Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Best Bets:
Our winning day streak extended yesterday, going 2-1 on men’s and 2-1 on the free women’s plays I gave out. We’re now on an 11-4 run on the men’s side, which is such a breath of fresh air considering early in the season we were basically just trading money back and forth with the books. Let’s look to keep it rolling today with a pretty solid men’s slate and yet another tiny women’s slate.
Reminder on how to read the projections: If the spread is a positive number, that indicates the team on the left (Home, unless neutral site) is favored by TSI. If the spread is a negative, that indicates the team on the right (Away, unless neutral side) is favored by TSI. TSI total is the projected number of combined points in the game.
Here are today’s projections for both men’s and women’s games:
Men’s
| Team | Team | TSI Spread | TSI Total |
| Akron | Western Michigan | 14.0 | 154.6 |
| Ball State | Eastern Michigan | 2.8 | 149.6 |
| Bowling Green State | Ohio | -5.3 | 155.4 |
| Central Florida | Iowa State | -9.1 | 155.3 |
| Cincinnati | Utah | 6.9 | 138.5 |
| Creighton | Connecticut | 0.7 | 146.3 |
| East Carolina | UAB | -4.3 | 154.6 |
| Illinois | UCLA | 5.3 | 147.9 |
| Kansas | Colorado | 14.1 | 141.9 |
| Kansas State | Arizona | -6.9 | 149.2 |
| Kent State | Central Michigan | 5.2 | 136.7 |
| Kentucky | Tennessee | -2.2 | 148.9 |
| Little Rock | Southeast Missouri State | 1.6 | 137.9 |
| Marquette | DePaul | 14.1 | 145.8 |
| Miami (FL) | Syracuse | -1.0 | 155.2 |
| Miami (OH) | Toledo | 2.2 | 156.7 |
| Michigan | Purdue | 0.8 | 150.1 |
| Michigan State | Indiana | 9.2 | 148.4 |
| Mississippi State | Florida | -5.0 | 151.7 |
| Murray State | Illinois-Chicago | -2.5 | 148.5 |
| Nevada | Fresno State | 13.5 | 149.9 |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | Air Force | 10.6 | 135.6 |
| Northern Illinois | Buffalo | -0.9 | 151.0 |
| Northern Iowa | Indiana State | 7.9 | 153.7 |
| Oregon | Northwestern | 2.5 | 146.4 |
| Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | -1.7 | 140.6 |
| Rice | North Texas | -6.9 | 130.8 |
| Richmond | Loyola (IL) | -5.4 | 138.6 |
| Saint Louis | George Mason | -3.2 | 134.9 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA) | Santa Clara | 3.7 | 144.5 |
| San Jose State | San Diego State | -10.1 | 137.8 |
| Southern California | Penn State | -0.2 | 151.0 |
| Southern Methodist | Pittsburgh | 2.9 | 153.3 |
| Texas | Alabama | -0.7 | 161.0 |
| Texas A&M | Georgia | 6.3 | 139.7 |
| Utah State | Colorado State | 4.6 | 146.1 |
| Vanderbilt | Auburn | -9.0 | 154.2 |
| West Virginia | Brigham Young | 1.3 | 138.6 |
Bets:
Central Michigan +7.5 (Play to +6.5)
Richmond/Loyola Chicago Over 131.5 (Play to 133.5)
George Mason +1.5 (Play to pick)
Women’s
| Team | Team | TSI Spread | TSI Total |
| Baylor | West Virginia | -0.8 | 136.1 |
| Canisius | Niagara | 11.9 | 134.2 |
| Little Rock | Southeast Missouri State | 14.3 | 133.5 |
| TCU | Brigham Young | 22.5 | 138.4 |
| Temple | UAB | 8.7 | 134.0 |
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