NCAA Basketball: Game picks for Day 10 of the 2023-24 season

On the Eve of Holiday tournaments the slate is not terribly exciting. There are some NCAA Basketball games with huge upset potential. Otherwise, it is a lot of tune ups for the grind of non-conference schedule in December.

Are you not entertained?  The first major day of competition for NCAA Basketball did not disappoint. There were a ton of upsets and some that I picked like UMass Lowell over Georgia Tech.  To a lesser extent Santa Clara beat Stanford, that game is an upset depending on who you ask.

The most surprising upset was Illinois-Chicago over Loyola-Chicago.  The Ramblers were supposed to be a factor in the Atlantic 10 this season, and while its still early they have left a lot to be desired.  USC was ranked 16 in the country but come Monday they likely won’t be ranked anymore after losing to UC Irvine on their home floor.  Yesterday was the day all every college basketball junkie loved.

In my picks I went 46-12 yesterday which gives me a 317-78 total through the first 9 days of the season.  Day 10 is a lighter slate as it is the eve of holiday tournaments getting kicked off.  That means that there will be day basketball for the next week as the tournaments get started.  The Gavitt Tipoff Games continue today and there is one ranked team in action. Otherwise, it is looking like a lot of lopsided games for the power schools.  The picks for Day 10 on November 15, 2023, are below.

Virginia Tech over Campbell

Seton Hall over Albany

Nicholls over Denver

Delaware over Delaware State

Cleveland State over Canisius

Richmond over Boston College

Louisville over Coppin State

Fairleigh Dickinson over Saint Peter’s

Duquesne over Princeton

Charlotte over Utah Valley

East Carolina over South Carolina-Upstate

Ohio State over Merrimack

South Florida over Central Michigan

VCU over Radford

Loyola MD over Binghamton

Cornell over George Mason

Southeast Missouri State over Evansville

FIU over Houston Christian

Nebraska over Stony Brook

Maryland Eastern Shore over Longwood

Illinois State over Eastern Illinois

Rutgers over Georgetown

Texas over Rice

BYU over Southeastern Louisiana

Portland over Tennessee State

Seattle over Northern Arizona

UCLA over Long Island

Nevada over Pacific

Fresno State over Morgan State

There are some games that have some upset potential tonight.  Richmond and Boston College is one that comes to mind.  Duquesne and Princeton is the best overall game of the night.  That game appears to be between two top teams in their respective conferences.  Rutgers needs to beat Georgetown tonight for the sake of the Big Ten and their overall power rankings.  Otherwise, it should be a lot of favorites winning tonight. If you like to bet spreads take UCLA on the points against Long Island.