NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 31 of the 2023-24 season
By Bryan Mauro
It’s the “Shaka Smart” game tonight as Texas takes on Marquette. Who wins that game and other matchups on the Wednesday NCAA Basketball slate?
There were so many good games on yesterday that it was hard to choose which game was the best one to watch. There were some upsets yesterday as there are every day and one Big Ten team looked the part against a great mid major team. Illinois scored 98 points against Florida Atlantic in the Jimmy V Classic.
The Illini shot over 60% from the floor and 40% from deep. Two players scored over 30 it was a wonderful performance for what looks like the second-best team in the Big Ten. Grand Canyon beat San Diego State for the Lopes first ever win against a top 25 team. Southern Illinois won a home game against Oklahoma State.
Yesterday I went 31-11 overall. That gives me a 30-day total of 974-348 overall. There are some day games on today for those of you who celebrate. Otherwise, there are some Big Ten conference games and the Big East Big 12 Battle resumes. There is something for everyone today on a loaded schedule of games. Picks for day 31 December 6, 2023, are below.
Mercer over South Alabama
UMBC over Morgan State
Wake Forest over Rutgers
La Salle over Loyola MD
Stony Brook over Stonehill
Miami over Long Island
Maryland over Penn State
Presbyterian over Florida A&M
Davidson over Campbell
Gardner-Webb over Wofford
Central Michigan over Valpo
Bryant over Siena
Canisius over Robert Morris
Vermont over Northeastern
Wagner over Coppin State
Fordham over NJIT
Ohio over Youngstown State
Ball State over Detroit Mercy
NC State over Maryland Eastern Shore
William & Mary over Old Dominion
Duquesne over Marshall
Hofstra over Iona
UMass over Towson
St. John’s over Sacred Heart
Oakland over Toledo
Rhode Island over Brown
Ohio State over Miami Ohio
Maine over Boston University
Saint Joseph’s over American
Yale over Fairfield
Memphis over VCU
UCF over Jacksonville
St Bonaventure over Niagara
New Hampshire over Dartmouth
Houston over Rice
Marquette over Texas
Clemson over South Carolina
Texas A&M Corpus Christi over UT Rio Grande Valley
St Thomas over Milwaukee
Vanderbilt over San Francisco
Drake over Saint Louis
SIU Edwardsville over Green Bay
Northern Iowa over Richmond
Fort Wayne over Southern Indiana
Abilene Christian over Northern Arizona
Texas Tech over Omaha
Illinois State over Northern Kentucky
Belmont over Lipscomb
Colorado State over Denver
Texas A&M over DePaul
Nebraska over Minnesota
New Mexico over Santa Barbara
Utah State over San Diego
Nevada over UC Davis
Dayton over UNLV
Pitt over West Virginia
Arizona State over SMU
Washington State over Riverside
Fullerton over Pepperdine
Cal Baptist over Utah Tech
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A huge schedule of games today. Marquette and Texas are the headliners in the Big East Big 12 Challenge. Nebraska tries to show that they can bounce back from the debacle against Creighton in Lincoln. Clemson and South Carolina is the battle of the undefeated as both head into that game 7-0. The best mid major game on the schedule for me is Duquesne and Marshall. The rest of these games should be fairly upset proof. Enjoy the games and see you tomorrow.