Welcome back to another edition of my player props.
Football is on hold for this weekend, so we're fully focused on the world of college basketball, where there are plenty of edges to find.
Read below for my top three college basketball player props and NCAAB picks for Saturday, January 31.
College Basketball Player Props for Saturday, Jan. 31
- Isaiah Evans Under 14.5 Points (-115 · bet365)
- Anthony Johnson Over 10.5 Points (-110 · bet365)
- Trevon Brazile Under 7.5 Rebounds (-115 · bet365)
Isaiah Evans Under 14.5 Points
Isaiah Evans has flashed his scoring upside on multiple occasions this season. He's gone over this total in 11 of 20 games and has scored 20 or more four times already.
However, his higher scoring outputs are outliers as he's averaged 14.5 points per game, and a closer look shows that he's a very volatile scorer. Evans averages 10.7 field goal attempts per game, and 7.3 of those come from beyond the arc.
He is just a 34 percent shooter from downtown, and it's the streakiness of his perimeter shooting that gives him such a wide range of outcomes. Against Virginia Tech, we should see him on the lower end of that range.
The Hokies are 18th in three-point percentage allowed and are middle of the pack in terms of three-point attempts allowed. This is not a matchup that presents much upside for a scorer like Evans.
Fade him with confidence.
Pick: Isaiah Evans Under 14.5 Points -115
Anthony Johnson Over 10.5 Points
Expectations are certainly tempered for the Arizona State Sun Devils as they take on the Arizona Wildcats this afternoon. However, the stout matchup has created an overreaction on the Sun Devils most consistent scoring option, Anthony Johnson.
Johnson has scored at least 11 points in 15 of 21 games this season and has done so efficiently, shooting 45 percent from the floor. Johnson is excellent at penetrating and finishing around the rim.
His ability to get inside has also allowed him to earn multiple trips to the free-throw line, where he's a 78 percent shooter.
Even in a tough matchup, Johnson's style of attack gives him a solid floor in an up-tempo game.
Pick: Anthony Johnson Over 10.5 Points -110
Trevon Brazile Under 7.5 Rebounds
While John Calipari hosting his former program takes the spotlight in this matchup, a major factor in this matchup is the rebounding battle, and the Razorbacks are set to be on the wrong end of it.
Trevon Brazile is Arkansas' main big man as he plays nearly 68 percent of minutes available, and the lack of size in the Razorbacks lineup has led him to be the sole rebounder, especially on the defensive end of the floor.
Although today he is set to face a Kentucky team that is going to work hard on the offensive glass and has not just one, but two elite rebounders on both ends of the floor.
Brazile will have to work on the glass when he's on the floor, but his minutes could be a question mark as well. The Wildcats are a team that likes to work the ball inside often, and this means Brazile may rack up fouls in efforts to protect the rim.
This matchup looks to only further the trend of him staying under this total, which he has already done in 15 of 20 games this season.
Pick: Trevon Brazile Under 7.5 Rebounds
