Football is over, the NBA is on pause for the All-Star break and college basketball will take center stage in the sporting world on Monday. The Monday college basketball schedule includes No. 3 Duke traveling to take on Virginia, No. 13 Arizona visiting Baylor and another Big 12 matchup between Utah and Kansas State. In total, there are 20 games in Division I college basketball on Monday, and that means plenty of opportunities to build a winning college basketball parlay. The latest Monday college basketball odds list Duke as a 14.5-point favorite over Virginia while Baylor is a 1.5-point favorite over Arizona.
SportsLine’s proven model has simulated every Monday college basketball game 10,000 times and revealed the best bets for every game. Combining these three picks into a college basketball parlay would result in a payout of nearly 6-1. See all the college basketball picks at SportsLine right here.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 season on a 213-158 betting roll (+1675) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Here are three college basketball best bets for Monday:
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Houston Christian (8 p.m. ET): TACC -9.5 (-110)
McNeese State is running away with the Southland regular-season title at the moment, but both these squads are above .500 in the conference and both programs are looking to put some distance between themselves and the bottom four teams in the league, who don’t make the conference tournament. The Islanders are coming off a 69-55 win over Incarnate Word, while the Huskies have lost four of five. TACC forward Garry Clark was All-Southland last season and he’s averaging 14.6 points per game while leading the league in rebounding (7.7 rpg). See all of the model’s Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. Houston Christian picks here.
The Pick: TACC -9.5 — TACC hits in 62% of the model’s simulations
Projected final score: TACC 79, Houston Christian 67
Baylor vs. Arizona (10 p.m. ET): Baylor -1.5 (-110)
These are new rivals in the Big 12 and the Wildcats scored an 81-70 win in their first meeting on Jan. 14. However, Arizona has lost two games in a row now after a loss to Houston this weekend while Baylor is coming off a win over West Virginia on Saturday. Norchad Omier collected his 13th double-double of the season in the victory and Baylor is 11-2 in those games. The model is predicting another double-double for Omier (15 and 10 on average) and predicting that Baylor gets a resume-building win on Monday. See all of the model’s Arizona vs. Baylor projections here.
The Pick: Baylor -1.5 — Baylor hits in 58% of the model’s simulations
Projected final score: Baylor 79, Arizona 74
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M (7 p.m. ET): Arkansas-Pine Bluff ML (+128)
These teams are at the bottom of the SWAC and Arkansas-Pine Bluff is only 1-11 in the league so far this season, but the Golden Lions do have one of the top scorers in the conference. Doctor Bradley is averaging 20.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game and had 30 points in an 89-79 loss at Alabama A&M in January. Now he gets another crack at the Bulldogs — this time at home — and the model predicts that Bradley helps lead a serious upset bid. See all of the model’s Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M picks here.
The Pick: Arkansas-Pine Bluff ML (+128) – The Golden Lions win in 48% of the model’s simulations, bringing value at these odds
Projected final score: Alabama A&M 79, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78
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SportsLine’s model is on a 213-158 roll on college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Visit SportsLine to get all of its college basketball picks for Monday right here.