Sunday January 18th College Basketball Betting Picks, Predictions

The Sunday college basketball card features 12 games, highlighted by six games in the American Conference. Two of the top matchups involve USF hosting Wichita State at 2:00 p.m. ET and Tulsa taking on UAB at 3:00 p.m. ET.

We’ll break down three plays for the Sunday action. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the sides and totals market is constantly changing.

Here are the free college basketball picks for Sunday, January 18.

Best college basketball plays today — Odds Courtesy of DraftKings

• Milwaukee (+2.5) at Purdue Fort Wayne
• Tulsa (+1.5) at UAB
• San Francisco (-5.5) vs. Washington State

Milwaukee (+2.5) at Purdue Fort Wayne

In one of two Horizon League matchups today, Milwaukee seeks the season sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne. The Panthers routed the Mastodons, 77-55 on December 29 as Milwaukee jumped out to a 44-16 halftime lead.

Since that victory, Milwaukee has lost five of its past six games, capped off by a 13-point home loss to Oakland on Thursday. Fort Wayne rides a three-game winning streak, coming off a pair of road underdog victories over Youngstown State and Robert Morris.

Milwaukee owns the best defensive effective field goal percentage in Horizon action at 50.4%. The Panthers have lost to the top three teams in the league standings, but have confidence against the Mastodons after the first matchup. Let’s grab Milwaukee here to get on track against Purdue Fort Wayne.

Tulsa (+1.5) at UAB

UAB returns home following a pair of impressive road wins over East Carolina and Tulane. The Blazers scored at least 82 points in each of those victories as they welcome Tulsa this afternoon.

The Golden Hurricane bounced back from consecutive double-digit losses to North Texas and USF to defeat Charlotte, 86-74 on Wednesday. Tulsa is the top 3-point shooting team in AAC play (44.2%), along with best free-throw percentage (81.6%).

The Blazers have scored plenty of points in conference play recently, but are 10th in 3-point percentage (32%) and ninth in 2-point percentage (46.6%) in AAC action. UAB defeated Tulsa twice last season, but the Golden Hurricane should grab this one on the road today.

San Francisco (-5.5) vs. Washington State

Washington State is coming off consecutive losses to Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga, two of the top three teams in the WCC. The Cougars head to California for their next two league games, starting in San Francisco today.

USF has taken care of business against the lower-half of the conference, beating Seattle, San Diego, and Pepperdine by double-digits apiece and knocking off Portland by five points. The Dons can’t afford a slip-up at home, with road games against Gonzaga and Santa Clara on the horizon.

The Cougars are 1-5 against the spread as a single-digit underdog, while San Francisco has defeated seven of eight teams at home by more than 10 points. Let’s look at the Dons to get on track against the Cougars.