College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Saturday, November 13, 2010
By Anthony Rome
No. 16 Illinois looks to start the year 3-0 when it hosts Southern Illinois at 8:00PM ET on Saturday night. Continue reading for our free pick on this college basketball contest.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Illinois a 14.5-point favorite over Southern Illinois on Saturday. The over/under total is currently 137.5 points.
This will be the Salukis first game of the season, but the Illini are already 2-0 with both of those games coming at home. They beat Toledo 84-45 as a 29.5-point favorite but failed to cover as a 21-point fav against UC Irvine in their first game of the season.
Our College Basketball Free Pick:
The Salukis are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games versus a team with a winning straight up record and 4-1 ATS in their last five games versus a team with a winning record above .600. The Illini, on the other hand, are just 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games as a home favorite and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games. They’re also 0-4 against the spread in their lat four games against the Missouri Valley Conference. Our pick is Southern Illinois plus the points.
2010 COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS +14.5
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