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)		12.2%
87.8%
+497
-675
+455
-600
+10½-105
-10½-106
+10½-109
-10½-109
76.1
87.8		163.9
o163-110
u163½+100
o163-110
u163-110
Hampton Pirates (5-6)
Jackson State Tigers (1-9)		68.8%
31.2%

-300
+250
-7-110
+7-105
-7-109
+7-109
73.7
68.0		141.7
o139-110
u139-108
o139½-110
u139½-110
SIU Edwardsville Cougars (7-4)
Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-8)		74.2%
25.8%
-275
+235
-300
+250
-6½-110
+7-116
-6-110
+7-109
72.5
64.9		137.4
o135-110
u135-110
o135½-110
u136½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-5)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-5)		38.8%
61.2%
+170
-195
+170
-190
+4½-110
-4½-110
+4½-109
-3½-110
67.0
70.6		137.6
o135½-110
u136½-115
o136-110
u136½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Bradley University Braves (7-4)
Indiana State Sycamores (7-4)		66.9%
33.1%
-195
+170
-210
+180
-4½-109
+4½+100
-4-110
+5-109
76.3
70.9		147.2
o147½-109
u147½-110
o147-110
u148-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4-8)
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-6)		28.4%
71.6%
+190
-205
+205
-240
+5+100
-5-110
+6-110
-5½-109
72.6
79.3		151.9
o150½-110
u151-110
o150-110
u151-110
Overall Bet Value Active
Fairfield Stags (6-5)
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (6-4)		37.4%
62.6%
+180
-220
+180
-210
+5-110
-5-110
+5-109
-5-109
67.9
72.1		140.0
o142-102
u142½-110
o142-110
u142-110
Radford Highlanders (5-7)
William & Mary Tribe (8-3)		20.2%
79.8%
+290
-380
+330
-375
+8-110
-8-110
+8-109
-8-109
79.8
88.8		168.6
o172-105
u173-110
o172-110
u174½-110
All Bet Values Active
Lafayette Leopards (3-8)
Charlotte 49ers (4-7)		11.9%
88.1%
+450
-650
+500
-650
+10½-105
-10½-110
+10½-109
-10½-109
64.2
76.0		140.2
o137-110
u137-110
o137-110
u137-110
American University Eagles (7-4)
VCU Rams (7-4)		3.1%
96.9%

+2000
-5000
+21-110
-21-105
+21½-109
-21½-109
64.7
85.5		150.2
o154½-110
u155-110
o155-110
u155-110
Western Carolina Catamounts (4-6)
Georgia Bulldogs (9-1)		1.3%
98.7%


+34-105
-34-110
+34½-109
-34-110
68.9
95.5		164.4
o168½-110
u169-110
o167-110
u169½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Furman Paladins (7-4)
Manhattan Jaspers (4-7)		80.7%
19.3%
-510
+400
-600
+455
-10½-105
+10½-110
-8½-110
+10½-109
81.0
71.6		152.6
o153½-110
u154½-110
o154-110
u154½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Temple Owls (6-5)
Davidson Wildcats (8-2)		27.9%
72.1%
+200
-235
+205
-240
+5½-109
-5½-110
+5½-109
-5½-109
69.3
76.1		145.4
o144-110
u144½-105
o143½-110
u145-110
Delaware State Hornets (4-8)
Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-4)		4.8%
95.2%

+1600
-3500
+19½-105
-19½-105
+19½-110
-19-109
62.7
80.1		142.8
o140½-110
u140-102
o140-110
u140½-110
Norfolk State Spartans (4-7)
Grambling State Tigers (3-6)		48.8%
51.2%

-105
-115
+1-105
-1-110
+1-109
-1-109
68.6
69.2		137.8
o135½-104
u135-110
o135-110
u135½-110
Drake Bulldogs (6-5)
Murray State Racers (8-3)		26.5%
73.5%
+245
-278
+250
-280
+6½-105
-6½-111
+7-109
-6-110
73.9
81.1		155.0
o161-110
u161-105
o159-110
u161½-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
UMKC Kangarros (2-10)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-1)		0.2%
99.8%


+30½-110
-30-115
+30½-109
-30½-109
60.6
98.4		159.0
o162½-110
u163½-115
o162-110
u163-110
Georgia State Panthers (2-9)
Georgia Southern Eagles (8-5)		15.9%
84.1%
+410
-515
+400
-490
+10-110
-9½-115
+9½-109
-9½-109
72.9
83.3		156.2
o159-110
u160-110
o159-110
u160-110
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-8)
TCU Horned Frogs (7-3)		1.6%
98.4%

+2600
-7500
+24-110
-24-110
+24½-110
-24-109
63.0
88.2		151.2
o147½-110
u148½-115
o148-110
u149½-110
Overall Bet Value Active
Winthrop Eagles (7-5)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4-9)		86.1%
13.9%
-750
+500
-700
+512
-11-110
+11-110
-11-109
+11-109
85.6
74.6		160.2
o157-105
u157-110
o157½-110
u157½-110
SE Missouri State Redhawks (5-6)
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (5-6)		55.6%
44.4%
-140
+130
-145
+125
-2½-108
+2½-106
-2½-109
+2½-109
77.8
75.5		153.3
o155½-110
u156-110
o155½-110
u156-110
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (8-3)
Tennessee State Tigers (6-4)		46.5%
53.5%
+150
-170
+155
-175
+4-108
-3½-111
+4½-109
-3½-110
72.7
74.2		146.9
o142½-110
u142½-110
o142½-110
u145-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-7)
Lindenwood Lions (6-4)		12.5%
87.5%
+525
-650
+520
-700
+11-109
-11-107
+11½-110
-10½-109
65.9
77.3		143.2
o144½-110
u145-110
o145-110
u145-110
Little Rock Trojans (2-9)
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-7)		36.4%
63.6%
+125
-140
+120
-140
+2½-110
-2½-104
+3-110
-2-109
70.0
74.4		144.4
o141-110
u141½+100
o141-110
u141½-110
Overall Bet Value Active
Louisiana Lafayette (1-10)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (6-5)		14.8%
85.2%
+640
-900
+625
-900
+12½-105
-12½-105
+12-109
-12-109
61.9
72.7		134.6
o131½-110
u132-110
o131½-110
u131½-110
Illinois State Redbirds (8-3)
Southern Illinois Salukis (6-5)		50.2%
49.8%
+127
-143
+125
-130
+3-114
-2½-110
+2½-109
-2-110
75.6
75.4		151.0
o154-110
u154½-110
o151-110
u155-110
Volatility Bet Value Active
Pepperdine Waves (4-7)
Long Beach State 49ers (2-9)		43.8%
56.2%
+145
-165
+150
-170
+3½-110
-3½-108
+3½-109
-3½-109
70.3
72.6		142.9
o140½-110
u141-110
o141-110
u141½-110
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Completed Games

TimeTeamsWinBest
ML		Best
Spread		Final
Points		Sportsbook
Log Loss		DRatings
Log Loss
Texas Southern Tigers
NC State Wolfpack		0.4%
99.6%


+34-105
-34-110
+34½-110
-33½-110
72
108		-0.00442
Longwood Lancers
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		2.2%
97.8%

+2800
-9000
+25-110
-24-114
+25½-110
-25-109
68
71		-0.03427-0.02177
Alabama State Hornets
Cincinnati Bearcats		2.2%
97.8%

+2000
-5000
+21+100
-21-110
+21-109
-21-109
51
88		-0.04743-0.02250
Albany Great Danes
Stony Brook Seawolves		13.5%
86.5%
+476
-650
+520
-600
+10-110
-10-110
+10½-109
-10-110
71
55		-1.79042-1.84282-2.00004
MD E Shore Fighting Hawks
Wagner Seahawks		29.5%
70.5%
+180
-210
+190
-200
+5-115
-4½-110
+4½-109
-4-110
64
78		-0.42344-0.41690-0.35003
The Citadel Bulldogs
Charleston Cougars		2.8%
97.2%
+979
-1800
+1150
-1800
+17½-110
-17-111
+18-110
-17-110
78
82		-0.09333-0.08107-0.02890
Mercer Bears
UCF Knights		5.0%
95.0%
+1041
-1900
+1100
-1700
+16-105
-16½-103
+16½-109
-16-110
63
81		-0.08824-0.08456-0.05125
Richmond Spiders
Elon Phoenix		68.0%
32.0%
-170
+151
-170
+155
-3½-109
+3½-110
-3-110
+3½-109
70
73		-0.94794-0.95763-1.13947
Jacksonville Dolphins
Florida A&M Rattlers		64.4%
35.6%
-170
+165
-155
+150
-3½-115
+4-105
-3-110
+3½-109
65
72		-0.98152-0.92410-1.03313
Presbyterian Blue Hose
East Carolina Pirates		33.5%
66.5%
+175
-190
+165
-180
+5-110
-4½-110
+4½-109
-4-110
53
74		-0.44150-0.46185-0.40726
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Jacksonville State Gamecocks		34.0%
66.0%
+120
-135
+110
-130
+2½-115
-2-110
+3-110
-2-109
62
59		-0.81706-0.78250-1.07849
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix		72.1%
27.9%
-285
+235
-280
+250
-6½-110
+7-115
-6½-109
+7-110
64
67		-1.24698-1.27508-1.27633
Chattanooga Mocs
Bellarmine Knights		61.8%
38.2%
-125
+110
-115
+105
-1½-110
+2-110
-1-110
+1½-105
64
79		-0.77319-0.74028-0.96108
Youngstown State Penguins
Robert Morris Colonials		44.8%
55.2%
+138
-150
+135
-150
+3-105
-3-109
+3-109
-3-109
77
80		-0.53079-0.53604-0.59377
Creighton Bluejays
Xavier Musketeers		54.0%
46.0%
+140
-155
+150
-155
+3-105
-3-102
+3½-110
-3-109
98
57		-0.89968-0.92410-0.61648
St. Francis Red Flash
Florida Gators		0.0%
100.0%




61
102		-0.00039
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Season Prediction Results

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Log Loss

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

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+/-
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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