College Basketball Expert Picks For Wednesday, Jan. 18

College Basketball Picks, Predictions

There's more college basketball action today, which means even more tough decisions for bettors to go along with NBA, NFL, NHL and college football this week. To help you make the best bets today, the BetQL editors have picked a few of their favorite college basketball bets below using key trends, data and picks from the BetQL model.

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Kate Constable: Auburn -4.5 at LSU

These are two teams headed in opposite directions. Auburn has won four of its last five games while LSU has lost four of its last five. LSU played a pretty easy non-conference slate so this isn’t a huge surprise that it’s struggling against some of the top conference teams. LSU has a tough time guarding big men,allowing 14 points and 8.5 rebounds to opposing big men over its four-game losing streak. That means Auburn’s Johni Broom should have a big game tonight. He should also be helpful in guarding LSU’s KJ Williams who is tasked with doing it all for the Tigers. Williams is leading the team scoring, rebounding, steals and blocks. That said, Auburn is known for it’s defense and rebounding, which should slow Williams down. If they’re able to do that, I’m not sure LSU has enough firepower on either end of the floor to keep this game close.

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Lucy Burdge: Auburn -4.5 at LSU

Not only has LSU failed to cover in three straight (all losses), it has covered just three times in its last 12 games. Plus, LSU is just 2-8 ATS at home this season. Auburn hasn't been great either, going 7-10 ATS this season, including 3-4 ATS away from home. But it has at least covered in three straight games, all outright wins as the favorite, so I think Auburn can handle covering against LSU.

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Dan Karpuc: TCU +2 at West Virginia

TCU has gone 7-0 ATS against teams that average at least 77.0 points per game this season and that undefeated trend is active since West Virginia averages 78.1. The Horned Frogs have gone 9-2-1 ATS over their last 12 games and a perfect 3-0 ATS as a true road team. Meanwhile, West Virginia is 1-6 ATS over its last seven games and has failed to cover the spread in four consecutive home games heading into this one. Coming off a quality win over Kansas State, TCU is clearly the better team and should be favored in this matchup, in my opinion. I like the Horned Frogs' moneyline as well, but I’ll take them +2 for the extra safety.

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Matt Horner: Virginia Tech +5.5 at Virginia

I got this play at +7 last night and it has already moved down to +5.5 at most books. A significant amount of money is coming in on the Hokies in this one. An in-state rivalry like this one is usually a close game, and with VT just 1-5 in the ACC, the Hokies are due for an upset after starting the year 11-1. I’ll take the points, but I think they could win outright.

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