These are the condensed versions of picks for Saturday’s college basketball games for Winners and Whiners. A link to the full preview is below, and confidence ratings are in parentheses.
Note: The 5/5 does not represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick of each individual game.
Side Prediction/Full Game: UCSB -5.5 (4/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Under 142 points (3/5) — LOSS!
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Side Prediction/1st Half: UCSB -3 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: Under 67.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
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Side Prediction/Full Game: Kent State +14 (4/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Over 148 points (3/5) — WIN!
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Side Prediction/1st Half: Kent State +7.5 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: Over 70 points (3/5) — WIN!
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Side Prediction/Full Game: VCU -6.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Under 128 points (4/5) — LOSS!
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Side Prediction/1st Half: VCU -3 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: Under 60.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
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Side Prediction/Full Game: Kentucky -14.5 (5/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Under 146.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
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Side Prediction/1st Half: Kentucky -8.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: Under 68.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
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Cincinnati at No. 18 Mississippi State
Side Prediction/Full Game: Mississippi State -2.5 (5/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: Under 130 points (4/5) — WIN!
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Side Prediction/1st Half: Cincinnati +1.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: Under 61 points (3/5) — LOSS!
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Previous Day’s Record: 10-10 (.500)
December Record 37-29-2 (.559)
November Record: 81-91-6 (.472)
Season Record: 118-120-8 (.496)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0 (.000) in December)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-1 (.000) in December)
3-Star Pick Record: 5-5 (.500) (16-16-1 (.500 in December)
4-Star Pick Record: 3-2 (.600) (11-5-1 (.676) in December)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-3 (.400) (10-7-0 (.588 in December)