Quick Picks with Coach Rick Bowe, CBB Picks, CBB Free Picks, CBB Predictions 1/28/25
- rbowe7447
- Jan 29
- 2 min read
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PROVIDENCE @ SETON HALL (PROV -3.5, 132.5)
SETON HALL +3.5
Coach Rick is enjoying some Disney, but he's got time for a Quick Pick or two. The Pirates are hot garbage. They've lost five straight. They're 1-8 SU in conference play, but they are in a great spot here.
The Pirates are at home against a Providence team that struggles with turnovers. The Friars turn the ball over on 18 percent of their possessions and had a 20 in the last game against Seton Hall. The Pirates could have won that game if Providence didn't shoot over 40 percent from three-point range in that game.
Seton Hall plays solid defense. They allow 69 points per game. They play at a fairly slow pace (they ranks 335th in possessions per game) and should be able to outrebound Providence as well. Providence doesn't play that fast either - 291st in pace - which equates to a slower-paced, tighter game. Seton Hall only lost by six in the first game against Providence. I think they keep this one even closer.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOLEDO @ OHIO (OHIO -3, 159.5)
OHIO OVER 78.5 POINTS
Both these teams are 5-2 in MAC play. Both teams are very strong on the offensive end, but both leave much to be desired on the defensive end. Ohio ranks 275th in scoring defense (75.1 ppg) and Toledo is 320th, giving up 77.5 ppg.
In terms of Defensive Efficiency, Ohio is 210th and Toledo is 327th. The Bobcats also have the third worst 3PT FG defense in the country. While this game could hit the Over on the total (consider a small play there), I like Ohio's team total.
The Bobcats average 80.3 ppg and they score even more at home. In home games, Ohio averages nearly 90 points per game (89.9). Prior to playing Kent State in their last game, the Bobcats went for 80-plus in five straight games. Toledo's poor defense should help put Ohio Over this number.
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