Top College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions: San Diego State vs. Stanford (Tuesday)
The college basketball season is not more than a week old, and already three preseason AP top 25 teams (Villanova, Tennessee, and Oregon) have suffered their first losses. Are more upsets in store on a loaded Tuesday college basketball slate? Here are my top picks for Tuesday. And let’s take a closer look at San Diego State vs. Stanford.
Here are our best bets for Tuesday’s college basketball action. (Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
Top College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: San Diego State vs. Stanford
San Diego State vs. Stanford Spread
BYU scored 75 points against an ordinarily stout San Diego State defense, as the Aztecs gave up that many points twice in 32 games last season. Thus, it is fair to question if this year's Brian Dutcher-led team has fully bought in on that side of the court to start the season. Stanford's 60-50 loss to Wisconsin in its last game was good preparation for the Aztecs' style of defense, and the Cardinal cannot shoot much worse than its 1-for-16 from 3-point range performance against the Badgers. However, we like Stanford to pull the upset on the strength of a defense that ranks 51st in adjusted defensive efficiency, and it has the size to neutralize San Diego State big man Nathan Mensah (12.0 ppg).
Not many top-ranked teams have played true road games thus far, but the Aztecs are about to get a stiff test from a Pac-12 challenger on their homecourt.
Bet: Stanford +5 (-110 at DraftKings)
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