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Expert college basketball handicapper Greg Peterson shares his top college basketball picks for Thursday, November 14.

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Note: Lines are current at time of posting; consider Greg’s line on the game and his explanation before making any bet.

Southern Illinois vs. Oklahoma State

8:00 PM ET

While the Oklahoma State offense has come out strong, averaging 84.5 points per game in their first two games under coach Steve Lutz, the perimeter defense is a work in progress, allowing St. Thomas and UW Green Bay to shoot 43.2% from 3-point range. Now they face a Southern Illinois squad that won the turnover battle against Charleston, their only D-I opponent so far, with 17 turnovers forced to just nine committed on offense.

Southern Illinois +9.5 (Greg’s Handicap Southern Illinois +6.5)

Grand Canyon vs. Arizona State

9:00 PM ET

Arizona State is coming off a spirited effort against Gonzaga, but also led off the season getting a scare from Idaho State in a game where they tallied just 55 points. While this is a neutral-court game, it is being played in Phoenix, mere miles from Grand Canyon’s campus The Lopes brought back a lot of last season’s core that ranked 43rd in rebound percentage, while Arizona State was 350th in rebound percentage last season.

Grand Canyon -3.5 (Greg’s Handicap Grand Canyon -6.5)

Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. New Mexico State 

9:30 PM ET

While New Mexico State has started 2-0, those two wins came against Utah Tech and non-Division I New Mexico Highlands. In those wins, New Mexico State committed 41 total turnovers. Texas A&M Corpus Christi’s strength is forcing turnovers and most of last season’s squad that ranked 34th in turnovers forced on a per offensive play basis and 31st in opponent 3-point shooting percentage at 31.1% is back.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi +6.5 (Greg’s Handicap Texas A&M Corpus Christi -2)

Seattle vs. Cal Poly

10:00 PM ET

While Cal Poly is looking to push the tempo in their games under first year coach Mike DeGeorge, who ran a high octane offense at Division II Colorado-Mesa, the Mustangs have to face a traditionally slow and defense-first Seattle team that lost top scorer Cameron Tyson from a season ago. The ancillary pieces and key defensive cogs remain from a team that ranked 16th last season in points allowed on a per possession basis and second in opponents 3-point shooting percentage at 29.1%.

Seattle vs. Cal Poly Under 150.5 (Greg’s Handicapped Total 143.5)

Northern Arizona vs. Pacific

10:00 PM ET

Pacific is playing just their fifth game under a completely new coaching staff from a season ago that overhauled last season’s roster while Northern Arizona brought back four of last season’s top five starters with point forward Carson Towt back after two seasons ago. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 10.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and three assists per game, leading the team in both rebounds and assists before missing the entire 2023-24 season.

Northern Arizona +5.5 (Greg’s Handicap Northern Arizona +1.5)

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Greg Peterson
Greg, originally from Wisconsin and a UW Oshkosh alumnus, is widely recognized in the sports media industry, particularly for his expertise in college basketball, which earned him the nickname "Hoops" from Brent Musburger. He has worked with Vanderbilt and Oregon's flagship stations and joined VSIN in 2017. Greg contributes to various channels, hosting "The Baseball Betting Show" and "Coast To Coast Hoops" podcasts, and writes for DK Nation, building on his experience with over 500 articles for the New York Post. Known for his analytical approach, he produces daily spreadsheets for college basketball and MLB games, focusing on educating bettors about the importance of betting on numbers rather than teams.