Top College Basketball Picks for Monday, January 10 (2022)
Tonight’s slate is weak in college basketball. But let’s face it. Nobody is tuning into college basketball tonight with the College Football Playoff between Georgia and Alabama ready to start. But there are some games with value, and I’ll let you know which ones below.
It becomes harder to find value and pick games well with smaller slates. So don’t go crazy with these bets. Tomorrow should be better. For now, here are my favorite three plays in college basketball for January 10.
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Holy Cross vs. Lehigh: Holy Cross +7.5 (-110)
(7:00 PM ET tip)
Something about Holy Cross always attracts me. They’ve been one of the worst teams in college basketball but are coming off a win against Lafayette, 79-74 at home. Now the Crusaders take on another poor opponent in Lehigh, but this time, on the road.
Holy Cross should dominate the glass in this game and get solid looks from long range. Although Holy Cross doesn’t take many three-point attempts, Lehigh allows teams to shoot 39.3 percent from downtown on the season. Holy Cross is certainly capable of shooting threes.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross also stays out of foul trouble a little more and should also have fewer turnovers in this game. That’s enough for me to take the +7 with Holy Cross.
Oregon vs Oregon State: Oregon State +6.5 (-120)
(10:00 PM ET tip)
Let’s keep taking the underdogs tonight. Oregon State will welcome Oregon to Corvallis for a rivalry matchup. Oregon State is 3-10 on the season and hasn’t been great. But Oregon has also been inconsistent this season. There’s reason to think Oregon State could beat Oregon at home tonight.
Oregon hasn’t defended inside the arc all that this year, allowing teams to shoot 51.9 percent from the field. On the other hand, Oregon State is shooting 51.2 percent inside the arc and rarely takes threes to begin with. Plus, Oregon State has much more depth coming off the bench and should get inside-out looks from downtown against Oregon.
The Ducks have allowed teams to shoot 33.9 percent from downtown. If the Beavers can get the ball in the post, it’ll open up the offense and should keep Oregon on its toes.
San Diego vs Pepperdine: San Diego +3 (-110)
(10:00 PM ET tip)
The Pepperdine Waves just gave up 117 points to Gonzaga two nights ago. Now the Waves are favorites against San Diego. San Diego hasn’t faced Gonzaga just yet, but they’ve been competitive against teams like California and Nevada, to name a few.
Pepperdine doesn’t have a quality offense and is shooting a 47.5 percent effective field goal percentage. The Waves also over 21 percent of the time and rarely get to the foul line. With a percentage of 32.2 percent from three and 47 percent from inside the arc, it’s going to be hard for Pepperdine to win this game.
Plus, Pepperdine is allowing 53.3 percent from opponents inside this season. San Diego, to me, is just a little bit better, and if the Toreros are getting three points, I’m all for it.
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