College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Saturday, January 2, 2010

Saturday’s CBB Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, January 2, 2010, 2009 in the NCAA.

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Pittsburgh at

Syracuse, Noon ET

All games in this series since 1997

PITTSBURGH is 12-9 against the spread versus

SYRACUSE since 1997

PITTSBURGH is 11-10 straight up against

SYRACUSE since 1997

9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games over the last 3 seasons

PITTSBURGH is 2-0 against the spread versus

SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons 

PITTSBURGH is 2-0 straight up against

SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

SYRACUSE since 1997

PITTSBURGH is 5-4 against the spread versus

SYRACUSE since 1997

PITTSBURGH is 5-4 straight up against

SYRACUSE since 1997

4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games played at

SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 1-0 against the spread versus

SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons 

PITTSBURGH is 1-0 straight up against

SYRACUSE over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

College Basketball Free Pick:

Pittsburgh – View Matchup | Best Line: +12 Sportsbook.com

Notre Dame at

Connecticut, Noon ET

All games in this series since 1997

CONNECTICUT is 10-8 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME since 1997

CONNECTICUT is 13-5 straight up against NOTRE DAME since 1997

7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games over the last 3 seasons

CONNECTICUT is 2-2 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons 

CONNECTICUT is 3-1 straight up against NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

CONNECTICUT since 1997

CONNECTICUT is 5-4 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME since 1997

CONNECTICUT is 8-1 straight up against NOTRE DAME since 1997

4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games played at

CONNECTICUT over the last 3 seasons.

CONNECTICUT is 1-1 against the spread versus NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons 

CONNECTICUT is 2-0 straight up against NOTRE DAME over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

College Basketball Free Pick:

Connecticut – View Matchup | Best Line: -6.5 Sportsbook.com

Arizona at UCLA, 1PM ET

All games in this series since 1997

ARIZONA is 15-11 against the spread versus UCLA since 1997

ARIZONA is 14-12 straight up against UCLA since 1997

13 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games over the last 3 seasons

UCLA is 2-2 against the spread versus

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

UCLA is 3-1 straight up against

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at UCLA since 1997

UCLA is 6-6 against the spread versus

ARIZONA since 1997

UCLA is 7-5 straight up against

ARIZONA since 1997

6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1997

Games played at UCLA over the last 3 seasons.

UCLA is 2-0 against the spread versus

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

UCLA is 2-0 straight up against

ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

College Basketball Free Pick:

Arizona – View Matchup | Best Line: +5 Sportsbook.com

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Posted: 1/2/10 11:00AM ET