Picks for Best Games on Wednesday, January 30th
Tonight is going to be another intriguing night in the sport, a there are multiple great games to watch. The ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, SEC, and PAC-12 all will have games today and fortunately enough I will have pick’s for one game in each one of those conferences. Here are my pick’s for all of tonight’s best games.
Marquette at Butler
6:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 1
Line: Butler -3
Pick: Butler
Against the Spread: Butler
Final Score Prediction: Butler 76 Marquette 65
Why this pick? Marquette has been cutting it close as of late, I think they get picked off by a desperate Butler team.
West Virginia at Iowa State
7 PM ET on ESPNU
Line: Iowa State -12
Pick: Iowa State
Against the Spread: Iowa State
Final Score Prediction: Iowa State 89 West Virginia 65
Why this pick? This Cyclones team might be the most complete team in the Big 12, I think they begin to prove their greatness in this game as they pick up a big win.
Virginia Tech at Miami
7 PM ET on ESPN2
Line: Virginia Tech -7.5
Pick: Virginia Tech
Against the Spread: Virginia Tech
Final Score Prediction: Virginia Tech 87 Miami 65
Why this pick? Depth won’t matter in this one, talent will. Virginia Tech is way more talented than Miami is.
Providence at Seton Hall
7 PM ET on Fox Sports Network
Line: Seton Hall -3.5
Pick: Seton Hall
Against the Spread: Seton Hall
Final Score Prediction: Seton Hall 76 Providence 67
Why this pick? The law of averages shows that Seton Hall is finally going to put together a good performance as they win this game.
Louisville at Wake Forest
8 PM ET on ESPN3
Line: Louisville -9.5
Pick: Louisville
Against the Spread: Louisville
Final Score Prediction: Louisville 76 Wake Forest 65
Why this pick? Louisville is the better team, they should win this game handily.
St. John’s at Creighton
8:30 PM ET on Fox Sports 1
Line: Creighton -4.5
Pick: Creighton
Against the Spread: Creighton
Final Score Prediction: Creighton 89 St. John’s 76
Why this pick? St. John’s is in the midst of a complete collapse, pick Creighton to win.
Missouri at Auburn
8:30 PM ET on the SEC Network
Line: Auburn -15
Pick: Auburn
Against the Spread: Auburn
Final Score Prediction: Auburn 78 Missouri 56
Why this pick? Auburn maybe can’t beat anyone good but they can beat the bottom tier SEC schools like Missouri and they can usually win those games pretty handily.
Illinois at Minnesota
9 PM ET on the Big Ten Network
Line: Minnesota -6
Pick: Minnesota
Against the Spread: Minnesota
Final Score Prediction: Minnesota 78 Illinois 62
Why this pick? The Ice Bowl will keep the students away but I think the Gophers win this one handily and get back at Illinois from earlier this month when they got blown out.
USC at Washington
11 PM ET on Fox Sports 1
Line: Washington -7.5
Pick: Washington
Against the Spread: Washington
Final Score Prediction: Washington 79 USC 63
Why this pick? Washington is the best team in the PAC-12 and they will show it in this game.
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