Alabama and Texas Tech (we will round up its NetRTG of 28.05). Last year’s champion, Connecticut, had the third-best pretournament NetRTG number in the KenPom era at 32.2. There’s one notable ...

The Boilermakers are 5.5-point favorites ... basketball best bets for Friday. Now, get college basketball advice from expert Bruce Marshall, who is 20-8 (+1096) over his last 28 NCAAB picks ...

The action begins with the two-time defending national champion Connecticut Huskies taking on the Gators, who have one of the best offenses ... averaging 16.5 points per game over that stretch.

Dartmouth odds, while the over/under is 154.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Dartmouth vs. Yale picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model ...