January 19 NCAA Basketball Picks

These are the condensed versions of picks for Friday’s college basketball game 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.

Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe

Side Prediction/Full Game: Louisiana-Monroe -4 (3/5) — PUSH!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 155 points (5/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Louisiana-Monroe -1.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 74 points (4/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Missouri at Texas A&M

Side Prediction/Full Game: Missouri +5 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 139 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Missouri +2.5 (4/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 65 points (5/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Akron at Miami of Ohio:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Miami of Ohio +2 (3/5) — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 135 points (4/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Akron -0.5 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 63.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

No. 14 Kentucky at No. 12 Auburn:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Auburn -4.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 147.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: Kentucky UNDER 71.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Auburn -2.5 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 69 points (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Southern Miss at ODU:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Southern Miss +8 (5/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 124.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Southern Miss +4 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 58 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Wake Forest at No. 9 Virginia Tech:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Virginia Tech -18.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 140.5 points (4/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Virginia Tech -10 (3/5) — PUSH!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 70 points (5/5) — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Colorado State at Utah State:

Side Prediction/Full Game: Utah State -15.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 147 points (5/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/Full Game: 
Side Prediction/1st Half: Utah State -9.5 (4/5) — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 70 points (3/5) — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 

Day’s Record: 11-16-2 (.414)
Previous Day’s Record: 2-4-0 (.333)
January Record 97-93-3 (.510)
December Record 86-62-5 (.578)
November Record: 81-91-6 (.472)
Season Record: 264-246-14 (.517)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)             (0-0-0 (.000) in January)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)             (1-1-0 (.500) in January)
3-Star Pick Record: 5-8-2 (.400)          (49-47-3 (.510) in January)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-3 (.571)             (25-21-0 (.543) in January)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-5 (.286)             (22-24-0 (.478) in January)