College Basketball Expert Picks For Thursday, Jan. 26

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: Washington +2.5 vs. Arizona State

This is a tough spot for Arizona State, which is coming off of two straight losses and is now tasked with needing to get a win on the road in order to stop its losing skid. The Sun Devils' offense is far superior than that of the Huskies and they have an interior presence that’s tough for most teams to overcome. That said, the last time these two teams played, the Huskies only lost by eight on the road despite shooting just 28% from 3. Washington is also the better team when it comes to getting to the free-throw line and if that remains true tonight, I like them to cover this number at home.

Dan Karpuc: Purdue -5 at Michigan

Purdue is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and is only a five-point road favorite at unranked Michigan. Sign me up. Michigan has failed to cover the spread in four of the last five games, while Purdue has gone 5-3 ATS on the road and 4-2 ATS in its last six contests overall. Ranking fifth overall (including fifth offensively and 16th defensively) in KenPom’s efficiency rankings, Purdue holds a gigantic advantage over Michigan, which checks in at 60th (55th offensively, 76th defensively). Wooden Award frontrunner and 7-4 behemoth Zach Edey (21.5 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.3 blocks in 31.4 minutes) has been dominant this year and should neutralize UM’s 7-1 Hunter Dickinson. The Boilermakers are the more complete team and while most of the Wolverines’ losses have come against quality programs, I expect Purdue to take care of business on the road.

Matt Horner: Michigan +5.5 vs. Purdue

You can still grab this number at FanDuel at the time I’m writing this, but it will be gone fairly quickly, as most books have this at a juiced 4.5. Despite a majority of the tickets being on Purdue, the line is starting to fly downwards in favor of the Wolverines, and that’s because all the money is on them. The Boilermaker fade train will continue.

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