Basketball Predictions - 4 Dec

Before I make today's picks, I want to address two comments I received on my college basketball rankings post from Monday. One pointed out that I had the wrong record for Arizona. I found that I had entered the game against San Diego State as a loss for the Wildcats, but fortunately I had entered the score correctly, so the rankings were not affected by the error. I have corrected the records for both teams in the table. I was also asked what time my pick of the day is posted, and the answer is between 5:30 and 6:00 pm Mountain Time on weekdays, and closer to 10:00 am on weekends, due to the fact that I have a full-time job. I won't pick a team as my pick of the day if the game has been in process for more than 5 minutes and I am aware of the score. Also, in case you aren't aware, I will only pick a team once during the season, so it will become much more difficult as the season progresses.

Upset picks are in italics.

NBA

Denver at Cleveland - Nuggets by 7
LA Clippers at Atlanta - Clippers by 4
Detroit at Milwaukee - Pistons by 5
Dallas at New Orleans - Pelicans by 4
Phoenix at Houston - Rockets by 9
Indiana at Utah - Pacers by 11
San Antonio vs. Minnesota - Spurs by 5
Oklahoma City at Portland - Trail Blazers by 5

College Basketball

Maryland at (5) Ohio State - Buckeyes by 18
UMKC at (7) Louisville - Cardinals by 37
(8) Wisconsin at Virginia - Cavaliers by 6
Delaware State at (25) Dayton - Flyers by 22
Rutgers at George Washington - Colonials by 26
South Florida at George Mason - Patriots by 7
Western Carolina at Coastal Carolina - Chanticleers by 11
Wofford at Gardner-Webb - Bulldogs by 9
West Virginia Tech at Longwood - Lancers by 20
Central Penn at Radford - Highlanders by 32
New Hampshire at Central Connecticut State - Wildcats by 2
Fairleigh Dickinson at Stony Brook - Seawolves by 20
Binghamton at Mount St. Mary's - Mountaineers by 17
Sacred Heart at Hofstra - Pride by 2
Lehigh at St. Francis (PA) - Mountain Hawks by 1
Davidson at Charlotte - 49ers by 17
Tulane at Wake Forest - Demon Deacons by 24
Citadel at Navy - Midshipmen by 19
Army at Columbia - Lions by 24
Young Harris at Georgia State - Panthers by 28
Marist at Iona - Gaels by 35
Harvard at Northeastern - Crimson by 1
Richmond at William & Mary - Tribe by 4
Cleveland State at Drexel - Dragons by 10
Maine at NJIT - Highlanders by 16
UMBC at Duquesne - Dukes by 16
Furman at Fordham - Rams by 20
Hartford at La Salle - Explorers by 13
Detroit at Toledo - Rockets by 12
Valparaiso at Ball State - Crusaders by 2
North Greenville at Appalachian State - Mountaineers by 36
Brewton Parker at Georgia Southern - Eagles by 31
Bryant at Yale - Yale Bulldogs by 2
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech - Bulldogs by 14
Albany at Holy Cross - Crusaders by 11
Bucknell at Kent State - Golden Flashes by 2
Howard at American - Eagles by 23
Northwestern at North Carolina State - Wolfpack by 12
Catholic at Loyola (MD) - Greyhounds by 25
Robert Morris at Youngstown State - Penguins by 12
Pennsylvania at (14) Villanova - Wildcats by 27
Houston at Texas A&M - Aggies by 12
SMU at Illinois-Chicago - Mustangs by 14
Saint Joseph's at Temple - Owls by 8
East Tennessee State at Austin Peay - Governors by 3
North Florida at Alabama - Crimson Tide by 14
Morehead State at Southern Miss - Golden Eagles by 6
Evansville at Murray State - Racers by 2
Dakota State at South Dakota State - Jackrabbits by 24
Cedarville at Texas State - Bobcats by 27
Tennessee-Martin at Samford - Bulldogs by 5
Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois - Leathernecks by 11
St. Edwards at Incarnate Word - Cardinals by 21
Hutson-Tillotson at UTSA - Roadrunners by 12
Texas Southern at Tulsa - Golden Hurricane by 9
Chicago State at Illinois State - Redbirds by 11
Cameron at Missouri State - Bears by 33
Rice at Houston Baptist - Huskies by 3
IUPUI at Bradley - Braves by 10
North Carolina at (1) Michigan State - Spartans by 13
New Mexico at New Mexico State - Aggies by 2
Boston College at Purdue - Boilermakers by 3
Miami at Nebraska - Cornhuskers by 8
Cal State Fullerton at Pepperdine - Waves by 6

Pick of the Day

American University

The Eagles face Howard tonight, and the Bison have yet to beat a Division I team this season, so I'm taking American as my 27th pick of the season.

Prediction Results

NBA: 7-1 (.875) 176-92 overall (.657)
Upsets: 2-0 (1.000) 29-21 overall (.580)
College Basketball: 31-11 (.738) 1145-275 overall (.806)
Upsets: 4-3 (.571) 121-68 overall (.640)