Basketball Predictions - 8 Jan

Upset picks are in italics.

NCAA

(3) Purdue at Penn State - Boilermakers by 1

Wichita State at (12) Houston - Cougars by 20.5

St. John's at (16) Providence - Friars by 13.5

UConn at (24) Seton Hall - Pirates by 5.5

Houston Baptist vs. Incarnate Word - Huskies by 3

Clemson at NC State - Tigers by 0.5

Albany at New Hampshire - Wildcats by 18.5

Duquesne at UMass - Minutemen by 10

Dayton at George Washington - Colonials by 0.5

South Carolina at Vanderbilt - Commodores by 11

Cal Baptist at Chicago State - Lancers by 2

Merrimack at Central Connecticut - Blue Devils by 4.5

Virginia at North Carolina - Tar Heels by 12

North Dakota State at Omaha - Bison by 2

UNC Greensboro at VMI - Keydets by 14.5

Arkansas at Texas A&M - Aggies by 7.5

(14) Texas at Oklahoma State - Cowboys by 1

(19) Villanova at DePaul - Wildcats by 4.5

East Carolina at Temple - Owls by 9.5

St. Francis (PA) at Long Island - Sharks by 11.5

Hampton at Gardner-Webb - Bulldogs by 18.5

Syracuse at Wake Forest - Demon Deacons by 12

Maine at Stony Brook - Seawolves by 17

Kansas State at West Virginia - Mountaineers by 11

IUPUI at Wright State - Raiders by 21.5

Rhode Island at Davidson - Wildcats by 12.5

VCU at La Salle - Rams by 5.5

Northern Illinois at Toledo - Rockets by 20.5

Nebraska at Rutgers - Scarlet Knights by 11.5

(10) Michigan State at Michigan - Wolverines by 3

New Orleans vs. Northwestern State - Privateers by 4

FIU at Western Kentucky - Hilltoppers by 11.5

Arkansas State at UL Monroe - Warhawks by 6

UT Arlington at Georgia Southern - Eagles by 10

Oral Roberts at Western Illinois - Leathernecks by 4

Western Carolina at Samford - Bulldogs by 8.5

(15) Alabama at Missouri - Crimson Tide by 11

Ball State at Eastern Michigan - Eagles by 10.5

(6) Kansas at (25) Texas Tech - Red Raiders by 2

(20) Colorado State at San Diego State - Aztecs by 5.5

Drake at Evansville - Bulldogs by 2.5

South Florida at Tulane - Green Wave by 14

Coppin State at South Carolina State - Bulldogs by 4.5

Hawaii at Long Beach State - 49ers by 8.5

SE Missouri State at Tennessee State - Tigers by 11

Murray State at SIU Edwardsville - Racers by 2.5

Grambling at Bethune-Cookman - Wildcats by 9

Southern at Florida A&M - Rattlers by 1

Alcorn State at Alabama A&M - Bulldogs by 4.5

UAB at Rice - Owls by 0.5

Louisiana Tech at UTSA - Bulldogs by 9

Sacramento State at Northern Colorado - Bears by 14

Dixie State at Utah Valley - Wolverines by 20

Mount St. Mary's at St. Francis (BKN) - Terriers by 6.5

South Carolina Upstate at Presbyterian - Blue Hose by 13

Boston College at Pittsburgh - Panthers by 6

NJIT at Binghamton - Bearcats by 9.5

Bradley at Loyola Chicago - Ramblers by 16

North Dakota at Denver - Pioneers by 11.5

Mercer at Furman - Paladins by 15

Wofford at East Tennessee State - Buccaneers by 2.5

Citadel at Chattanooga - Mocs by 18.5

Belmont at UT Martin - Bruins by 4.5

North Carolina A&T at Radford - Highlanders by 6

Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville - Bulldogs by 21

(1) Baylor at TCU - Bears by 3

Miami (OH) at Bowling Green - Falcons by 5.5

Morehead State at Austin Peay - Eagles by 0.5

Stetson at North Florida - Ospreys by 10.5

Appalachian State at Troy - Trojans by 8.5

Jackson State at Alabama State - Hornets by 2.5

Mississippi Valley State at Prairie View A&M - Panthers by 16

UMass Lowell at UMBC - Retrievers by 6

(11) Iowa State at Oklahoma - Sooners by 6

Georgia at (16) Kentucky - Wildcats by 26

(18) Tennessee at (21) LSU - Tigers by 10

McNeese vs. Texas A&M-CC - Islanders by 3

Washington State at Utah - Utes by 4

Middle Tennessee at North Texas - Mean Green by 7.5

Notre Dame at Georgia Tech - Yellowjackets by 3

Cornell at Princeton - Tigers by 8.5

Columbia at Penn - Quakers by 18.5

Florida Gulf Coast at Jacksonville - Dolphins by 9.5

Northern Iowa at Missouri State - Bears by 10.5

Idaho at Eastern Washington - Eagles by 17.5

FAU at Marshall - Thundering Herd by 9.5

Northern Arizona at Southern Utah - Thunderbirds by 15.5

Sam Houston at Abilene Christian - Wildcats by 16.5

San Diego at San Francisco - Dons by 16.5

Brown at Dartmouth - Big Green by 4

Eastern Kentucky at Bellarmine - Knights by 7

Southern Illinois at Valparaiso - Crusaders by 5.5

South Dakota at South Dakota State - Jackrabbits by 18.5

Miami at (2) Duke - Blue Devils by 19.5

(5) UCLA at California - Bruins by 5

Florida at (9) Auburn - Tigers by 17

Iona at Saint Louis - Billikens by 4

UC Irvine at UC Riverside - Highlanders by 5

UC San Diego at UC Davis - Aggies by 4

Stephen F Austin at Tarleton - Texans by 7.5

Louisville at Florida State - Seminoles by 7

Little Rock at Louisiana - Ragin Cajuns by 17.5

Utah State at New Mexico - Aggies by 1.5

SE Louisiana vs. Nicholls - Colonels by 6

Arkansas Pine Bluff at Texas Southern - Tigers by 21.5

Mississippi State at Ole Miss - Rebels by 0.5

Pepperdine at (4) Gonzaga - Bulldogs by 28.5

Southern Miss at UTEP - Miners by 13.5

Jacksonville State at North Alabama - Lions by 4

Cal Poly at CSU Northridge - Matadors by 2.5

Saint Mary's at BYU - Cougars by 8.5

NBA

Memphis at LA Clippers - Grizzlies by 2

Milwaukee at Charlotte - Bucks by 2

Orlando at Detroit - Pistons by 0.5

Utah at Indiana - Jazz by 6

New York at Boston - Celtics by 4.5

Miami at Phoenix - Suns by 5

Results

NCAA: 12-7 (.632) 2051-640 overall (.762)

Upsets: 1-3 (.250) 152-261 overall (.368)

NBA: 6-3 (.667) 340-636 overall (.348)

Upsets: 0-2 (.000) 35-83 overall (.297)