Free NCAA College Basketball Picks and Money Line Selections for 1/22/22

It was a very average night for us as there weren’t very many games and most of them were difficult. For the 2nd night in a row we used our Best Bet on a team from the Mountain West and it went down to the wire, but we came up short. That dropped our BEST BET OF THE DAY record to 18-10 for the season. We went 5-3 betting the Money Line, and we will go into this huge Saturday schedule of games with a record of 131-32 in that category. Let’s have a great day today.

Papa Dudes Best Bet for College Basketball Today

Princeton 14-3 (-2.5) at Dartmouth 4-11: Doesn’t it make sense to take a team with a 14-3 record over a team that is 4-11? Especially, when the spread is that small. Vegas knows what they are doing so the line scares me a lot. What do they know that I don’t? Still, if I lose this one, I’m not going to worry about it, because this one jumped off the page at me when I saw it.

PAPA DUDES BEST BET: Princeton -2.5

Vanderbilt 10-8 at Florida 11-6 (-6): These two teams are trending in the wrong direction. Vandy is coming a tough loss to arch rival Tennessee at home and Gainesville is a tough place to bounce back after a loss like that. Meanwhile, the Gators won a hard fought game over Mississippi State and need to get some wins to improve their chances to make the NCAA tournament. Both teams have injury problems but I am going with the Gators in this one.

PAPA DUDES BEST BET: Florida -6

Money Line and Score Projections for the Rest of the College Basketball Slate:

George Washington 5-11 at Rhode Island 12-4 (-15.5) : The Rams win; but fail to cover.. – THE PICK: Rhode Island 74 George Washington 68

Davidson 15-2 (-10.5) at Fordham 9-7: Dangerous road game for the Wildcats. – THE PICK: Davidson 75 Fordham 67

St.Joseph’s 8-8 at VCU 10-6 (-11): Home court should make the difference. – THE PICK: VCU 77 St.Joseph’s 67

Syracuse 9-9 at #6 Duke 14-3 (-11.5): Blue Devils bounce back from an early week loss. –THE PICK: Duke 77 Syracuse 71

North Carolina 12-5 at Wake Forest 14-4 (-1.5) This is a huge game for both teams. – THE PICK: Wake Forest 76 Tar Heels 73

East Carolina 11-6 at #10 Houston 16-2 (-19.5): Cougars keep dominating. – THE PICK: Houston 74 East Carolina 60

West Virginia 13-4 at #18 Texas Tech 14-4 (-7.5): These Big 12 games are tough. – THE PICK: Texas Tech 68 West Virginia 62

Oklahoma State 10-7 at #22 Texas 13-5 (-7.5): Longhorns bounce back but don’t cover. – THE PICK: Texas 65 Oklahoma State 62

TCU 12-3 at #15 Iowa State 14-4 (-6.5): A win here and TCU is in the mix for a tournament bid. – THE PICK: Iowa State 62 TCU 57

#11 Villanova 13-5 (-14.5) at Georgetown 6-9: Wildcats bounce back.. -THE PICK: Villanova 74 Georgetown 65

DePaul 10-7 at Creighton 11-5 (-8.5): Bluejays are tough to beat at Omaha. – THE PICK: Creighton 76 DePaul 66

Hartford 3-10 at Vermont 12-4 (-15.5): Catamounts should win easy. – THE PICK: Vermont 77 Hartford 58

Penn State 8-7 at Iowa 13-5 (-11): Hawkeyes get it done at home. – THE PICK: Iowa 77 Penn State 71

Missouri State 14-6 at #22 Loyola Chicago 14-2 (-7.5): This will be close. – THE PICK: Mo. State 63 Loyola 62

New Mexico 7-11 at Wyoming 14-2 (-10.5): Cowboys keep on winning. – THE PICK: Wyoming 74 New Mexico 62

Boise State 14-4 at San Diego State 10-3 (-4.5): Aztecs are tough at home. – THE PICK: San Diego State 68 Boise State 63

UT Martin 6-12 at Murray State 16-2 (-23.5): This is a very good mid-major. – THE PICK: Murray State 85 UT Martin 64

#16 USC 15-2 (-6) at Utah 8-11: Trojans won a tough one at Colorado; now they need this one. – THE PICK: USC 68 Utah 61

Southern Mississippi 6-11 at Middle Tennessee 11-6 (-14.5): Blue Racers with the win. – THE PICK: Middle Tennessee 76 S.Miss 65

#12 Kentucky 15-3 at #2 Auburn 17-1 (-3.5): Probably the game of the day. – THE PICK: Auburn 79 Kentucky 77

Mississippi 9-8 at Mississippi State 12-5 (-12.5): Bulldogs went this rivalry game. – THE PICK: Mississippi State 78 Mississippi 70

Missouri 8-9 at Alabama 12-6 (-17): Missouri is capable of an upset. – THE PICK: Alabama 78 Missouri 70

Texas A&M 15-3 at Arkansas 13-5 (-8.5): Razorbacks take down the Aggies in Fayetteville. – THE PICK: Arkansas 78 A&M 71

Eastern Michigan 7-9 at Akron 11-5 (-11): The Zips get a win in the MAC. – THE PICK: Akron 74 Eastern Michigan 59