NCAAB Best Bets Today: Rutgers ML (-145) Among Top Picks for December 10
- Get the latest college basketball odds at the BetUS Sportsbook.
- Rutgers could cover as a slight home favorite.
- Go with the Troy-Houston game to land over.
- Find my top college basketball betting picks ahead.
The season is starting to inch closer to conference play, and here are my top college basketball predictions today to take to the sportsbook.
Top 3 College Basketball Bets Today
1. Rutgers ML (-145) vs Penn State
There was plenty of hype surrounding the arrival of freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. Harper has looked like the best freshman in the country at times as he is putting up 23.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. The scoring numbers jump to 24.1 at home.
Should Dylan Harper go #1 overall in the draft? This season at Rutgers the freshman is averaging 23.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 4.6 APG 👀 @dy1anharper pic.twitter.com/JgE6gkx3BR
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) December 9, 2024
Bailey missed two games but he is still averaging 17.9 points and 6 rebounds per game.
The issue is that there isn’t much else on this Rutgers squad as the Scarlet Knights have dropped their last three games to fall to 5-4. Two of those losses came to ranked Alabama and Texas A&M teams while Ohio State made a brief appearance in the top 25 poll this season.
Penn State is coming off a home win against then-No. 8 Purdue with Ace Baldwin Jr. leading the way with 17 points. However, this is Penn State’s first road game of the season. That is enough to go with Rutgers at -145 to win when making NCAAB expert picks.
2. Troy-Houston Over 132.5
Houston got back to its winning ways after dropping two of its three games in the Players Era Festival. Both of those losses came in overtime.
Houston shot 54% from the field and 50% on 3-pointers in a convincing home win against Butler as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle behind L.J. Cryer’s 20 points.
Houston guard L.J. Cryer on taking a more vocal leadership role:
“We’ve been trying to find that for a while. We all came to the conclusion, honestly, that it’s got to be me at the end of the day. I’ve been growing in that area, but I felt like I was taking baby steps. Now it’s…— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) December 6, 2024
The Cougars held Butler to 28% shooting and look to do the same to a Troy team that has lost to Arkansas, Oregon and Merrimack. The Trojans averaged 55 points in the two games against Power-4 conference teams. If Troy hits that mark, Houston would need to approach 80 points for the game to land over the 132.5-point total set by BetUS Sportsbook. That certainly seems more than likely.
Bet on Troy-Houston to go over 132.5
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3. Cornell vs California Under 166
Golden Bears allowed 98 points to Missouri and 89 to Stanford in its first two games in December so there are reasons to be concerned about the defense for the Bears.
BJ Omot, one of four double-digit scorers for the Bears, has missed the last five games. The Bears are facing a Cornell team that scored 77 points against La Salle, 76 versus Robert Morris and 72 in a loss to Syracuse.
The total is set at a 166 college basketball betting line, so take the game to finish under that total even if four of Cornell’s top six scorers shoot better than 40% from 3-point range.
Bet on Cornell-California Under 166
Questions Of The Day
Which college basketball team is the heaviest favorite on Tuesday?
Duke is favored by 34½ points against Incarnate Word.
What college basketball game has the highest total on Tuesday?
The Cornell-Cal game has a total of 165½ points.
Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets
