Courtside Players Club NCAAB 1-3 Units (2/22/25)

NCAAB

2 Picks (6 Units)

12PM EST: Tennessee vs Texas A&M Under 131.5 (3 Units).

A&M's offense is just anemic, and Tennessee has the #1 ranked defense in College Basketball. A&M has the 5th ranked defense and it clamps down at home, a big reason the Under has hit in 5 of their 6 conference home games. The exception coming against Alabama but that's just what the tide does. The Vols just played 3 of the worst defenses in the SEC and put up 81 vs Vandy, 64 at Kentucky, and 70 at Oklahoma. Neither team plays with pace, ranking 344th and 240th in tempo. Both teams excel defending the rim and on the defensive glass. Tennessee is 158th and A&M is 300th in 3-PT %. With Tennessee playing on the road, it'll be much more difficult to knock down shots. If neither team can expand the other's defense, it'll be a long low scoring day.

1PM EST: Texas Tech -11.5 (3 Units).

Tech hasn't been playing their best basketball of late, but we like this as a get right spot. They're coming off that emotional rivalry game loss at TCU, a game in which they were favored by 7.5. That one stings and provides plenty of motivation to take the floor again. Tech's stronger offensively but they're still 33rd in defensive rating and 50th in opponent FG %. WVU is 251st in FG% and 232nd in 3-PT %. We like a strong defensive effort from Tech here and their 11th ranked offense is good enough to score on anyone.

4PM EST: Iowa -6.5 (3 Units).

Iowa's offense is poised to explode, and this is a good match-up for it. Iowa's 28th in offensive rating, 7th in FG %, and 32nd in 3-PT %. They're even more lethal from deep at Home, shooting 40%. Washington is 120th and 87th in offensive and defensive rating. They're 273rd in opponent FG % and 258th in opponent free throws attempted per game. Washington has two road wins, beating Penn State by 2 and Minnesota by 3. Their road losses have all come by double digits and some are really ugly. They've lost by 24 at OSU, by 11 at Oregon, by 16 at Michigan, by 34 at MSU, by 11 at UCLA, and by 10 at Nevada. The Washington offense vs Iowa defense should be an even match-up, but Iowa's offense is poised for success here.