ACC, Big 12, Patriot League predictions: College basketball picks

The Post’s Howie Kussoy provides best bets for the second round of the ACC and Big 12 Tournaments, plus the Patriot League final between favored Colgate and Lehigh.

(12 p.m. ET, ESPN)

With time running low and the season on the line, the disparity in free throw shooting — the Hokies are ranked sixth in the nation, while the Seminoles are 265th — will steal the spotlight.

(7 p.m. ET, Big 12 Network/ESPN+)

The Longhorns haven’t played to their potential this season, but Max Abmas — whose first of two NCAA Tournament trips produced Oral Roberts’ Cinderella run to the Sweet 16 — is made for March.

While the Wildcats face the pressure of needing multiple wins to earn an invitation to the dance, Texas — which won last year’s Big 12 Tournament before reaching the Elite Eight — is only playing for seeding, having gone 17-3 against unranked teams this season, including a Feb. 19 win over Kansas State.

(7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)

Matt Langel’s team is in a familiar spot, but this version of the reigning Patriot League champs isn’t built to run away with the title game.

The Raiders’ offense is their worst in seven years and playing at the nation’s 303rd-slowest pace.

Lehigh lost each of the two regular-season meetings against Colgate by three points despite hitting just 18.6 percent (8-of-43) of 3-pointers.

In their unlikely run to championship, the Mountain Hawks — who are 11-1 against the spread as underdogs this season — are shooting more than 50 percent (25-of-49) from downtown.