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Free College Basketball Picks: Nevada at UCLA Odds
by George Monroy - 11/27/2013

The UCLA Bruins have been on a tear to start the college basketball season. The team has won five straight, and outside of a close victory over Drexel during the first game of the year, UCLA has dominated its opponents by an average of 29 points per game. The Bruins have benefitted from a light schedule over their first five games, but they are about to play their first back-to-back of the year when they face the Nevada Wolf Pack and the Northwestern Wildcats in the Las Vegas Invitational tournament beginning Thanksgiving night.

Free College Basketball Picks: Alabama at Duke Odds
by George Monroy - 11/26/2013

If you didn’t know the name Jabari Parker before the start of the college basketball season, it is almost certain that you do now. The Duke Blue Devils may be starting the best freshman recruit in the nation—with all due respect to Andrew Wiggins—and a future No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

Free College Basketball Picks: Marquette at Arizona State Odds
by George Monroy - 11/25/2013

The Arizona State Sun Devils are on their best start of the season in over 10 years. The team is still a perfect 5-0 and has won four of those matchups by double-digit margins. Arizona State already has three wins by 28 points or more, and their closest game was a six-point victory over UNLV that they controlled for most of the second half. The Sun Devils, however, are about to face a huge test early in the season when they host two Top-25 opponents in back-to-back games this week.

Free College Basketball Picks: Tulsa at Creighton Odds
by Dave Schwab - 11/22/2013

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane, out of Conference USA, head to CenturyLink Center Omaha this Saturday afternoon to tangle with the Big East’s No. 23 Creighton Bluejays. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. (ET), and the game will be available on Fox Sports Net.

Free College Basketball Picks: Towson at Kansas Odds
by George Monroy - 11/21/2013

The Kansas Jayhawks may have the most high-profile player in all of college basketball. Freshman phenomenon Andrew Wiggins is expected to be the No. 1 pick in next year’s NBA Draft, but the team goes much deeper than just one player. The Jayhawks are averaging 87 points a game and have three players scoring in double-figures.

Free College Basketball Picks: Long Beach State at Michigan Odds
by George Monroy - 11/20/2013

The No. 14-ranked Michigan Wolverines may have one of the hardest schedules in the nation. Besides facing a talented Long Beach State squad on Thursday night, the team is expected to play five Top-25 squads this season, which includes two matchups against the No. 1-ranked team in the nation—the Michigan State Spartans.

Free College Basketball Picks: Wichita State at Tulsa Odds
by George Monroy - 11/19/2013

The No. 14-ranked Wichita State Shockers opened up the college basketball season with a vengeance by winning their first four matchups by an average of 23 points per game. Wichita State may be out to prove that last season’s Final Four run that ended with a four-point loss to the eventual National Champion Louisville was not a fluke. Coach Greg Marshall and the team believe that they are good enough to win a championship and may spend the entire season trying to prove it.

Free College Basketball Picks: Memphis at Oklahoma State Odds
by Dave Schwab - 11/18/2013

The top matchup on Tuesday’s slate of college basketball games pits the No. 11 Memphis Tigers against the No. 7 Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Old Spice Classic at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Free College Basketball Picks: Creighton at Saint Joseph’s Odds
by Dave Schwab - 11/15/2013

The Big East’s Creighton Bluejays will be in Philadelphia this Saturday to square off against the Atlantic 10’s Saint Joseph’s Hawks in a battle of two teams looking to remain unbeaten on the year. Tip off from the Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena is set for 7 p.m. (ET).

Free College Basketball Picks: Columbia at Michigan State
by George Monroy - 11/14/2013

The Michigan State Spartans made a statement on Tuesday night with a huge win over the No. 1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats during the Champions Classic in Chicago. The Spartans erased any doubt—at least for now—about which school has the better team. Michigan State is one of the most experienced squads in the nation and returned many of their players from last season’s Sweet 16 tournament run.

Free College Basketball Picks: Arizona at San Diego State Odds
by George Monroy - 11/13/2013

Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins may be receiving all the attention early in the college basketball season, but the No. 6-ranked Arizona Wildcats believe that they have one of the best freshmen in the nation. First-year forward Aaron Gordon was one of the top high school recruits during the offseason, and he has already shown flashes of potential only two games into the year.

Free College Basketball Picks: Western Carolina at Oregon Odds
by George Monroy - 11/12/2013

The No. 18-ranked Oregon Ducks opened up the season with a solid 82-75 win over the Georgetown Hoyas in South Korea last Friday night. The Ducks were actually underdogs in the matchup and came out looking to prove that they are in fact a legitimate national title contender that can improve on last season’s surprising Sweet 16 run. Oregon will begin the year with five straight home games and two neutral-site games.

Free College Basketball Picks: VCU at Virginia Odds
by Dave Schwab - 11/11/2013

This Tuesday night from the John Paul Jones Arena, the Atlantic 10’s VCU Rams will square off against the Virginia Cavaliers, out of the ACC, in an early-season matchup between two state rivals looking for a fast start to the season. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET), and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Free College Basketball Picks: Charleston at Louisville Odds
by Dave Schwab - 11/8/2013

The CAA’s Charleston Cougars will step way up in class to kick their season off with a trip to the KFC Yum Center to face the defending National Champion Louisville Cardinals. Tip off for this game is scheduled for 1 p.m. (ET), and it will be broadcast in local markets only.

Free College Basketball Picks: Oregon Ducks Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 10/25/2013

The Oregon Ducks may have been one of last season’s biggest surprises in the nation. The Ducks won the Pac-12 Tournament and made a solid Sweet 16 run where they were eliminated in a close matchup against the eventual champion Louisville Cardinals. National title contenders do not usually come from the Pac-12, but Oregon will again enter the season with a talented roster of players that could improve on last season’s excellent run.

Free College Basketball Picks: Arizona Wildcats Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 10/18/2013

The Arizona Wildcats are expected to be a major contender to win a national title this season and are receiving the eighth-best odds in the nation. The team is coming off of a solid postseason NCAA Tournament run where they reached the Sweet 16 and were eliminated by the Ohio State Buckeyes in a three-point game that came down to the final few possessions.

Free College Basketball Picks: Ohio State Buckeyes Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 10/11/2013

The Ohio State Buckeyes came within three points and two minutes of making a Final Four appearance last season, and after entering the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region, a loss to Wichita State in the Elite Eight has to feel like a disappointment. The Buckeyes ended last season with a 29-8 record, which was good for a No. 7 ranking in the Associated Press Poll and a No. 6 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

College Basketball Picks: UCLA Bruins Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 10/4/2013

It has been 18 years since the UCLA Bruins last hoisted up a NCAA basketball championship banner in Pauley Pavilion. It has been so long that any basketball bettors under the age of 30 would hardly remember it. The epic heroics of Ed O’Bannon and Tyus Edney would fall on deaf years if you tried to recount them in this day and age.

Free College Basketball Picks: Florida Gators Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 9/26/2013

The Florida Gators managed to make another deep NCCA Tournament run last season after winning their conference and finishing the year with a 14-4 SEC record. The Gators were able to make a third straight Elite Eight appearance before ultimately being eliminated by the Michigan Wolverines.

College Basketball Picks: Duke Blue Devils Futures Odds
by George Monroy - 9/19/2013

The Duke Blue Devils ended last season with another deep tournament run when they were eliminated in the round of eight by the eventual champion Louisville Cardinals. The Blue Devils competed in their 13th Elite Eight game in the last 27 years under Coach Mike Krzyzewski and again are expect to be in the national title mix.