Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, and that means Feast Week is almost complete.
But before we turn our attention to the ACC/SEC Challenge next week, we have plenty of betting value for you to attack on Friday in college basketball.
Read below for college basketball best bets, including three NCAAB expert picks and predictions for Friday, November 28.
College Basketball Best Bets
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Cleveland State vs. Missouri
Rob Summers, the new head coach at Cleveland State, travels to his old stomping grounds in Columbia, Missouri, to face the Tigers. Summers was on Mizzou’s staff under Dennis Gates before taking the Cleveland State job in the offseason.
He no doubt will want to put on a show for the Tiger faithful, but Gates’ current iteration of Mizzou is a dangerous team to face on the road.
Points will be scored in bunches today, as both teams want to play up-tempo, score in transition and only kind of care about defense.
Cleveland State is one of the worst defensive teams in the nation, ranking 352nd in KenPom. The Vikings have already surrendered over 100 points twice this year, and Mizzou has a high-octane, top-20 offense.
The Tigers have been lights out this year from deep, and big man Mark Mitchell should be unstoppable inside the paint against the much smaller, less athletic Cleveland State frontcourt.
Missouri should reach the century mark for the third time this season, and it should have no issue allowing Cleveland State to run and get easy buckets on the other end. 70+ points should be more than doable for an offense that shoots a ton of 3s at a decent clip and gets to the line at a high rate.
The over should hit in this one.
Pick: Over 170.5 (Play to 174)
Washington vs. Colorado
The Buffs and Huskies face off in the Acrisure Series in Palm Springs this afternoon, both fresh off victories over San Francisco and Nevada, respectively.
Colorado has been far better than expected this season, with a win over Providence, in addition to USF, though it's had its shaky experiences with lesser competition.
Washington failed its only test against Baylor, and an injury to star forward Hannes Steinbach looms large.
Steinbach matters a ton. Washington still has a lot of talent on its roster — especially on the wings with Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates III — but it needs Steinbach to compete at its best.
And Colorado isn’t the team you want to face while missing a key frontcourt piece. The Buffs are one of the biggest teams in the nation and start three guys over 6-foot-10.
Washington severely lacks shooting, and Colorado has been shutting off access to the lane this year while taking care of business on the glass and avoiding fouls. If the Huskies can’t get to the line or into the teeth of the defense on a regular basis, they'll struggle to score.
On the other end, Washington has allowed plenty of access to the paint, ranking 302nd in field goal attempt rate allowed, and the Buffs live in that area with their size.
Colorado’s ball movement and shooting have been impressive this year, and it plays more as a team currently than the clearly-more-talented Huskies.
The Buffs can hang around within two possessions and frustrate Washington in this championship game.
Pick: Colorado +4.5 (Play to +3)
Texas A&M vs. Florida State
Florida State has been impressive under new head coach Luke Loucks. While the Noles haven’t played a gauntlet of a schedule, they’ve taken care of business against lesser competition and hung with defending national champ Florida in Gainesville.
Florida State is 5-1 against the number this season and is looking like an at-large contender in the ACC.
A&M is a different story. The Aggies have been an early disappointment under Bucky McMillan, losing both of their games against power-conference competition. They've dropped 31 spots in KenPom from the preseason and are currently 3-4 against the spread.
Their roster — chock full of mid-major transfers — just hasn't translated yet to the higher level.
Points should be plentiful as both teams love to run and get out in the open floor. Florida State has been the far better transition defense this season, as A&M ranks in just the 36th percentile nationally in PPP allowed on the run (and among the highest in the nation in allowing transition opportunities).
A&M’s defense has been a sieve against better competition, and McMillan's full-court pressure won’t bother an excellent Florida State ball-handling squad.
On the other end, look for the Noles to cause issues for A&M’s sometimes shaky guards. Florida State leads the country in defensive turnover rate and should make the Aggies cough up the rock on a regular basis.
Florida State has looked like the much better team thus far and should cover the short spread tonight in Tampa.
Pick: Florida State -1.5 (Play to -2.5)
