Women’s College Basketball Best Bets:
I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, celebrating with family and friends and watching some excellent performances in the College Football Playoff. I admittedly had my attention on football yesterday, so I did not get around to putting out projections for basketball, but I’m back now and anticipate no further interruptions to the normal routine from here on out. We have a huge slate of women’s games today, so let’s see what my T Shoe Index projects for today’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 and bets, with the lines currently available as of Thursday morning:
| Team | Team | TSI Spread | TSI Total |
| Alabama | Florida | 13.0 | 145.0 |
| Alabama A&M | Mississippi Valley State | 20.0 | 139.5 |
| Alabama State | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | -7.0 | 123.0 |
| Albany (NY) | Vermont | 3.5 | 122.5 |
| American | Navy | -14.0 | 129.5 |
| Arkansas | Louisiana State | -22.0 | 155.0 |
| Arkansas State | Marshall | -1.5 | 139.5 |
| Army | Colgate | -2.0 | 124.0 |
| Auburn | Mississippi | -9.5 | 126.5 |
| Austin Peay | Eastern Kentucky | -3.0 | 135.5 |
| Bellarmine | North Alabama | 4.5 | 141.5 |
| Boston College | Duke | -9.0 | 145.0 |
| Boston University | Lafayette | 5.0 | 123.5 |
| Bradley | Evansville | 14.0 | 131.5 |
| Bucknell | Lehigh | -5.5 | 126.0 |
| Cal State Northridge | Cal State Fullerton | -7.0 | 127.0 |
| Central Arkansas | Jacksonville | 1.5 | 131.0 |
| Central Connecticut State | Saint Francis (PA) | 9.5 | 125.5 |
| Chicago State | Wagner | 6.0 | 135.5 |
| Clemson | California | -5.0 | 137.0 |
| Davidson | La Salle | 14.0 | 128.0 |
| Dayton | Loyola (IL) | 7.5 | 121.0 |
| Denver | South Dakota | 9.0 | 138.5 |
| Drake | Illinois-Chicago | 8.0 | 143.0 |
| Eastern Illinois | Lindenwood | -1.0 | 129.5 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Queens (NC) | 27.5 | 130.5 |
| Fordham | Richmond | -13.0 | 127.5 |
| Gardner-Webb | Charleston Southern | 2.0 | 139.5 |
| George Mason | Saint Joseph’s | 4.0 | 133.0 |
| Georgia Tech | Syracuse | 19.5 | 145.5 |
| Green Bay | Northern Kentucky | 12.0 | 134.5 |
| Idaho State | Northern Arizona | -7.0 | 140.5 |
| Illinois State | Indiana State | 15.0 | 142.0 |
| Kentucky | Mississippi State | 2.5 | 135.5 |
| Lamar | Incarnate Word | 17.5 | 122.5 |
| Lipscomb | North Florida | 16.5 | 136.0 |
| Longwood | Presbyterian | 19.5 | 126.0 |
| Louisiana | James Madison | -8.0 | 124.0 |
| Louisiana Tech | UTEP | -1.5 | 130.0 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Georgia Southern | 6.0 | 131.5 |
| Louisville | Miami (FL) | 6.5 | 142.5 |
| Loyola (MD) | Holy Cross | -6.5 | 124.5 |
| Manhattan | Siena | 8.5 | 128.5 |
| Marist | Iona | 11.0 | 112.5 |
| Maryland | Rutgers | 20.0 | 144.0 |
| Massachusetts-Lowell | Maine | -8.0 | 117.0 |
| Middle Tennessee | Florida International | 18.5 | 130.0 |
| Milwaukee | Wright State | 4.0 | 138.0 |
| Missouri | South Carolina | -17.0 | 136.0 |
| Missouri State | Belmont | -2.5 | 136.0 |
| Montana | Eastern Washington | 7.0 | 133.0 |
| Montana State | Idaho | 10.0 | 127.5 |
| New Hampshire | Bryant | -0.5 | 117.0 |
| New Orleans | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | -6.0 | 125.5 |
| NJIT | Binghamton | 3.5 | 134.0 |
| Northern Iowa | Valparaiso | 19.0 | 141.5 |
| Northwestern State | McNeese State | 9.5 | 128.0 |
| Oklahoma | Texas | -3.5 | 155.0 |
| Omaha | North Dakota | 6.5 | 137.5 |
| Oral Roberts | South Dakota State | -3.0 | 147.5 |
| Oregon State | Loyola Marymount | 9.5 | 133.0 |
| Pepperdine | San Diego | 5.5 | 134.0 |
| Portland | Gonzaga | 10.5 | 141.0 |
| Prairie View | Southern | -7.0 | 130.5 |
| Quinnipiac | Saint Peter’s | 23.5 | 122.0 |
| Radford | High Point | -5.5 | 124.5 |
| Rider | Fairfield | -17.0 | 127.5 |
| Saint Louis | Massachusetts | -3.0 | 140.0 |
| San Francisco | Saint Mary’s (CA) | 11.0 | 132.5 |
| Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | Western Illinois | -7.5 | 136.5 |
| South Alabama | Appalachian State | -1.5 | 138.0 |
| South Carolina Upstate | Winthrop | -7.5 | 126.5 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 7.5 | 127.5 |
| Southern Illinois | Murray State | -28.0 | 150.0 |
| Southern Methodist | Stanford | -8.5 | 140.0 |
| Southern Mississippi | Old Dominion | -8.5 | 134.5 |
| St. Bonaventure | Rhode Island | -15.0 | 120.0 |
| St. Thomas | Kansas City | 14.5 | 137.0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | Houston Christian | 21.0 | 130.0 |
| Stetson | West Georgia | -0.5 | 138.5 |
| Stonehill | Mercyhurst | 2.0 | 138.0 |
| Tennessee State | Southeast Missouri State | 7.5 | 138.5 |
| Tennessee Tech | Southern Indiana | -3.5 | 129.5 |
| Tennessee-Martin | Little Rock | 7.5 | 132.5 |
| Texas A&M | Tennessee | -16.0 | 150.5 |
| Texas Southern | Grambling | -3.5 | 144.0 |
| Texas State | Georgia State | 3.5 | 130.0 |
| Troy | Coastal Carolina | -2.5 | 142.5 |
| UC Davis | Cal State Bakersfield | 28.5 | 126.5 |
| UC Irvine | Cal Poly | 9.0 | 119.5 |
| UC Riverside | Long Beach State | 4.5 | 132.0 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Hawaii | -5.5 | 122.5 |
| Vanderbilt | Georgia | 25.0 | 141.5 |
| Virginia | Wake Forest | 1.5 | 129.0 |
| Virginia Commonwealth | Duquesne | 2.5 | 132.0 |
| Virginia Tech | Florida State | -6.0 | 154.5 |
| Washington State | Santa Clara | 9.0 | 130.5 |
| Weber State | Northern Colorado | -10.0 | 133.0 |
| Western Kentucky | Liberty | 0.5 | 141.5 |
| Xavier | DePaul | -6.5 | 130.5 |
Bets:
Florida State +2.5 (play to pick)
Kentucky +1.5 (play to pick)
Georgia Tech -14.5 (play to -15.5)
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