It's Saturday again, and that means we're back for our Action Network college basketball content. Our proprietary model will help focus in and find edges for your best bets.
With that in mind, here are our college basketball picks and two bets for Saturday, March 7.
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The Skyhawks travel to Erie, Pennsylvania, to take on the Lakers in the semi-finals of the NEC tournament.
Mercyhurst has been a consistent “Over” team recently, clearing the total in seven of their past 10 games. The Lakers are a scoring machine at home, averaging 76 points per game.
Stonehill is on a similar trajectory, with the Over hitting in four of their past five, fueled largely by the emergence of Davante Hackett.
Hackett is on a tear, averaging a massive 27.8 points per game over his past four outings — including a 40-point explosion that set a program record.
These two teams just met on February 28th and combined for 147 points in an overtime thriller.
Pick: Over 130 or Better
Quinnipiac has been a consistent scoring force all season, averaging 75.4 points per game while ranking in the top 100 nationally with over 62 field goal attempts per game.
Marist has proven they can more than hold their own with a steady 69.9 points per game output.
These two teams have already shown they can hit this mark in their previous meetings, including a 71–64 finish back in January.
If both squads simply maintain their season averages and stick to the pace they’ve established, they should have no trouble sailing past the 129.5 threshold.
Pick: Over 131 or Better
Bakersfield has struggled to find any offensive rhythm on the road this season, averaging just 69 points per game.
The Roadrunners currently rank among the least efficient offenses in the Big West, posting a conference-low effective field goal percentage of 46% and struggling to stretch the floor with only 4.9 3-pointers per game.
Given that Cal Poly has the defensive personnel to keep the Roadrunners right at that 69-point mark, it’s hard to imagine this game reaching the 170s.
For this total to hit, both teams would essentially need to play their most efficient offensive game of the year at the same time — a scenario that contradicts Bakersfield’s road trends.
Pick: Under 173 or Better
