College Basketball Best Bets for Friday: Matchups, Odds, Picks, Predictions
No. 6 Baylor and No. 14 Gonzaga are playing on Friday. Illinois and Maryland are also playing. They are both playing their Big Ten schedules.
Baylor is playing Gonzaga on Friday. Colgate is taking on Auburn. Illinois is going to play Maryland. Occidental is the one who is not playing.
Baylor is favored to beat Gonzaga. Colgate is a favorite to win against Auburn. Illinois is also a favourite to defeat Maryland. Occidental is off.
Friday’s College Basketball Best Bets include Maryland (-118 via FanDuel), UMass -1.5 (-110 via DraftKings), Pittsburgh-NC State over 146. 5 (- 110 via Caesars), Baylor (+110), Colgate 1st-half spread (off) and Baylor vs. Colby.
Illinois is the sixth coach in school history to reach the 100-win plateau. Brad Underwood's team beat Syracuse 29-0. The Illini have two freshmen in the backcourt, Skyy Clark and Jayden Epps. Kevin Willard's defense is very good. Maryland is a minus-130 favorite at FanDuel.
Frank Martin has led UMass to five wins in the first six games. Harvard has two players that averaged in double figures last year, but their roster is young and inexperienced. DraftKings offers the lowest number for U Mass backers.
Pittsburgh and NC State are playing at the fastest tempo in the country. Pittsburgh has averaged 80.8 points per game during a four-game winning streak. The Panthers rank in top 70 in assists per field goal made and in 40th place in offensive rebounding percentage.
Baylor lost by 26 points at Marquette. Marquettl scored 24 points off 16 Baylor turnovers by halftime. Baylor guards should settle in quickly against a Gonzaga defense that has forced turnovers at a 17.2% clip this season.
Colgate starts four seniors and returns 68.8% of its minutes from last season. Freshman point guard Braeden Smith is the only inexperienced starter. Colgate is ranked eighth in effective field goal percentage and 16th from behind the arc.
College basketball best bets for Friday are made 12/2/2022 at 6:22 a.m. ET.
