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
| Date | Team | Team | TSI | TSI Total |
| 1/27/2026 | Akron | Toledo | 13.3 | 173.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Alabama | Missouri | 12.3 | 169.2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Bowling Green | Buffalo | 6.5 | 154.1 |
| 1/27/2026 | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | -4.7 | 140.5 |
| 1/27/2026 | Dayton | Rhode Island | 6.8 | 137.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Grambling | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3.3 | 153.1 |
| 1/27/2026 | Houston Christian | Incarnate Word | 2.0 | 149.1 |
| 1/27/2026 | Illinois-Chicago | Indiana State | 10.0 | 143.9 |
| 1/27/2026 | Indiana | Purdue | -0.4 | 152.8 |
| 1/27/2026 | Kent State | Ohio | 7.0 | 175.4 |
| 1/27/2026 | Lamar | East Texas A&M | 4.7 | 143.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | Loyola (IL) | Saint Joseph’s | -1.9 | 144.2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Marquette | Creighton | -1.1 | 162.9 |
| 1/27/2026 | Miami (OH) | U Mass | 9.8 | 170.2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Michigan | Nebraska | 5.5 | 153.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | NC State | Syracuse | 9.1 | 154.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | Nevada | Grand Canyon | 4.9 | 139.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | Nicholls State | New Orleans | -0.7 | 160.5 |
| 1/27/2026 | Northern Illinois | Western Michigan | 0.0 | 147.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Notre Dame | Virginia | -4.3 | 145.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | -0.2 | 168.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | Pittsburgh | Wake Forest | -0.3 | 148.4 |
| 1/27/2026 | Prairie View | Alabama A&M | 2.9 | 152.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Rutgers | Michigan State | -15.6 | 138.5 |
| 1/27/2026 | Saint Louis | George Washington | 12.2 | 168.4 |
| 1/27/2026 | San Jose State | Boise State | -11.7 | 149.1 |
| 1/27/2026 | Southeastern Louisiana | McNeese State | 4.9 | 133.2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Southern | Mississippi Valley State | 20.5 | 148.5 |
| 1/27/2026 | Stephen F. Austin | Northwestern State | 13.3 | 149.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | 9.3 | 157.2 |
| 1/27/2026 | Texas Southern | Alabama State | 1.2 | 157.8 |
| 1/27/2026 | U Conn | Providence | 10.4 | 163.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | UCF | Arizona State | 6.2 | 166.8 |
| 1/27/2026 | UNLV | New Mexico | 0.0 | 154.9 |
| 1/27/2026 | Vanderbilt | Kentucky | 5.7 | 163.3 |
| 1/27/2026 | VCU | Richmond | 13.4 | 161.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | 10.3 | 156.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | West Virginia | Kansas State | 6.9 | 148.7 |
| Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite | ||||
| Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite | ||||
Bets:
Nebraska +10.5
East Texas A&M +7.5
Indiana +5.5
Women’s
| Date | Team | Team | TSI | TSI Total |
| 1/27/2026 | Baylor | Houston | 24.6 | 125.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | Campbell | UNC Wilmington | 14.0 | 121.8 |
| 1/27/2026 | East Carolina | Wichita State | 15.2 | 133.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | Memphis | Tulane | -4.0 | 138.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | Northern Illinois | Miami (OH) | -17.1 | 117.4 |
| 1/27/2026 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Robert Morris | 7.9 | 129.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | South Florida | Charlotte | 8.3 | 139.5 |
| 1/27/2026 | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | -10.7 | 137.3 |
| 1/27/2026 | Tulsa | FAU | 9.8 | 132.0 |
| 1/27/2026 | Utah | West Virginia | -9.1 | 132.7 |
| 1/27/2026 | UTSA | North Texas | -2.3 | 115.6 |
| 1/27/2026 | Villanova | Providence | 18.2 | 125.5 |
| Positive # = Left Team Projected Favorite | ||||
| Negative # = Right Team Projected Favorite | ||||
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