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Top College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Monday (1/9)

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Happy New Year, all! This is where the college basketball season takes off, as we are officially in the year of March Madness. I hope that successfully betting on college basketball was part of your New Year's resolution because I will be providing successful plays up until the end of the season. It's a slow slate today, but I am sure I can still find you some winners. Remember to shop around for the best odds. Especially for lower-tier games, you can find multiple value points depending on the books you bet at.

Here are my best bets for today's men's college basketball slate.

And check out our other betting picks for Monday:

All odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Top College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Monday (1/9)

Oral Roberts at New Mexico

To highlight the Monday slate, you have two top-100 KenPom-ranked teams going at it at The Pit in Albuquerque. Both teams rank in the top 50 in the pace of play, with Oral Roberts coming in a 35th and New Mexico ranking 10th. This is going to be a fast-paced game with some fireworks.

With a high pace of play, that usually means high variability, but both teams are pretty consistent. New Mexico is coming off two straight losses after starting the year 14-2, and they are due for a big bounce back at home. Oral Roberts is led by the Cinderella star, Max Abmas, who has led this program to a 19th-ranked offense in DI. 

Oral Roberts can shoot the lights out, ranking 24th from beyond the arc. Over 41 percent of their shots come from three-land, the sixth highest in the nation. I expect this game to come down to the wire, but with the pace of play, solid offenses, and because it's simply more fun, the over is the play here.

Play: OVER 161.5 points

Colgate at Army

You know it's a slow day when Colgate vs. Army is the second-best game on the slate. But here we are. Colgate is also a team that shoots many threes, scoring at a 42.5 percent clip, the best shooting percentage from deep in the nation.

Colgate is better than Army in many ways, but both have equally sub-par defenses, with neither ranking in the top 250 in defensive efficiency. Army reps a dynamic offense that spreads out their scoring and limits the offensive rebound and second-chance opportunities.

Colgate is the better team, but 8.5 points is a lot. With Colgate's lacking interior defense – 310th two-point defense in the nation – I expect Army to keep it close in West Point. 

Play: Army +8.0

Other Plays:

  • Morgan State -8.5
  • Alcorn -6.5

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