2011 College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, November 9

Wednesday College Basketball Picks

(The Spread) – Can No. 19 Texas A&M start (The Spread) – Can No. 19 Texas A&M start its season with a win and will No. 16 Arizona make it two in a row?

Four games are on the college basketball schedule tonight, as Mississippi State hosts Akron at 7:00PM ET, St. John’s hosts Lehigh at 7:00PM ET, No. 19 Texas A&M hosts Liberty at 8:00PM ET and No. 16 Arizona hosts Duquesne at 9:00PM ET.

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Our free picks center around the late games, where the Aggies are 19.5-point favorites over the Flames and the Wildcats are 9-point favorites versus the Dukes. The over/under total in the Liberty-Texas A&M game is 132.5 while the total in the Duquesne-Arizona contest is 148.5.

Liberty @ Texas A&M, 8:00PM ET

The Aggies are 4-1-1 against the spread in their last six non-conference games and 7-2 ATS in their last nine Wednesday games. They’re also 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games as a home favorite and 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 games as a favorite. On the other side, the Flames are just 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 1-4 ATS in their last five games as a road underdog. They’re 1-6 ATS in their last seven games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last five non-conference games. Look for forward Khris Middleton to take this game overall after averaging 14.4 points last year as a sophomore.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: TEXAS A&M –19.5

Duquesne @ Arizona, 9:00PM ET

The over is 6-1 in the Dukes’ last seven games on Wednesday and 5-2 in their last seven non-conference games. The over is 5-0 in the Wildcats’ last five games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5 points and 4-0 in their last four games as a home favorite. The over is also 13-3 in Arizona’s last 16 games as a favorite and 9-3 in their last 12 home games. With players like B.J. Monterior and Kyle Fogg on the floor, tonight’s game should be a shootout.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: OVER 148.5

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