NCAA Basketball Predictions

Updated

Upcoming Games for December 18, 2025

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML		Best
Spread		PointsTotal
Points		Best
O/U

Bet Value

We use three different graphics to describe Bet Value within a matchup.

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North Florida Ospreys (2-8)
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (7-5)		9.3%
90.7%


+10½-118
-10½-102
+11-110
-11-110
76.1
89.4		165.5
o160½-105
u160½-115
o160½-110
u160½-110
Hampton Pirates (5-6)
Jackson State Tigers (1-9)		62.1%
37.9%


-7-105
+7-115

73.5
69.6		143.1
o136½-110
u136½-110

SIU Edwardsville Cougars (7-4)
Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-8)		74.2%
25.8%


-6½-110
+7-110
-6-110
+6½-110
73.3
65.6		138.9
o135-110
u136-110
o136-110
u136½-110
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-5)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-5)		38.6%
61.4%


+3½-110
-3½-110
+3½-110
-3½-110
66.5
70.2		136.7
o137-110
u137½-105
o136½-110
u136½-110
Bradley University Braves (7-4)
Indiana State Sycamores (7-4)		72.0%
28.0%


-4-105
+4-105
-4-110
+4-110
76.9
70.2		147.1
o147½-110
u148½-110
o147-110
u148-110
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4-8)
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-6)		25.4%
74.6%


+7-110
-6-110
+7-110
-6-110
73.3
80.9		154.2
o150-110
u150-110
o149-110
u150-110
Fairfield Stags (6-5)
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (6-4)		37.4%
62.6%


+5-110
-5-110

67.3
71.4		138.7
o142-110
u142-110

Radford Highlanders (5-7)
William & Mary Tribe (8-3)		17.5%
82.5%


+8-110
-8-110

77.0
86.8		163.8
o168½-115
u168½-105

Lafayette Leopards (3-8)
Charlotte 49ers (4-7)		10.9%
89.1%


+10½-110
-10½-110

63.9
76.2		140.1
o138-110
u138-110

American University Eagles (7-4)
VCU Rams (7-4)		3.1%
96.9%


+20½-110
-20½-110

63.3
84.2		147.5
o153-110
u153-110

Western Carolina Catamounts (4-6)
Georgia Bulldogs (9-1)		1.3%
98.7%


+35½-110
-34½-110
+35½-110
-34½-110
67.1
93.9		161.0
o168-105
u168-110
o166½-110
u167½-110
Furman Paladins (7-4)
Manhattan Jaspers (4-7)		82.6%
17.4%


-8½-115
+9-110
-8½-110
+9-110
80.5
70.5		151.0
o153½-110
u154½-110
o154½-110
u154½-110
Temple Owls (6-5)
Davidson Wildcats (8-2)		27.9%
72.1%


+5½-110
-5½-109
+5½-110
-5½-110
69.2
75.9		145.1
o144½-110
u144½-105
o145-110
u145½-110
Delaware State Hornets (4-8)
Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-4)		4.8%
95.2%


+18½-105
-18½-115

62.7
80.1		142.8
o140½-110
u140½-110

Norfolk State Spartans (4-7)
Grambling State Tigers (3-6)		48.8%
51.2%


+0-110
+0-110

69.6
70.3		139.9
o134-110
u134-110

Drake Bulldogs (6-5)
Murray State Racers (8-3)		23.3%
76.7%


+6½-110
-6-110
+6-110
-6-110
71.4
79.6		151.0
o158-115
u159½-110
o159-110
u159-110
Overall Bet Value Active
UMKC Kangarros (2-10)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-1)		0.2%
99.8%


+30+100
-30-110
+30½-110
-30½-110
60.3
98.1		158.4
o162½-110
u162½-110
o162-110
u163-110
Georgia State Panthers (2-9)
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-5)		15.7%
84.3%


+9½-109
-9½-110
+9½-110
-9½-110
72.1
82.6		154.7
o158½-115
u159½-110
o159-110
u159-110
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-8)
TCU Horned Frogs (7-3)		1.6%
98.4%


+24½-110
-23-110
+24½-110
-23-110
65.0
90.2		155.2
o149-110
u149½-110
o149½-110
u149½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Volatility Bet Value Active
Winthrop Eagles (7-5)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4-9)		86.1%
13.9%


-11-110
+11-110

86.9
75.7		162.6
o156-110
u156-110

SE Missouri State Redhawks (5-6)
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (5-6)		55.6%
44.4%


-2½-110
+3-110
-2½-110
+2½-110
77.7
75.5		153.2
o155½-110
u156-110
o155½-110
u156-110
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (8-3)
Tennessee State Tigers (6-4)		46.5%
53.5%


+3½-110
-3½-108
+3½-110
-3½-110
72.7
74.2		146.9
o143½-110
u144½-110
o144½-110
u145-110
Overall Bet Value Active
Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-7)
Lindenwood Lions (6-4)		12.5%
87.5%


+11½-105
-11½-105
+11½-110
-11½-110
65.8
77.3		143.1
o144½-115
u145-110
o145-110
u145-110
Little Rock Trojans (2-9)
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-7)		26.7%
73.3%


+2½-105
-2-110
+3-110
-2-110
69.3
76.7		146.0
o142-110
u142-110
o141½-110
u141½-110
Louisiana Lafayette (1-10)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5)		14.6%
85.4%


+12½-110
-12-110
+13-110
-12-110
63.1
74.0		137.1
o131½-110
u132½-110
o131½-110
u131½-110
Illinois State Redbirds (8-3)
Southern Illinois Salukis (6-5)		56.4%
43.6%


+2-110
-2-110
+2-110
-2-110
76.7
74.2		150.9
o152½-110
u152½-110
o151-110
u152½-110
Pepperdine Waves (4-7)
Long Beach State 49ers (2-9)		55.0%
45.0%


+3½-110
-3½-110
+3½-110
-3½-110
73.8
71.8		145.6
o140½-110
u141-110
o140½-110
u141½-110
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Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML		Best
Spread		Final
Points		Sportsbook
Log Loss		DRatings
Log Loss
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
West Virginia Mountaineers		49.3%
50.7%
+125
-144
+135
-150
+3-110
-2½-109
+3-109
-2½-110
75
66		-0.84495-0.87962-0.70783
Washington Huskies
USC Trojans		25.6%
74.4%
+174
-200
+180
-200
+4½-102
-4½-105
+5-110
-4-109
84
76		-1.03911-1.05317-1.36180
William & Mary Tribe
George Washington Colonials		18.3%
81.7%
+661
-1000
+675
-1000
+13½-110
-13½-105
+13½-109
-13½-109
86
99		-0.13502-0.13272-0.20161
Denver Pioneers
Idaho State Bengals		27.2%
72.8%
+320
-400
+335
-400
+9-110
-8½-108
+9-110
-8½-109
79
93		-0.26053-0.25260-0.31712
Albany Great Danes
Columbia Lions		12.8%
87.2%
+775
-1500
+700
-1000
+13½-110
-13-115
+14-110
-13½-109
65
93		-0.11503-0.12883-0.13749
Pacific Tigers
California Golden Bears		10.5%
89.5%
+320
-370
+330
-400
+8-110
-8-105
+8-109
-7½-110
61
67		-0.26425-0.25519-0.11081
Omaha Mavericks
Portland State Vikings		24.6%
75.4%
+600
-700
+525
-650
+13-110
-12½-110
+12½-109
-11½-110
60
55		-1.96362-1.85893-1.40283
UMKC Kangarros
Eastern Washington Eagles		26.5%
73.5%
+370
-470
+400
-480
+9½-110
-9½-110
+10-110
-9½-109
66
90		-0.22955-0.21645-0.30824
Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado State Rams		46.5%
53.5%
+110
-125
+115
-130
+2-112
-1½-110
+2-109
-1½-110
86
91		-0.61904-0.60042-0.62470
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Oregon State Beavers		13.0%
87.0%
+561
-714
+550
-600
+11-110
-11-101
+11½-110
-10½-109
70
81		-0.15912-0.16509-0.13933
Vermont Catamounts
Pepperdine Waves		50.7%
49.3%
-120
+100
-120
+110
-1½-110
+1½-110
-1½-110
+2-109
65
56		-0.65059-0.62755-0.67863
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Texas Southern Tigers		73.1%
26.9%
-310
+255
-255
+270
-7-105
+7½-110
-6-110
+7½-110
82
70		-0.31667-0.31937-0.31341
LIU Sharks
Lehigh Mountain Hawks		54.8%
45.2%
-115
-104
-115
+125
-1-110
+1-110
-1-110
+2½-110
87
82		-0.66943-0.60482-0.60164
Temple Owls
Saint Joseph's Hawks		49.8%
50.2%
-130
+115
-130
+125
-2½+100
+2-110
-2-109
+2½-110
69
70		-0.79536-0.82055-0.68892
Baylor Bears
Memphis Tigers		60.7%
39.3%
-155
+140
-155
+140
-3-110
+3½-110
-3-109
+3½-110
71
78		-0.89968-0.89968-0.93377
SE Missouri State Redhawks
Chattanooga Mocs		29.2%
70.8%
+156
-175
+160
-170
+3½-110
-3-112
+3½-109
-3½-109
74
70		-0.96664-0.96964-1.22994
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Season Prediction Results

 GamesRecord (Pct)No Pick

Log Loss

Log loss is used to determine the accuracy of a model.

More on Log Loss
+/-
Sportsbooks5029-12 (0.670)9-0.49354 
Sportsbooks5032-12 (0.700)6-0.45775 
DRatings5040-10 (0.800)0-0.37416
0.11938
0.08359

Predictions Methodology

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