Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Best Bets:

Welcome back to the daily edition of men’s and women’s college basketball projections, courtesy of my proprietary ratings system, the T Shoe Index (TSI). As a reminder, TSI is an opponent-adjusted and tempo-adjusted ratings system that utilizes several key performance metrics to rate teams and project results for every matchup across the sport. If you’re new to women’s college basketball betting, oftentimes the lines are posted much closer to tip-off and therefore bets aren’t able to be made at the time of writing this morning article, so be sure to follow me on X @TShoeIndex to get my women’s plays. Here are today’s college basketball projections and bets:

Men’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
1/2/2026CaliforniaNotre Dame1.0142.2
1/2/2026CanisiusFairfield-5.5137.6
1/2/2026Chicago StateWagner-3.2154.8
1/2/2026DelawareJacksonville State3.2128.8
1/2/2026Detroit MercyRobert Morris-3.0149.7
1/2/2026FIUNew Mexico State-2.5152.4
1/2/2026GonzagaSeattle22.4151.3
1/2/2026IonaSiena2.3148.2
1/2/2026Iowa StateWest Virginia15.1143.9
1/2/2026LibertyKennesaw State6.0157.0
1/2/2026LIUCentral Connecticut State3.5151.1
1/2/2026ManhattanQuinnipiac-7.1160.0
1/2/2026MarylandOregon-0.5150.5
1/2/2026MercyhurstFDU9.7136.5
1/2/2026MerrimackMount St. Mary’s4.2137.3
1/2/2026MichiganUSC16.4170.2
1/2/2026Middle TennesseeLouisiana Tech5.9127.9
1/2/2026Missouri StateUTEP3.5131.2
1/2/2026NebraskaMichigan State-1.0141.7
1/2/2026NiagaraSacred Heart-2.5147.1
1/2/2026PacificOregon State5.9140.9
1/2/2026RutgersOhio State-10.0152.3
1/2/2026Saint Mary’s (CA)Portland19.9149.5
1/2/2026Saint Peter’sMarist-5.4129.1
1/2/2026San FranciscoSan Diego13.3145.0
1/2/2026Santa ClaraPepperdine17.9145.0
1/2/2026StanfordLouisville-12.6158.4
1/2/2026StonehillNew Haven4.7127.6
1/2/2026Washington StateLoyola Marymount0.2143.2
1/2/2026Western KentuckySam Houston1.4162.4
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

Bets:
Sam Houston +4.5
Saint Peter’s/Marist Under 133
Stonehill -1.5

Women’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
1/2/2026BelmontBradley7.3137.3
1/2/2026Central Connecticut StateLIU-9.6125.2
1/2/2026College of CharlestonHofstra14.0123.0
1/2/2026DrakeSouthern Illinois8.9138.0
1/2/2026ElonMonmouth-0.9117.7
1/2/2026Green BayCleveland State7.5124.8
1/2/2026HamptonStony Brook-1.0104.2
1/2/2026HawaiiUC Riverside6.0117.2
1/2/2026Jacksonville StateWestern Kentucky4.4115.0
1/2/2026Kennesaw StateMiddle Tennessee1.6116.2
1/2/2026Louisiana TechSam Houston4.5131.2
1/2/2026MercyhurstFDU-20.5127.8
1/2/2026MilwaukeeRobert Morris-3.9121.8
1/2/2026Murray StateIllinois State4.4162.5
1/2/2026New HavenStonehill4.8121.9
1/2/2026New Mexico StateLiberty-12.6124.4
1/2/2026North Carolina A&TWilliam & Mary-1.1124.9
1/2/2026Northern KentuckyIU Indy6.0141.5
1/2/2026OaklandPurdue Fort Wayne-8.3136.8
1/2/2026Oregon StatePacific11.4124.4
1/2/2026PepperdineSaint Mary’s (CA)4.3124.4
1/2/2026PortlandWashington State5.2132.3
1/2/2026San DiegoSan Francisco-7.7120.4
1/2/2026SeattleGonzaga-23.1143.3
1/2/2026TowsonCampbell0.5141.8
1/2/2026UNC WilmingtonNortheastern-5.0137.4
1/2/2026UTEPDelaware3.9134.3
1/2/2026WagnerChicago State5.2123.7
1/2/2026Wright StateDetroit Mercy-5.4132.6
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

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