NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 6 of the 2024-25 season

After a huge Friday night that saw a game between 2 top 10 teams, Saturday doesn't take a day off. It is another gigantic Saturday of games with two huge games in the primetime windows.

By Bryan Mauro | Nov 9, 2024

Nov 4, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler (11) is introduced before playing against the Jackson State Tigers in the first half at Fertitta Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images / Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images

The first Friday of the college basketball season did not disappoint. There were some huge games and some big time upsets yesterday. Kansas beat North Carolina in a game that was as advertised. Duke blew out Army, VCU blew out Boston College, Austin Peay beat Butler, Ole Miss survived a scare from Grambling, Central Connecticut beat Saint Joseph’s, Alabama survived a scare from Arkansas State, Arizona State looked much better against Santa Clara, Princeton beat Duquesne, and finally Marquette beat George Mason.

There were a lot of other games that saw some power teams struggle. Colorado needed double overtime to beat Northern Colorado, BYU beat Riverside by 6, Yale lost to Illinois-Chicago, Furman beat Belmont, UCF struggled to beat Fort Wayne, and finally NC State beat Presbyterian by 9. The parity in the league is at an all time high this year.

Yesterday I went 49-13 in my picks. That gives me a 5 day total of 192-40. The first Saturday of the College Basketball season is here and it is going to be a loaded slate filled with Power 5 games and ranked teams. The Matress Firm Battlegroud 2k24 event is tomorrow. Picks for day 6 November 9th, 2024 are below.

Tennessee over Louisville

Winthrop over Little Rock

Seton Hall over Fordham

Miami Ohio over Wright State

Dartmouth over Sacred Heart

Drexel over Colgate

Columbia over Delaware State

Marshall over Toledo

High Point over Jackson State

St. John’s over Quinnipiac

Rider over Coppin State

Tulsa over Pine Bluff

Bellarmine over VMI

Longwood over Morgan State

Minnesota over Omaha

La Salle over Lafayette

Arizona over Old Dominion

Kentucky over Bucknell

Utah Valley over UTEP

East Carolina over Coastal Carolina

Utah State over Charlotte

Georgetown over Fairfield

Kansas State over Cleveland State

Saint Bonaventure over Canisius

Troy over New Orleans

Lipscomb over Wofford

UT Arlington over Louisiana Tech

Norfolk State over James Madison

Santa Barbara over Portland

UNLV over Memphis

Richmond over Marist

Providence over Stonehill

Abilene Christian over Middle Tennessee

Vermont over Merrimack

Wichita State over Montana State

Ohio over UNC Asheville

Rice over Florida State

Baylor over Arkansas

Dayton over Northwestern

UConn over New Hampshire

Nebraska over Bethune

Sam Houston over Tarleton State

Grand Canyon over Western Kentucky

Youngstown State over Chicago State

Seattle over Liberty

Cal Baptist over Kennesaw State

Southern Utah over FIU

New Mexico State over Utah Tech

Houston over Auburn

UC San Diego over Pepperdine

Nevada over Washington

Boise State over San Francisco

Next. Ranking all 364 D-I teams for 2024-25. Ranking all 364 D-I teams for 2024-25. dark

Tomorrow is going to be another huge day of hoops. It is highlighted by Houston vs Auburn and Baylor vs Arkansas. Those are two games against ranked teams, and all of those teams should be easy NCAA tournament teams. Merrimack and Youngstown State finally play their first games of the season. Today has a lot of games with upset potential and we may see some upsets. Enjoy the hoops

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