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
1/8/2026BellarmineCentral Arkansas-1.0155.2
1/8/2026BryantU Mass-Lowell5.9145.7
1/8/2026Cal State BakersfieldUC Riverside-1.8151.8
1/8/2026Cal State NorthridgeCal Poly3.7168.1
1/8/2026California BaptistUtah Tech10.4142.2
1/8/2026CampbellHampton2.9149.7
1/8/2026Central Connecticut StateStonehill8.7137.1
1/8/2026Coastal CarolinaOld Dominion3.2145.9
1/8/2026DrexelStony Brook1.5136.3
1/8/2026Eastern IllinoisTennessee Tech-1.7145.9
1/8/2026Eastern KentuckyNorth Alabama1.5150.8
1/8/2026Eastern WashingtonMontana State-1.9158.3
1/8/2026FDUChicago State0.3151.4
1/8/2026FGCUAustin Peay1.8155.9
1/8/2026Georgia StateAppalachian State-3.9132.1
1/8/2026GonzagaSanta Clara17.6158.3
1/8/2026IdahoMontana4.6157.6
1/8/2026IllinoisRutgers20.2147.2
1/8/2026JacksonvilleQueens (NC)-4.5159.0
1/8/2026Kansas CityNorth Dakota State-8.6142.2
1/8/2026Le MoyneNew Haven8.5134.3
1/8/2026LIUMercyhurst7.6142.8
1/8/2026LouisianaUL Monroe7.1141.6
1/8/2026Louisiana TechLiberty-3.5130.1
1/8/2026Loyola MarymountSan Francisco-0.8135.6
1/8/2026Michigan StateNorthwestern9.1140.6
1/8/2026MonmouthWilliam & Mary-2.2153.8
1/8/2026Morehead StateTennessee-Martin-4.8139.1
1/8/2026New Mexico StateWestern Kentucky3.2150.0
1/8/2026NJITNew Hampshire2.7135.3
1/8/2026North Carolina A&TElon-4.9164.0
1/8/2026North FloridaWest Georgia-3.9164.3
1/8/2026NortheasternUNC Wilmington-4.2146.4
1/8/2026Northern ArizonaWeber State-3.3147.0
1/8/2026Northern ColoradoIdaho State2.2154.2
1/8/2026OmahaNorth Dakota6.7151.2
1/8/2026OregonOhio State-6.2155.8
1/8/2026Oregon StateSeattle-1.8144.3
1/8/2026PortlandPacific-5.7144.7
1/8/2026Sam HoustonDelaware9.3150.0
1/8/2026San DiegoPepperdine4.0142.6
1/8/2026South Dakota StateDenver8.0162.9
1/8/2026Southern Illinois-EdwardsvilleLittle Rock10.3135.2
1/8/2026Southern IndianaSoutheast Missouri State-1.4150.4
1/8/2026StetsonLipscomb-9.5147.4
1/8/2026Tarleton StateAbilene Christian4.3145.3
1/8/2026TowsonHofstra0.4133.3
1/8/2026UC IrvineLong Beach State10.1139.8
1/8/2026UC San DiegoCal State Fullerton14.0165.3
1/8/2026UC Santa BarbaraUC Davis2.3155.3
1/8/2026UMBCMaine4.0132.2
1/8/2026Utah ValleySouthern Utah20.9151.9
1/8/2026UTEPMiddle Tennessee-7.7135.2
1/8/2026VermontBinghamton15.6154.9
1/8/2026WagnerSaint Francis (PA)12.9155.1
1/8/2026Western IllinoisTennessee State-5.3146.6
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

Bets:
Maine +8.5
Binghamton/Vermont Over 143.5
Monmouth/William & Mary Under 157.5

Women’s

DateTeamTeamTSITSI Total
1/8/2026Abilene ChristianTarleton State13.5129.0
1/8/2026AlabamaKentucky-3.9126.2
1/8/2026Alabama A&MJackson State0.8122.1
1/8/2026Alabama StateAlcorn State1.9115.6
1/8/2026ArkansasSouth Carolina-28.8154.9
1/8/2026Austin PeayFGCU7.3114.2
1/8/2026BaylorColorado10.7127.2
1/8/2026Bethune-CookmanSouthern-12.1123.9
1/8/2026BinghamtonVermont-4.3128.3
1/8/2026Cal PolyCal State Northridge-5.8140.5
1/8/2026Cal State FullertonUC San Diego-3.0132.8
1/8/2026CaliforniaDuke-9.7130.2
1/8/2026CanisiusManhattan-2.2120.4
1/8/2026Central ArkansasBellarmine27.0127.6
1/8/2026ChattanoogaWofford1.9129.9
1/8/2026Chicago StateFDU-19.6121.9
1/8/2026ClemsonNC State-7.8134.4
1/8/2026Coppin StateSouth Carolina State11.7116.2
1/8/2026DelawareLouisiana Tech-5.2141.9
1/8/2026Detroit MercyMilwaukee3.7130.3
1/8/2026East Tennessee StateFurman3.2122.8
1/8/2026East Texas A&MTexas A&M-Corpus Christi4.9129.0
1/8/2026Eastern IllinoisTennessee Tech-9.5123.4
1/8/2026FIUJacksonville State9.0140.6
1/8/2026FloridaTexas A&M6.0130.7
1/8/2026Florida A&MGrambling-7.3134.1
1/8/2026GeorgiaLSU-21.9156.6
1/8/2026Georgia TechVirginia-9.6140.0
1/8/2026HowardDelaware State20.0118.2
1/8/2026Idaho StateNorthern Colorado2.3119.5
1/8/2026Illinois StateIllinois-Chicago10.6135.9
1/8/2026LamarHouston Christian10.9121.6
1/8/2026LibertySam Houston4.5124.0
1/8/2026LipscombStetson-15.0132.1
1/8/2026Long Beach StateUC Irvine-26.5125.0
1/8/2026LouisianaUL Monroe-9.4125.0
1/8/2026MaineUMBC3.8123.5
1/8/2026MarquetteCreighton10.5136.6
1/8/2026McNeese StateNicholls State15.0115.4
1/8/2026MercyhurstLIU-8.9136.3
1/8/2026MerrimackMarist4.3136.4
1/8/2026Miami (FL)Louisville-10.9142.2
1/8/2026Middle TennesseeUTEP2.0123.8
1/8/2026MinnesotaNorthwestern22.7131.9
1/8/2026Mississippi StateTennessee-2.4147.8
1/8/2026Missouri StateKennesaw State10.1127.7
1/8/2026MontanaIdaho-10.1158.1
1/8/2026Montana StateEastern Washington16.0147.2
1/8/2026Morehead StateTennessee-Martin-0.8131.7
1/8/2026Morgan StateNorth Carolina Central-0.6130.0
1/8/2026Mount St. Mary’sQuinnipiac-10.3117.8
1/8/2026NebraskaIndiana15.3148.6
1/8/2026New HampshireNJIT-5.6132.2
1/8/2026New HavenLe Moyne2.1132.3
1/8/2026NiagaraIona-18.5135.4
1/8/2026Norfolk StateUMES-3.3119.6
1/8/2026North AlabamaEastern Kentucky-11.7128.1
1/8/2026North DakotaOmaha6.7125.1
1/8/2026North Dakota StateKansas City14.5144.3
1/8/2026Northwestern StateTexas-Rio Grande Valley5.9128.3
1/8/2026Notre DameBoston College29.4151.8
1/8/2026OaklandGreen Bay-14.2132.1
1/8/2026OklahomaOle Miss12.3153.2
1/8/2026PacificSaint Mary’s (CA)2.3119.6
1/8/2026Penn StateMichigan-24.5165.0
1/8/2026PepperdineLoyola Marymount3.6138.9
1/8/2026ProvidenceSeton Hall-10.6124.7
1/8/2026Queens (NC)Jacksonville-17.9130.6
1/8/2026Robert MorrisPurdue Fort Wayne-9.0123.3
1/8/2026RutgersMaryland-22.7137.0
1/8/2026Saint Francis (PA)Wagner-7.8115.1
1/8/2026Saint Peter’sFairfield-31.5129.0
1/8/2026San FranciscoSanta Clara-7.0149.9
1/8/2026SeattleSan Diego-6.0124.3
1/8/2026SienaRider11.5127.6
1/8/2026South AlabamaArkansas State-1.3150.1
1/8/2026South DakotaOral Roberts8.8147.5
1/8/2026Southeastern LouisianaNew Orleans3.6151.0
1/8/2026Southern IllinoisEvansville6.9135.5
1/8/2026Southern Illinois-EdwardsvilleLittle Rock-4.7105.7
1/8/2026Southern IndianaSoutheast Missouri State13.0134.0
1/8/2026Southern UtahUtah Valley-2.3128.1
1/8/2026St. ThomasDenver11.1108.7
1/8/2026StanfordWake Forest15.1122.0
1/8/2026Stephen F. AustinIncarnate Word15.4147.0
1/8/2026StonehillCentral Connecticut State7.2126.7
1/8/2026SyracuseVirginia Tech3.6133.8
1/8/2026TexasAuburn28.8133.9
1/8/2026Texas SouthernMississippi Valley State25.2150.2
1/8/2026U Mass-LowellBryant-3.6120.2
1/8/2026UC DavisUC Santa Barbara-1.5134.5
1/8/2026UC RiversideCal State Bakersfield6.7117.2
1/8/2026UNC GreensboroSamford7.5115.9
1/8/2026Utah TechCalifornia Baptist-11.0136.0
1/8/2026ValparaisoBradley-22.0138.2
1/8/2026VanderbiltMissouri20.2152.6
1/8/2026VillanovaXavier22.7123.0
1/8/2026WashingtonMichigan State-7.0139.3
1/8/2026Washington StateOregon State-9.7123.7
1/8/2026Weber StateNorthern Arizona0.0145.8
1/8/2026West GeorgiaNorth Florida9.3139.2
1/8/2026Western CarolinaMercer-7.1119.0
1/8/2026Western KentuckyNew Mexico State-0.3118.1
1/8/2026WisconsinPurdue0.2142.8
1/8/2026Youngstown StateNorthern Kentucky3.5133.1
Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite
Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite

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