College Basketball Picks Today: Greg Peterson’s Best Bet on November 12th

College Basketball Picks Today:

Expert college basketball handicapper Greg Peterson shares his top college basketball picks for Tuesday 12 November.

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La Salle lost four of their top five scorers from a season ago, and although Cornell had a coaching change in the offseason, with the in-house hire of assistant and former standout Jon Jacques, they maintained much of last year and a high tempo. offense that seeks to generate turnover in volume on defense.

College Basketball Best Bet: Cornell +5 (Greg’s Handicap Cornell -2.5)

19:00 ET

Whale Western Illinois transfer James Dent Jr. has helped Northern Illinois in the early going on offense, the team is still a work in progress trying to replace each of last season’s top seven scorers in total points and face a Monmouth team that suffered a pair north of 25 point losses to Michigan State and Temple to begin the season, but the step down in competition along with Northern Illinois ranking 329 in opponent 3-point shooting percentage will be a welcome sight.

College Basketball Best Bet: Monmouth +1.5 (Greg’s Handicap Monmouth -4.5)

19:00 ET

Jamir Watkins will be the best player on the court in this game, scoring 47 points in the first two games this season after leading Florida State in scoring a season ago. Still, when Florida State was successful and consistently made the NCAA Tournament pre-COVID, it was because they were nine or 10 players deep in their rotation and currently only have two players averaging more than seven points per game. match. This Florida State unit will face a defense they are unfamiliar with and enjoy turnovers, with Tarleton in the top 36 nationally in turnovers forced per possession. possession in all four of their seasons at the Division I level

College Basketball Best Bet: Tarleton State +17.5 (Greg’s Handicap Tarleton State +11)

19:00 ET

William & Mary has risen significantly under new coach Dan Earl, who had Cornell ranked 64th in the nation in possessions per game. game, while William & Mary ranked 353. The team still has a lot of last season’s pieces from the slow-paced unit and faces a Norfolk State defense that allowed a 38.9% opponent field goal percentage last season, which was number 20 in the country.

College Basketball Best Bet: Norfolk State vs. William & Mary Under 157 (Greg’s Projected Total 148)

19:00 ET

Fordham is coming off a big win this weekend against Seton Hall, but that might say more about how lackluster Seton Hall can be than how good Fordham is, as the Rams ranked 288th in points scored per game last season. possession and 341st in field goal shooting percentage and continues right where they left off last season, averaging 58.5 points per game. battle through their first two games this season.

College Basketball Best Bet: Binghamton +12.5 (Greg’s Handicap Binghamton +7.5)