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Top College Basketball Picks for Sunday, March 7th, 2021

#4 Illinois take on #7 Ohio State, #17 Oklahoma State battles #6 West Virginia, and #5 Alabama travels to Georgia highlighting the Top 25 action in college basketball on Saturday.

Top College Basketball Picks for Sunday, March 7th, 2021
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Sun 7th March 2021

Memphis vs. Houston

The No. 9 ranked Houston Cougars take on Memphis. Houston enters at 13-3 in the American Athletic Conference and 20-3 overall. They are winners of three straight games and have won five of their last six overall.

Houston has been a complete team this season. They are 49th in the nation in points per game at 77.6 and are 10th in points allowed at 57.3. They are shooting 44.1% from the field and 36.0% from three-point range, 75th overall.

The Cougars are 88th in free-throw percentage at 73.4% and are fifth in the country in rebounds per game at 38.4 per contest. Houston is also 16th in steals per game at 8.7 and 30th in block shots per contest at 4.6.


Quentin Grimes leads Houston in both scoring (17.9) and rebounding (6.1). Marcus Sasser is second at 14.0 points per contest.

Memphis is 11-3 in the conference and 15-6 overall. They have won six straight games and are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games. Memphis is averaging 72.5 ppg while allowing 62.1 points per contest, 23rd in the nation.

They are shooting 44.0% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range. This is a team of big statistics as well, as they are 12th and rebounding (37.3), 11th in steals per game (9.1), and 13th in blocks per game (5.1).

Landers Nolly leads the team in scoring at 13.1 ppg, and De Andre Williams is the leading rebounder at 6.5 boards per game. Williams is averaging 10.6 points per contest.

College Basketball Pick – Houston by 6.

Wisconsin vs. Iowa

The No.25 ranked Wisconsin Badgers are 10-9 in the Big Ten and 16-10 overall. They have lost their last two games and four of their last five. That includes a 77-62 loss to Iowa at home back on February 18.

The Badgers are averaging 69.8 ppg while allowing 63.5 points per contest, 42nd in the country. They are averaging 41.9% from the field and 35.2% from three-point range. Wisconsin is an excellent free-throw shooting team at 75.6%, 39th overall.

D’Mitrik Trice leads the team in scoring at 14.0 ppg. Micah Potter is second in scoring at 12.5 points per game and leads the team in rebounds at 6.0 per contest.


No. 5 Iowa is 13-6 in the conference and 19-7 overall. They have won six out of the last seven games with their only loss coming to No. 2 Michigan.

The Hawkeyes are third in the nation in points per game at 85.3 and are allowing 72.1 points per contest. They are 43rd in field-goal percentage at 47.3% and third in three-point percentage at 39.9%. They are first in the country in assists per game at 19.3 and sixth in overall rebounds at 38.4 per contest.

Luka Garza is a Player of the Year candidate, averaging 23.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.  Joe Wieskamp is averaging 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest.

College Basketball Pick – Iowa by 7.

Texas Tech vs. Baylor

No. 9 ranked Texas Tech is 9-7 in the Big 12 and 17-8 overall. They have won three games in a row, including an 81-54 victory over Iowa State on Thursday. The Red Raiders have covered the spread in each of their last three games but are 4-6 ATS in the last 10.

Texas Tech is averaging 73.3 ppg, while giving up 62.3 points per contest, 25th in the nation. They are averaging 44.4% from the field and 34.0% from three-point range.

The Red Raiders are taking the 13th most free throws per game at 16.4, connecting on 71.8% of their attempts. Mac McClung leads the team at 16.4 ppg, and Terrance Shannon is second at 12.5 points per contest.

No. 3 Baylor is 12-1 in the conference, winning the regular season conference title. They are 20-1. The Bears have won their last two contests, including an 81-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Thursday.


Baylor is fourth in the country in points per game at 85.2 and are allowing 65.2 points per contest, 64th overall. They are 14th in the nation in field-goal percentage at 49.6% and are first in three-point shooting at 42.0%.

The Bears are led by Jared Butler at 17.1 ppg. He is averaging 5.0 assists per contest, second on the team to Davion Mitchell who is averaging 5.6 per contest. Mitchell is also averaging 13.6 points per game.

College Basketball Pick – Baylor by 7.

Michigan vs. Michigan State

The No. 2 ranked Michigan Wolverines are 14-2 in the conference, winning the Big Ten regular season title. They are 19-2 overall. Michigan has won eight of their last nine games with the only loss in that stretch coming to Illinois on Tuesday. They are 7-2 ATS in the last nine.

Michigan is 54th in the country in points per game at 77.1 and 58th in points allowed at 65.0. They are 19th in field-goal percentage at 49.1% and 11th in three-point shooting at 39.0%. Michigan has been great from the line as well, connecting on 76.9% of their free-throw attempts, 28th overall. They are 39th in rebounding 35.7 per game.


Michigan is led by Hunter Dickinson at 14.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest. Isaiah Livers is second at 13.9 points and 6.2 boards with Franz Wagner close behind at 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Michigan State is 8-11 in the conference and 14-11 overall. They are averaging 69.5 points per game while allowing 70.9 per contest. The Spartans are averaging 42.4% from the field and 32.2% from three-point range. Michigan State has been a solid rebounding team as well, 53rd in the country at 35.2 per game.

Aaron Henry leads Michigan and points at 15.4 per game and is second in rebounds at 5.6 per contest. Joey Hauser is averaging 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

College Basketball Pick – Michigan by 6.

Texas vs. TCU

No. 15 ranked Texas is 10-6 in the Big 12 and are 16-7 overall. Texas has won two straight games, including defeating Oklahoma on Thursday, 69-65. The Longhorns are 3-6-1 ATS in the last 10 games.


Texas is 89th in the country at 74.9 points per game while allowing 68.4 per contest. They are shooting 44.9% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range. The Longhorns have been great on the glass, averaging 36.3 rebounds per game (28th) and 3.7 blocks per contest (92nd).

Andrew Jones leads the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg. Jones is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game. Courtney Ramey is second at 13.6 points per game. Greg Brown is the leading rebounder at 6.7 per contest and is fourth on the team at 10.6 points per contest.

TCU is 5-10 in the conference and 12-12 overall. The Horned Frogs have lost their last two games and five of their last six. They are averaging 67.7 points per game while allowing 71.0 per contest. The Horned Frogs are averaging 43.9% from the field and 34.1% from three-point range.

RJ Nembhard leads the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg, with Mike Miles second at 13.8 points per contest.

College Basketball Pick – Texas by 10.

Loyola-Chicago vs. Drake

The No. 20 ranked Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will take on the Drake Bulldogs in the title game of the Missouri Valley Conference championship.

The Ramblers defeated Indiana State on Saturday, 65-49, their fifth straight victory and 16th out of the last 17 games. Four different players scored in double digits with Cameron Krutwig leading the way with a double-double, scoring 18 points and adding 11 rebounds.


Loyola-Chicago is fifth in the country in field-goal percentage at 50.3% and are 79th in three-point shooting at 35.9%. They are 53rd in the country in points per game average. Krutwig continues to be the dominant force for the Ramblers, leading the team at 15.0 points per contest.

He is also the leading rebounder at 6.5 and the leader in assists at 3.0 per contest. Krutwig is the only player on the team averaging in double digits but six others are averaging between 7.0 and 7.9 points per game.

Drake defeated Missouri State 71-69. They have won six of their last seven games. Joseph Yesufu led the Bulldogs with 25 points and Tremell Murphy scored 20. Drake is now 24-3 and has a legitimate shot at making the tournament even if they lose on Sunday.

Drake is 11th in field-goal percentage at 49.8% and 37th in three-point shooting at 37.3%. They are sixth in the country in points per game. Shaquan Hemphill leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per contest and Darnell Brodie is the leading rebounder at 7.0 per game.

College Basketball Pick – Loyola-Chicago by 8.

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