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College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Thursday, February 16

Predictions for every college basketball game along with the odds, how to watch, and game times. Thursday, February 16

How have the college basketball picks been so far?
Top 25: Straight Up 80-24, ATS 59-45, O/U 59-45
Overall: Straight Up 428-184, ATS 357-251-4, O/U 326-272-4  

Rankings 1-68 | NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections

Top 25 Game Predictions, Thursday, February 16

(3) Purdue at Maryland Prediction

Game Time: 6:30 ET
How To Watch: BTN
Prediction: Maryland 70, Purdue 68
Line: Purdue -2, o/u: 133

(2) Houston at SMU Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN2
Prediction: Houston 77, SMU 65
Line: Houston -15.5, o/u: 138.5

(25) Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Prediction: Florida Atlantic 69, Middle Tennessee 64
Line: Florida Atlantic -3.5, o/u: 145

(17) Saint Mary's at San Diego Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: Stadium
Prediction: Saint Mary’s 75, San Diego 61
Line: Saint Mary’s -13.5, o/u: 138

Utah at (8) Arizona Prediction

Game Time: 10:00 ET
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Prediction: Arizona 81, Utah 62
Line: Arizona -10, o/u: 146.5

Stanford at (4) UCLA Prediction

Game Time: 11:00 pm ET
How To Watch: ESPN2
Prediction: UCLA 77, Stanford 63
Line: UCLA -13.5, o/u: 131

(13) Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount Prediction

Game Time: 11:00 ET
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Prediction: Gonzaga 84, Loyola Marymount 75
Line: Gonzaga -8, o/u: 154.5

Game Predictions Outside of the Top 25, Thursday, February 16

St. Francis (PA) at St. Francis Brooklyn Prediction

Game Time: 2:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: St. Francis Brooklyn 61, St. Francis PA 58
Line: Saint Francis Brooklyn -1, o/u: 136.5

Texas State at Appalachian State Prediction

Game Time: 6:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Appalachian State 66, Texas State 61
Line: Appalachian State -4.5, o/u: 122

Merrimack at Hartford Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Merrimack 63, Hartford 55
Line: Merrimack -6.5, o/u: 124.5

Wichita State at Temple Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Wichita State 75, Temple 73
Line: Temple -4.5, o/u: 137

North Texas at Louisiana Tech

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: North Texas 68, Louisiana Tech 63
Line: North Texas -4, o/u: 120.5

WKU at Charlotte Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Charlotte 70, WKU 65
Line: Charlotte -3.5, o/u: 131

UNC Asheville at Radford Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: UNC Asheville 72, Radford 68
Line: Radford -4.5, o/u: 135.5

LIU at Stonehill Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Stonehill 74, LIU 61
Line: Stonehill -12.5, o/u: 136

Fairleigh Dickinson at Sacred Heart Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Farleigh Dickinson 70, Sacred Heart 68
Line: Sacred Heart -2.5, o/u: 155.5

Wagner at Central Connecticut Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Wagner 64, Central Connecticut 62
Line: Central Connecticut -2, o/u: 122

Old Dominion at James Madison Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: James Madison 69, Old Dominion 64
Line: James Madison -8, o/u: 141.5

Georgia Southern at Marshall Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Marshall 80, Georgia Southern 68
Line: Marshall -13, o/u: 147.5

Georgia State at Coastal Carolina Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Coastal Carolina 69, Georgia State 67
Line: Coastal Carolina -1, o/u: 140.5

Milwaukee at Youngstown State Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Youngstown State 76, Milwaukee 73
Line: Youngstown State -10, o/u: 156.5

Green Bay at Robert Morris Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Robert Morris 71, Green Bay 55
Line: Robert Morris -13.5, o/u: 129

UNC Wilmington at Drexel Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Drexel 70, UNC Wilmington 68
Line: Drexel -1.5, o/u: 123.5

Charleston at Elon Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Charleston 80, Elon 65
Line: Charleston -13, o/u: 148

William & Mary at Stony Brook Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: William & Mary 58, Stony Brook 56
Line: Stony Brook -3.5, o/u: 129.5

Hampton at Hofstra Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Hofstra 77, Hampton 58
Line: Hofstra -17, o/u: 147

Delaware at Towson Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Towson 77, Delaware 69
Line: Towson -7.5, o/u: 135

Monmouth at Northeastern Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
Prediction: Monmouth 65, Northeastern 62
Line: Northeastern -5, o/u: 134.5

Liberty at Kennesaw State Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Kennesaw State 77, Liberty 74
Line: Liberty -5, o/u: 136

Queens University at Jacksonville State Prediction

Game Time: 7:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Jacksonville 71, Queens University 67
Line: Jacksonville State -1.5, o/u: 145.5

North Alabama at Bellarmine Prediction

Game Time: 7:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Bellarmine 73, North Alabama 69
Line: Bellarmine -3.5, o/u: 138.5

Central Arkansas at Eastern Kentucky Prediction

Game Time: 7:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Eastern Kentucky 82, Central Arkansas 67
Line: Eastern Kentucky -12, o/u: 161

UCF at Memphis Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Memphis 85, UCF 78
Line: Memphis -6, o/u: 149.5

Colorado at Arizona State Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Arizona State 68, Colorado 64
Line: Arizona State -3, o/u: 137

UTSA at Rice Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Rice 71, UTSA 62
Line: Rice -11.5, o/u: 154.5

Houston Christian at Lamar Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Lamar 68, Houston Christian 62
Line: Lamar -1.5, o/u: 151.5

Southern Miss at South Alabama Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Southern Miss 74, South Alabama 71
Line: Southern Miss -1, o/u: 140.5

ULM at Louisiana Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Louisiana 77, ULM 63
Line: Louisiana -13, o/u: 139.5

North Dakota at Oral Roberts Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Oral Roberts 89, North Dakota 69
Line: Oral Roberts -19, o/u: 156

North Dakota State at Kansas City Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
Prediction: North Dakota State 69, Kansas State 65
Line: North Dakota State -2, o/u: 135

South Dakota at Omaha Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
Prediction: South Dakota 74, Omaha 71
Line: Omaha -1, o/u: 145.5

Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Southeast Missouri State 89, Eastern Illinois 78
Line: Southeast Missouri State -8.5, o/u: 149.5

Jacksonville at Austin Peay Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Austin Peay 67, Jacksonville 65
Line: Jacksonville -2, o/u: 125

North Florida at Lipscomb Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Lipscomb 77, North Florida 72
Line: Lipscomb -7, o/u: 152

Incarnate Word at McNeese Prediction

Game Time: 8:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Incarnate Word 71, McNeese 69
Line: McNeese -5, o/u: 139

Troy at Arkansas State Prediction

Game Time: 8:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Troy 65, Arkansas State 62
Line: Troy -6, o/u: 129.5

Southern Indiana at Little Rock Prediction

Game Time: 8:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Southern Indiana 80, Little Rock 77
Line: Southern Indiana -1, o/u: 156.5

Lindenwood at Tennessee Tech Prediction

Game Time: 8:30 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Tennessee Tech 82, Lindenwood 66
Line: Tennessee Tech -7, o/u: 134.5

UAB at UTEP Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: UAB 74, UTEP 69
Line: UAB -6, o/u: 142

New Orleans at Texas A&M-Commerce Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Texas A&M-Commerce 75, New Orleans 66
Line: Texas A&M-Commerce -7, o/u: 144

SE Louisiana at Northwestern State Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Northwestern State 80, SE Louisiana 72
Line: Northwestern State -6.5, o/u: 151

Ohio State at Iowa Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN2
Prediction: Iowa 81, Ohio State 72
Line: Iowa -8.5, o/u: 152

Santa Clara at BYU Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: BYU 80, Santa Clara 74
Line: BYU -5, o/u: 150

South Dakota State at Denver Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Denver 69, South Dakota State 67
Line: South Dakota State -4, o/u: 144.5

SIU Edwardsville at UT Martin Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: UT Martin 80, SIU Edwardsville 75
Line: UT Martin -1, o/u: 150

Tennessee State at Morehead State Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPNU
Prediction: Morehead State 76, Tennessee State 71
Line: Morehead State -4.5, o/u: 135.5

Northern Colorado at Idaho Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Idaho 68, Northern Colorado 67
Line: Northern Colorado -2, o/u: 152

Northern Arizona at Eastern Washington Prediction

Game Time: 9:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Eastern Washington 76, Northern Arizona 66
Line: Eastern Washington -10.5, o/u: 151

Cal at USC Prediction

Game Time: 10:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: USC 65, Cal 46
Line: USC -16, o/u: 131

Weber State at Sacramento State Prediction

Game Time: 10:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Weber State 66, Sacramento State 64
Line: Sacramento State -1.5, o/u: 126

Idaho State at Portland State Prediction

Game Time: 10:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPN+
Prediction: Portland State 71, Idaho State 65
Line: Portland State -4.5, o/u: 146.5

Oregon State at Washington State Prediction

Game Time: 11:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPNU
Prediction: Washington State 67, Oregon State 56
Line: Washington State -10.5, o/u: 122.5

San Francisco at Pacific Prediction

Game Time: 11:00 ET
How To Watch: Stadium
Prediction: Pacific 84, San Francisco 81
Line: San Francisco -4, o/u: 156.5

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