Free Basketball Pick - January 02, 2009

We got the 3-0 sweep yesterday to grab +8.2 units. We are now 6-1 (86%) for +12.4 units since New Year's Eve. Today we keep it going with two more premium college hoops picks.

Today's NCAA Basketball Picks:

Game: Santa Clara at Harvard (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Harvard +2.5 (-110) (risk 3 to win 2.7)

The Broncos are in a tough spot here as they are off of back-to-back games Monday and Tuesday and after the Holiday, they must make the cross-country trip to face the Harvard Crimson. The Broncos have big man John Bryant in the middle, but will be swallowed up by the Crimson zone and a lack of fire-power on the perimeter will make the going tough. Harvard has sharp-shooter Jeremy Lin (47%) from three-point range to keep the Crimson in it as well as the return of second-leading scorer Keith Wright, and four players connecting on 38% or more from beyond the arc. That says the Crimson could win this one outright, so I'll back them with the points here.

You can bet that Syracuse has gotten an earful reminding them of their disastrous performance in South Florida last year that resulted in an 11-point upset loss. The ‘Cuse is battle tested with wins on the road at Memphis, and neutral-court victories over Kansas and Florida. Syracuse is scoring in bunches and will be hard to keep up with, as the Bulls have already shot 37.5% or less five times. The Bulls are costing themselves several points a game with abysmal 57.7% from the charity stripe. Outside of Vedejo and Jones, the next three top scorers are misfiring from the field at under 35% each. The ‘Cuse gets the call here.

Results: 1-1

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Check out the last five NCAA Basketball Picks Newsletters:

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-01-2009
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NCAA-Basketball-Picks-December-31-2008
The fifth-ranked Blue Devils have won 65 straight here at home vs. non-conference foes. They are 10-1 this season and at home they are playing stifling defense holding foes to just 61.3 points per gam...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-December-30-2008
UMass is just 2-4 on the road this season where they have been outscored by 4.5 points per game. They are 1-4 ATS in those games. Houston is 4-1 at home, winning by 25 points per game. They have cover...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-December-29-2008
Both of these teams are anemic offensively, leading to a low total. But, I like the OVER here thanks to the fact that Fordham can't stop anyone on the road. While scoring just 62.6 per game, they ...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-December-28-2008
Indiana State limps into conference play with a 2-9 record. The Sycamores are averaging just 60 ppg on 40% shooting. The offense has actuall been declining as the season progresses. They must face a t...