Free College Basketball Expert and Computer Picks For Every Game Nov. 5, 2026
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Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
70.74 |
-1.5 -115 
|
o138.5 -110 
|
-135 
|
|
71.11 |
+1.5 +100 
|
u139.5 -110
|
+118 
|
McNeese St.
North Texas
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
71.50 |
+13.5 -135 
|
o159.0 -110 
|
+625 
|
|
85.36 |
-13.5 +105
|
u159.5 -109
|
-833
|
Chattanooga
Penn St.
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.99 |
+18.5 -110
|
o155.5 -108
|
+1400
|
|
83.18 |
-18.5 -105 
|
u155.5 -105
|
-2400
|
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
62.05 |
+30.5 -115
|
o153.5 -109
|
+7500
|
|
92.00 |
-30.5 -105
|
u154.0 -110
|
-10000
|
Bellarmine
Indiana
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
60.59 |
+18.5 -135
|
o135.5 -105
|
+1500
|
|
77.21 |
-18.5 +105
|
u136.0 -110
|
-2500
|
LIU
Seton Hall
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
64.05 |
+9.5 -115
|
o134.5 -110
|
+360
|
|
71.13 |
-9.5 -105
|
u135.5 -115
|
-395
|
Delaware State
Navy
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
66.11 |
+17.5 -102
|
o150.5 -110
|
+1500
|
|
82.76 |
-17.5 -105
|
u150.5 -105
|
-2500
|
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
69.05 |
-1.5 -110
|
o140.5 -110
|
-120
|
|
68.63 |
+1.5 -110
|
u141.5 -110
|
+105
|
Vermont
Fairfield
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.62 |
+5.5 -102
|
o142.5 -110
|
+205
|
|
75.74 |
-5.5 -108
|
u143.5 -115
|
-240
|
Maine
Sacred Heart
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
58.14 |
+23.5 -105
|
o134.5 -115
|
+3000
|
|
78.65 |
-23.5 -105
|
u135.5 -105
|
-7500
|
Central CT
Syracuse
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
71.86 |
+3.5 -105
|
o146.5 -110
|
+150
|
|
75.31 |
-3.5 -110
|
u147.5 -110
|
-160
|
Albany
Manhattan
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.94 |
+20.5 -104
|
o153.5 -115
|
+2000
|
|
84.78 |
-20.5 -110
|
u154.5 -108
|
-4500
|
Mercer
Virginia Tech
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.35 |
+4.5 -105
|
o137.5 -115
|
+175
|
|
71.66 |
-4.5 -105
|
u138.5 -109
|
-194
|
UMBC
Marist
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
71.44 |
+1.5 -120
|
o140.5 -115
|
-110
|
|
69.77 |
-1.5 -102
|
u141.5 -108
|
+105
|
New Hampshire
Rider
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
69.10 |
+9.5 -105
|
o145.5 -110
|
+400
|
|
77.62 |
-9.5 -109
|
u146.5 -110
|
-480
|
NJIT
Iona
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
59.78 |
+24.5 -102
|
o152.5 -110
|
+4000
|
|
85.98 |
-24.5 -110
|
u153.5 -115
|
-8000
|
Green Bay
Cincinnati
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
69.15 |
+2.5 +100
|
o137.5 -110
|
+132
|
|
70.38 |
-2.5 -110
|
u139.0 -110
|
-145
|
Hofstra
Princeton
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
59.61 |
+21.5 -110
|
o137.5 -110
|
+2500
|
|
78.55 |
-21.5 -105
|
u138.0 -110
|
-7000
|
Mercyhurst
Notre Dame
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
65.83 |
+9.5 -108
|
o139.5 -109
|
+385
|
|
76.16 |
-9.5 -109
|
u140.5 -115
|
-440
|
UMass Lowell
Merrimack
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
78.60 |
-7.5 -135
|
o149.5 -110
|
-420
|
|
69.66 |
+7.5 +105
|
u150.5 -110
|
+340
|
Howard
Alcorn St.
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
71.30 |
+6.5 -110
|
o148.5 -105
|
+230
|
|
78.58 |
-6.5 -105
|
u149.5 -110
|
-260
|
Bryant
Quinnipiac
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
68.64 |
+11.5 -108
|
o143.5 -110
|
+525
|
|
78.07 |
-11.5 +102
|
u143.5 -102
|
-649
|
Georgia St.
Charlotte
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.26 |
+8.5 -105
|
o143.5 -110
|
+325
|
|
76.99 |
-8.5 -108
|
u144.5 -114
|
-380
|
Chicago St.
Incarnate Word
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
80.15 |
+1.5 -110
|
o159.5 -115
|
+104
|
|
80.29 |
-1.5 +105
|
u160.5 -108
|
-110
|
Cornell
Lehigh
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
64.90 |
+7.5 -109
|
o135.5 +100
|
+280
|
|
72.62 |
-7.5 -110
|
u136.5 -110
|
-325
|
Binghamton
Saint Peter's
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
65.05 |
+21.5 -110
|
o150.5 -110
|
+2500
|
|
86.76 |
-21.5 -105
|
u151.5 -110
|
-5000
|
Northwestern St.
MS State
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
61.47 |
+21.5 -135
|
o140.5 -115
|
+2800
|
|
80.81 |
-21.5 +105
|
u141.5 -110
|
-4500
|
Stonehill
Fordham
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
69.63 |
+12.5 -110
|
o151.5 -110
|
+610
|
|
83.02 |
-12.5 -105
|
u152.5 -110
|
-850
|
Jackson State
Tulane
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
62.79 |
+29.5 -105
|
o155.5 -110
|
+7000
|
|
91.93 |
-29.5 -110
|
u156.5 -108
|
-10000
|
Le Moyne
Creighton
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
59.25 |
+37.5 -110
|
o154.5 -115
|
+27500
|
|
94.56 |
-37.5 -110
|
u156.0 -110
|
-10000
|
Jacksonville
Florida
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
57.47 |
+41.5 -102
|
o154.5 -110
|
+20000
|
|
96.54 |
-41.5 -105
|
u155.5 -110
|
-10000
|
Gardner-Webb
Texas
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
54.67 |
+41.5 -115
|
o149.5 -115
|
+20000
|
|
91.46 |
-41.5 -105
|
u150.5 -105
|
-10000
|
Coastal Carolina
Duke
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.66 |
+25.5 -120
|
o159.5 -115
|
+4000
|
|
89.01 |
-25.5 -105
|
u161.5 -117
|
-8000
|
VMI
SMU
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
69.49 |
+3.5 -102
|
o144.5 -115
|
+150
|
|
74.37 |
-3.5 -110
|
u146.5 -120
|
-165
|
East Texas A&M
Rice
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
68.97 |
+14.5 -110
|
o153.5 -114
|
+875
|
|
84.53 |
-14.5 -102
|
u154.5 -105
|
-1205
|
NIU
Tulsa
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
63.97 |
+26.5 -105
|
o153.5 -115
|
+6000
|
|
88.16 |
-26.5 -109
|
u155.5 -115
|
-9000
|
Toledo
Michigan St.
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
63.60 |
+19.5 -135
|
o144.5 -115
|
+1500
|
|
80.47 |
-19.5 +105
|
u145.5 -107
|
-2500
|
West Georgia
Loyola-Chicago
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
70.05 |
+5.5 -110
|
o140.5 -108
|
+180
|
|
72.32 |
-5.5 -105
|
u140.5 -105
|
-200
|
Jacksonville St.
South Alabama
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
70.13 |
+7.5 -135
|
o149.5 -110
|
+240
|
|
77.36 |
-7.5 +105
|
u150.5 -110
|
-270
|
South Florida
DePaul
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
67.40 |
+30.5 -105
|
o172.5 -115
|
+11000
|
|
93.90 |
-30.5 -110
|
u173.5 -110
|
-10000
|
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
64.64 |
+9.5 -135
|
o136.5 -110
|
+350
|
|
75.39 |
-9.5 +105
|
u137.5 -108
|
-350
|
Towson
Utah
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
60.10 |
+30.5 -130
|
o149.5 -110
|
+10000
|
|
90.95 |
-30.5 +100
|
u150.0 -110
|
-9000
|
Bethune-Cookman
Texas Tech
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
Spread |
Total |
ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
71.05 |
+32.5 -130
|
o173.5 -108
|
+11000
|
|
97.48 |
-32.5 +100
|
u174.5 -115
|
-10000
|
Cal Poly SLO
Arizona
WAKE
@
VAN
Thu, Nov 5 • 6:00 PM ET
o155.5 (-116)
Both teams like to play fast, ranking among the top 155 in possessions per game a year ago. We should expect more of the same downhill style this evening, with plenty of back-and-forth action. However, given the level of competition Vanderbilt has faced, I can already see the Commodores building a big lead. The Demon Deacons might have a hard time keeping up.
With neither team looking ahead to anything until next Tuesday, expect everyone to be fully present in the moment.
VAN -18.5 (-107)
Vanderbilt enters the season with a major experience advantage after facing tougher exhibition competition and returning key pieces like Tyler Tanner. Meanwhile, Wake Forest is breaking in an almost entirely new roster. I like the Commodores to take care of business and cover the near 20-point spread.
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CCAR
@
DUKE
Thu, Nov 5 • 8:00 PM ET
u54.5 Team Total (-118)
Coastal Carolina Under 54.5 is playable down to 52.5. Duke’s size and rim protection create a brutal matchup for an inexperienced offense that may not have the perimeter shooting to compensate.
u150.5 (-112)
Under 149.5 is tradable down to 146.5. Duke has historically played Unders in massive-favorite spots, while Coastal Carolina’s inexperienced lineup and both teams’ slower tempo profiles support a lower-scoring blowout.
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Betting on the college basketball moneyline is simple. You're choosing which team you believe will win the contest. The NCAAB moneyline is a bet that includes the odds to win each contest. The favorite will be denoted by a (-), while the underdog will be labeled with a (+) symbol.
You may see a college basketball betting line displayed like this:
| Team | Moneyline Odds |
|---|---|
| Duke | -110 |
| North Carolina | +120 |
In this instance, you'd have to bet $110 on Duke to win $100, while a bet on North Carolina would pay out $120 plus your original $100 wager should the Tar Heels win the game.
A college basketball point spread is a wager on the margin of victory. A spread is the sportsbook's attempt to level the playing field of uneven matchups.
The favorite in every contest will be marked with a (-) along with the number of points they need to win by, in order to cash your bet. The underdog will be labeled with a (+) sign and the number of points they need to avoid losing by.
A college basketball spread could look something like this:
| Team | Spread |
|---|---|
| Duke | -3 (-110) |
| North Carolina | +3 (+120) |
Here, the Duke Blue Devils would need to win by more than three points to cash your college basketball bet against the spread. While the North Carolina Tar Heels simply need to win, or lose by fewer than three points to cover the spread. The number in parentheses denotes the amount you have to wager to make $100.
A total bet, sometimes called the Over/Under, is the total amount of points sportsbooks believe both teams will combine for in the game. Since college basketball games are shorter, and teams don't employ players like Steph Curry, you'll notice college basketball totals are often far shorter than NBA odds.
A college basketball total may look like this:
| Team | Total |
|---|---|
| Duke | OVER 142 (-110) |
| North Carolina | UNDER 142 (-110) |
In this rivalry game Duke and North Carolina would have to combine for more than 142 points for the Over to hit.
You'd need to bet $110 on the Over to receive a payout of $100. Conversely, if the game ends with a score lower than 142 total points, your bet loses. That same $110 bet would pay out $100. Our Odds Calculator can give you a better idea of how much you'd win based on the amount wagered.
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