NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 8 of 2024-25 season

After a huge weekend, the Monday games leave a lot to be desired but it is the calm before the storm for a huge week of basketball ahead.

By Bryan Mauro | Nov 11, 2024

Dec 30, 2023; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Austin Peay Governors guard Dezi Jones (11) drives to the basket as Memphis Tigers guard Jahvon Quinerly (11) defends during the second half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

What a first weekend. I am sad to see it go, but if the second week of the season is anything like the first, we are all in for a great college basketball season. There were some ranked teams in action yesterday. Indiana crushed Eastern Illinois, Creighton beat Fairleigh Dickinson, and Gonzaga beat Arizona State in the game of the day. North Florida won again and beat a Power Five school again. The victim this time was Georgia Tech. The Osprey now have wins over the SEC and the ACC in just the first week of the year.

Yesterday, I went 16-5 in my picks. That gives me a 7-day total of 247-59 overall. There is not a lot to be excited about today because tomorrow is a huge day of college hoops, but there are still some good games between mid-majors today. There are also a few top-25 teams in action today. Picks for day 8, November 11, 2024, are below.

Air Force over Long Island

Ohio State over Youngstown State

The Citadel over Stetson

Alabama over McNeese

Florida over Grambling

Rutgers over Saint Peter’s

Marshall over Southern Indiana

George Mason over Stony Brook

Pittsburgh over Gardner-Webb

Notre Dame over Buffalo

Missouri over Eastern Washington

Butler over Western Michigan

North Alabama over UT Martin

Furman over Jacksonville

Maryland over Florida A&M

Virginia Tech over Winthrop

Virginia over Coppin State

Tulane over Alcorn State

Iowa State over Kansas City

Texas A&M over Lamar

Purdue over Yale

Oklahoma over Northwestern State

Austin Peay over Chattanooga

SMU over UNC Greensboro

Marquette over Central Michigan

DePaul over Mercer

Bakersfield over North Dakota State

Washington State over Idaho

UCLA over Boston University

Hawaii over Pacific

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There are zero games today that have upset potential. That doesn’t mean that one won’t happen but there are none that are likely to happen. As I mentioned earlier, today's slate of games is boring. The best game of the day is Austin Peay and Chattanooga. That is, between two top teams in their respective conferences, both have a lot of expectations this year. That one might be fun. Outside of that game everything else is going to be likely blowout. Enjoy the hoops.

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