College Basketball Expert Picks For Duke-Miami, Texas-Kansas

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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Dan Karpuc: Texas +4 at Kansas

Kansas has gone 13-1 SU at home, but just 4-10 ATS in front of the home fans, including 1-5 ATS in the last six games at Allen Fieldhouse. While Texas (10-13 ATS) hasn’t been great against the spread this season by any means, it has gone 4-1 SU and 4-1 ATS in the last four games and BetQL is giving the Longhorns an A+ overall rating (A+ on offense and defense) compared to Kansas' A ratings on offense and defense. The Longhorns have a slight edge (ninth vs. 11th for the Jayhawks) in KenPom’s rankings and in NET rankings (eighth vs. 10th) and I expect them to earn the win on the road. Therefore, I love the Longhorns +4 for some safety and will also bet their moneyline. Be sure to check out this game on ESPN tonight!

Lucy Burdge: Texas +4 at Kansas

Texas has covered the spread in four of the last five games, including back-to-back huge wins against Baylor and Kansas State. Meanwhile, Kansas is only 9-14 ATS this season, including 4-8 at home, after going 2-6 ATS in the last eight games overall. Plus, Kansas is coming off of a 15-point loss at Iowa State, so the Jayhawks' momentum might be on the low side. I think Texas can take advantage of that and cover this spread.

Kate Constable: Miami -2.5 vs. Duke

Duke is fresh off a massive win over UNC on Saturday. Against its biggest rival, the Blue Devils came up big on the boards and showed the type of team they’re able to be if they can rebound and play defense consistently. They’ll have the rebounding advantage again tonight against a Miami team that isn’t great in that category. However, the Hurricanes have a much better backcourt than Duke with Isaiah Wong, Jordan Miller and Nigel Pack. Those three make up one of the best back courts in the country and with their speed they should be able to generate enough offense to cover this number. Plus, Duke hasn’t been very good on the road, going just 2-4 in ACC play. Coming off an emotional win, I worry this is going to be a letdown spot for the Blue Devils.

Brad Pinkerton: Duke +138 (FanDuel) at Miami

On one hand, all the season-long trends point to a Miami cover here, especially if you can get -2.5, and Kate is absolutely right about a potential letdown spot for the Blue Devils, who have been awful on the road. On the other hand, something clicked on defense for Duke against UNC, specifically with Dereck Lively II, who could change Duke's trajectory heading into the latter part of the season if he's for real. Though he only scored four points, Lively affected the scoreboard far more than that with 14 rebounds -- against Armando Bacot, no less -- and eight blocks in a season-high 34 minutes. A quick glance at Lively's minutes in Duke's three ACC losses: 13 at VT, 15 at Clemson, 12 at N.C. State. Though this will be another tough road game, Lively could be the difference-maker if given another 20-plus minutes. If so, this could be the last opportunity to grab the Blue Devils as 'dogs this season.

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