Top College Basketball Picks and Predictions Today (Trust Oregon, Missouri and More on Wednesday)
Looking to make some bets on Wednesday, March 9 during college basketball's conference championship week?
You're in luck, as BetSided's Peter Dewey and Joe Summers have you covered with three predictions for the action, with all odds via WynnBET:
Oregon State vs. Oregon Prediction and Pick
I broke down this game on yesterday’s College Basketball Best Bets stream, and I simply can’t get behind an Oregon State team that has been this bad all season long.
The Beavers have lost 17 straight games and have dropped 12 of those 16 games by double digits.
Oregon, on the other hand, has a ton of motivation coming into this game. The Ducks are on the outside looking in for the NCAA Tournament, and they’d need to make a run in the Pac 12 Tournament to get into the conversation on the bubble.
Dana Altman’s team blew out Oregon State by 22 the last time they played, and I think the Ducks set the tone early in this one to keep their hopes alive to go dancing in March Madness.
Pick: Oregon -9, play to -10 (-110) -- Peter Dewey
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Ole Miss vs Missouri Prediction and Pick
These teams are bad. Missouri has an anemic offense, ranking 306th in effective field goal percentage at just 46.7%. The Tigers turn the ball over on 21.3% of their possessions and are in the 7th percentile nationally in offensive rating over their last five games.
A matchup with Ole Miss may be just what the doctor ordered, though, as the Rebels are in the first percentile in defensive rating in their past five contests. They've played well on offense recently but have are a pathetic 1-8 since the start of February.
But the Tigers seem to have Ole Miss' number. In the first game they played, Missouri led by as many as 27 and dominated from start to finish. And in the second matchup, the Tigers jumped out to a 20-point lead before holding on to win by six. They shot the lights out of the ball from beyond the arc and that likely isn't repeatable, but the Rebels are so bad defensively that it won't matter.
You want a trend? I've got a trend for ya. In their last six games as a favorite, Ole Miss is a disastrous 1-5 outright. They cannot be trusted when favored under any circumstances. The Tigers are no good, but they're good enough to cover against a Mississippi squad that apparently shouldn't be favored against anyone. Give me the Tigers.
Pick: Missouri +3.5 (-110) -- Joe Summers
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Boston College vs. Wake Forest Prediction and Pick
The last time these two teams faced off, the Demon Deacons won handily, 87-57, and I’d expect a similar type of game on Wednesday.
Boston College beat up on a bad Pitt team on Tuesday, but the Golden Eagles are 325th in the country in 3-point percentage, 294th in points per game and 305th in effective field goal percentage.
That is going to be a problem against a Wake Forest team that can score at will, ranking 18th in the nation in points per game, 11th in effective field goal percentage, ninth in field goal percentage and sixth in true shooting percentage.
Long story short, the Demon Deacons can score.
While neither of these defenses are elite, the Demon Deacons do rank 71st in the country in opponent effective field goal percentage.
I think this game has the makings of a blowout for Wake Forest.
Lean: Wake Forest -10.5 (-110) -- Peter Dewey