NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 14 of the 2024-25 season

Saturday was a surprisingly competitive day for College Basketball. The Sunday games are a great way to end the week, and there are a lot of fantastic games.

By Bryan Mauro | Nov 17, 2024

Nov 13, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Brice Williams (3) motions to teammates against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

It turns out there were a lot of quality games on Saturday. It didn’t look like based on the schedule on paper, but there were some fun games that captured the viewer's attention. Seton Hall beat Wagner and held the Seahawks to under 30 points. I have a lot of concerns about the Pirates offense. They can not score at all. Duke blew out Wofford, and Columbia moved to 5-0 with a win over Mercyhurst. Southern Utah is 4-0 for the first time in Division 1 as they beat Omaha. Minnesota struggled to beat Yale, Xavier beat Wake Forest, and Syracuse beat Youngstown State in double-overtime. Notre Dame beat Georgetown, and Indiana beat South Carolina.

Here are some other less notable results but still big time things. Sacred Heart finally is on the board with a win over New Hampshire. UT Rio Grande Valley won the Greenbriar Classic River Division after beating Tennessee Tech. Florida Atlantic beat Liberty in the Field of 68 Tip-Off. Holy Cross won the College Hill Classic and Georgia Southern beat Winthrop in the Rock Hill Classic.

Yesterday I went 55-15 in my picks that brings my 13-day total to 452-117 overall . There is another loaded slate with quality games up and down the schedule. The Field of 68 Challenge continues. The Rock Hill Classic, College Hill Classic and Urban-Bennett Invitational all continue. Picks for day 14 November 16th, 2024 are below.

St. John’s over New Mexico

Georgia Southern over William & Mary

Western Michigan over Canisius

Lindenwood over Stonehill

Nebraska over St. Mary’s

Navy over Campbell

Princeton over Merrimack

Clemson over Boise State

The Citadel over NC A&T

Coastal Carolina over Jacksonville State

Fairleigh Dickinson over Manhattan

Miami over Coppin State

Colorado over Harvard

Winthrop over North Carolina Central

Tennessee over Austin Peay

Samford over Texas Southern

Chattanooga over SEMO

Western Kentucky over Lipscomb

Holy Cross over New Hampshire

Montana State over Denver

Robert Morris over New Orleans

Mississippi State over Utah

Charleston over Liberty

Stanford over UC Davis

Santa Barbara over San Jose State

Oregon over Troy

Lamar over Sam Houston

Brown over Sacred Heart

Eastern Washington over Cal Poly

Baylor over Tarleton State

Arizona State over St Thomas

USC over California

Hawaii over Weber State

Washington over UMass Lowell

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There is so much going on tomorrow, and the big question is whether the Big Ten can keep their hot streak going. Nebraska and St. Mary’s is the game of the day. The game is at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nebraska needs this game to prove last year was not a fluke. It would help St. Mary’s to get a huge nonconference power 5 win as well. St. John’s over New Mexico is the second-best game. The Red Storm have their work cut out for them. Enjoy the hoops.

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