The college basketball card on Saturday is busy. So too are PRO Projections, which are up and running for 1/25 to find the best bets possible.
Three stick out off the bat, and all three are moneyline upset picks with chunky betting edges.
Projections appear to have a good feel for college hoops: Our proprietary spotted a +360 moneyline winner last week, and just earlier this week nearly came away with a +750 stunner on Butler (vs. UConn), which finished in overtime.
Premium selections on Saturday tip at 4 p.m. ET and run through 8 p.m.
Let’s check out upset predictions on underdogs priced at +108, +158 and +168.
College Basketball Predictions, Upset Picks, Betting Projections 1/25
One of the picks from expert-driven hoops data includes a wrong-team-favored scenario; that’s later on. We start in the 4 p.m. ET window, where the TCU Horned Frogs take on the UFC Knights.
TCU is catching +4.5 on the spread, but PRO Projections expert a narrow game, with a fair line of UCF -1.5.
TCU is +158 on the moneyline at FanDuel. The PRO line is much shorter, pricing the Horned Frogs more like +114.
PRO Projections Pick: TCU Moneyline (+158)
Another strong moneyline pick to consider Saturday is Florida State, in the same scenario: +4.5 against its opponent — in this case, Stanford — matchup to a spread we consider just 1.5.
We make FSU +114, which means +168 is a solid grab for Saturday’s hoops pick.
PRO Projections Pick: Florida State Moneyline (+168)
Finally, the wrong-team-favored situation involves San Diego State in Nevada.
The No. 20-ranked Aztecs are consensus +2 on the road vs. the Wolf Pack. According to PRO models, our true line is San Diego State -3.5 making +108 on the moneyline an attractive bet on a side we feel should be laying points.
PRO Projections Pick: San Diego State Moneyline (+108)
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