College Basketball Expert Picks For Tuesday, Jan. 24

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: N.C. State -7.5 vs. Notre Dame

These are two teams going in opposite directions. Notre Dame just hit a new low with back-to-back double-digit home losses to Florida State and Boston College. Before the B.C. game, Mike Brey announced that this will be his last season coaching, but that still didn’t motivate his players to play a little harder. The Irish look like they’ve completely given up on the season. Meanwhile, N.C. State has a few really good wins in ACC play, beating Duke and Miami. The Wolfpack’s star player, Terquavion Smith, is going to be a game-time decision after taking a hard hit against UNC and having to be stretchered off the floor. Even if he’s unable to go, I like N.C. State to cover this number. The 'Pack great at defending the 3-point line, which is where Notre Dame does most of its scoring, and will be the more dominant team on the glass.

Dan Karpuc: Boise State -11.5 vs. Fresno State

Boise State (15-5 SU, 13-5-1 ATS) is the clear home favorite against Fresno State (7-11 SU, 5-12 ATS), and the Broncos enter this game having gone 7-3-1 ATS on their home floor and 5-0 ATS in their last five overall games. Under coach Leon Rice, Boise has gone 30-13 ATS when playing against teams with a win percentage of 20%-40%, and there’s a massive gap between the quality of these two programs. Per KenPom, Boise State is ranked 25th overall (ninth defensively) while Fresno State is ranked 150th (239th offensively), so it will likely be difficult for Fresno to score with much efficiency. I expect Boise to take care of business and win by at least 12 points.

Matt Horner: Syracuse +4.5 vs. UNC

This is more of a personal play against the Tar Heels, who are 2-7 ATS away from home, but I also think this is just too many points to have them favored by regardless. It’s evident early on that bettors feel the same way, as the line is moving to 3.5 in some spots and the sharps are all over this one. I got this number at PointsBet, but shop around for the best price in your location.

Lucy Burdge: Kentucky -5 at Vanderbilt

Kentucky has covered the spread in its last three games, all outright wins starting with the upset at Tennessee. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt is coming off a win against Georgia, but is just 3-6 ATS after a win and 3-8 ATS at home overall this season. With those trends in mind, I think Kentucky can cover this spread at Vanderbilt tonight.

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