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
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