NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 16 of the 2023-24 season

Day 2 of the Maui Invitational begins today and it brings us two games against top 10 NCAA Basketball teams.

What a day yesterday was. There were so many great games especially in the Maui Invitational. Yesterday was a great day for the Big Ten which got a bunch of resume boosting wins. Indiana avoided the loss to Louisville, Purdue beat Gonzaga in Maui, and Wisconsin took Virginia to the woodshed and beat them handily.

Missouri State won the Paradise Jam, UCF won the Jacksonville Classic, UConn won the Empire Classic and looks like a legitimate National Championship contender again. I am starting to have some concerns about Drake. I ranked them high, but they have not looked the part in the early going so far. There is still a lot of time to right the ship for the Bulldogs though.

I had my worst day so far picking the games. I went 36-19 yesterday for a 15 day total of 528-166. There are always upsets in Feast Week tournaments and I went 0-6 in the morning games before seeing some winners. Today the semifinals of the Maui Invitational are on the docket. It is a great slate of games today overall and there are a lot of games between ranked opponents. Picks for Day 16 November 21, 2023, are below.

Long Beach State over Iona

LMU over FIU

Sacred Heart over Binghamton

Stetson over Central Michigan

Eastern Kentucky over Prairie View

Radford over Morgan State

McNeese over Texas State

Louisiana over Buffalo

Oakland over Marshall

Gonzaga over Syracuse

Northeastern over Georgia Southern

Northern Colorado over Chicago State

Florida State over Colorado

Louisiana Tech over Southern Utah

NC Central over The Citadel

High Point over Illinois State

Akron over Drake

James Madison over Southern Illinois

East Carolina over Kennesaw State

UNLV over Richmond

Indiana State over Rice

Duke over La Salle

Davidson over Boston University

Campbell over Idaho State

Columbia over Long Island

Ball State over South Carolina Upstate

Albany over Army

Monmouth over Lehigh

Detroit Mercy over Eastern Michigan

Maryland over UMBC

New Hampshire over Marist

Middle Tennessee over UAB

Wright State over Hofstra

Stephen F. Austin over Utah State

Purdue over Tennessee

Valpo over Western Illinois

Auburn over Alabama A&M

Oral Roberts over Texas Southern

TCU over Alcorn State

Milwaukee over Siena

New Mexico State over Fresno State

UC Irvine over Pepperdine

Minnesota over Pine Bluff

Kansas over Marquette

New Mexico over Toledo

Hawaii over Northern Arizona

There are more late games today and the game in Hawaii doesn’t tip off until 1:30 AM Eastern Time. Most of us are probably not going to watch that. The great games today between Gonzaga and Syracuse, Tennessee and Purdue, and Marquette and Kansas are all appointment TV. James Madison and Southern Illinois is the best Mid Major game of the day. That game is closely followed by Stephen F. Austin and Utah State. Enjoy the games today and see you all again tomorrow morning.