second and third chances as they reel in 33.4% of their missed shots as an offensive rebound, which ranks 42nd in the nation, but allow opponents to rebound 31.3% of their misses as an offensive rebound, which ranks 303rd.
Picks: Texas A&M Corpus Christi -1.5 and Over 143 (Greg’s Handicap Texas A&M Corpus Christi -3.5 and Total 147.5)
7:00 PM Eastern
Wright State Raiders vs. Northern Kentucky Norse
Wright State has excelled on offense away from home, ranking 37th in points per possession in road and neutral court games and make 40.6% of their 3-point shots away from home, which ranks fifth in the nation while Northern Kentucky entered Sunday shooting just 32.2% from 3-point range away from home while on defense the team is 325th in opponent 3-point shooting percentage at 36.4% and Wright State is 108th in points per possession allowed away from home and play at a mid-tempo pace, ranking 178th in possessions per game.
Picks: Wright State Moneyline and Under 159 (Greg’s Handicap Wright State -3.5 and Total 153.5)
8:30 PM Eastern
Hofstra Pride vs. Towson Tigers
Towson has been unable to get anything going from 3-point range, ranking 350th in 3-point shooting percentage at 29.3% while Hofstra is 16th in road 3-point shooting percentage at 38.1% and are stout on the inside, ranking third in the country in opponent 2-point shooting percentage and though Towson overall ranks 64th in the country in points per possession allowed on defense, they are giving up 14.3 points more per 100 possessions away from home than at home.
Pick: Hofstra -4.5 (Greg’s Handicap Hofstra -6.5)
