Basketball Betting Pick - January 21, 2009

We split our picks 1-1 last night for a slight loss. Over the last two weeks our college hoops plays are hitting 70% (28-12) for +45.8 units. Today we feature three premium CBB picks including a 4-unit selection.

WUNDERDOG 2009 RECENT RESULTS ($100/bet)
SPORT	WINS-LOSSES	%	NET
CBB	28-12 last 40 picks	70%	+$4580
NBA	128-93 last 221 picks	58%	+$8140
NFL	71-44 last 115 picks	62%	+$7090
NHL	65-62 last 127 picks	51%	+$2030
TOTAL			+$21840

Today's NCAA Basketball Picks:

Game: George Mason at Northeastern (7:00 PM Eastern)
Pick: 3 units on Northeastern -180 (moneyline) (risk 3 to win 1.7)

George Mason has rattled off six-straight wins and stand 7-0 in CAA play. The Huskies have been on the winning side of five of their last six, and have claimed wins at Providence and Indiana. The Huskies are an experienced disciplined team that don't beat themselves as they average just 12 turnovers a game this season. Both of these teams are similar in tempo as they execute out of a patient offense. George Mason is in an underdog role here, one in which they don't find themselves in very often. The problem is the oddsmakers have been right in each and every occurrence as George Mason is 0-5 ATS as a dog and 0-5 straight up as a dog. The Huskies have the experience to take them down at home as they have in the last two seasons. I'm going with the Huskies on the moneyline here.

The Cowboys have not had much success on the road this season as they have broken through just once, as a favorite, against Loyola, MD. After losing their home opener to Nebraska, TCU has now won their last eight straight on their home court. The Horned Frogs have only lost on their home court as a favorite just once since Jan. of 2006! It is a tough place to play and they are off a big win as a dog at home against UNLV. It will be difficult for a poor Cowboys’ road team to find a way to win this one against a team that has been rolling for quite some time at home. I'll grab the Frogs on the moneyline here.

After all the negative happenings around the Bears’ program a few years ago and games getting cancelled, they have rebounded in a big way. The Bears are 14-3 and certainly in the mix come tourney time. The Bears should certainly carry no shame for their three losses, which were against teams with a combined 43-8 record. Kansas State has lost a lot from last season, and they didn't show-up early as their schedule was very soft. The three games they played against viable competition, all went in the loss column and since Big-12 play has begun, they have not put one in the win column either at 0-3. The Wildcats have proven that they can beat the cupcakes at 11-0, but are currently 0-6 against the teams that they have faced that brings to the table what the Bears do here. I'll go with Baylor in this one.

NCAA Basketball Picks Resources:

• Hop over to our 2008 season NCAA basketball betting preview here.
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• Here we show our 2008 college basketball prior picks results.
• Don't forget to read our NCAA basketball gambling philosophy here.
• View our updated NCAA basketball Game-of-Day-Preview.
• Hop over to our NCAA basketball blog here.
• Check out free NCAA basketball predictions here.
• Take a look at our college basketball spreads here.
• Here we show our march madness bracket.
• Read our college basketball ATS recrds here.
• Read our march madness pick here.
• View NCAA basketball prior picks here.

Check out the last five NCAA Basketball Picks Newsletters:

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-20-2009
Since the Boston College Eagles did the unthinkable - knocking off North Carolina, the team has just not been the same. They went out and lost their next game to Ivy League middle-of-the-pack Harvard,...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-18-2009
Two bad teams, both at 7-12  meet up here. The difference will be the location. Maris is 2-9 on the road. Loyola MD is nearly .500 at home. Even though they aren't very good, this Loyola team...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-17-2009
The South Florida Bulls went a longtime in the Big East without winning a road game, and they certainly haven't won very many since they became a member of the Big East. That reputation has caused...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-15-2009
Xavier is an A-10 team that has probably most resembled a Big East team over the last several years. They play gritty defense, and work the ball well on the offensive end. Rhode Island has had trouble...

NCAA-Basketball-Picks-January-14-2009
Karl Hobbs had this George Washington team making some noise, but his recruitting efforts have not been up to the same standard and consequently this team has fallen off sharply. The six wins are agai...