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College Basketball Picks for Thursday, November 5, 2026

Our pick and win probability for every game, from our own rankings, common opponents and efficiency.

Our picks, 2026–27
99–1884.6%
Last 7 days
99–1884.6%
When 70%+ sure
77–989.5%

All 65 games on November 5

times ET
5:00 PM ETProj. 72–69
54McNeese1–068%
142North Texas1–032%
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5:15 PM ET
VA Lynchburgnon-D1
246Morehead St0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:00 PM ETProj. 70–85
109Wake Forest1–014%
108Vanderbilt1–086%
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6:00 PM ET
King'snon-D1
226Lafayette0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:00 PM ETProj. 68–78
201Chicago St0–122%
218Incarnate Word0–178%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 71–84
200Chattanooga0–110%
78Penn State1–090%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 65–90
190Bellarmine0–11%
44Indiana1–099%
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6:00 PM ET
Mt St Marynon-D1
188Army0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:30 PM ETProj. 58–73
233Long Island0–18%
88Seton Hall1–092%
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7:00 PM ET
Fort Valley Stnon-D1
210Florida A&M0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET
Howard Paynenon-D1
97Texas St1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET
Central Biblenon-D1
Lindenwoodnon-D1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET
Kalamazoonon-D1
299W Michigan0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET
S Virginianon-D1
81Richmond1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET
Biblical Studnon-D1
172Prairie View1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ETProj. 68–78
214Georgia St0–116%
13Charlotte1–084%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 78–68
215Howard0–177%
185Alcorn St0–123%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 71–67
129Hofstra1–062%
145Princeton1–038%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 85–81
18Cornell1–069%
228Lehigh0–131%
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7:00 PM ET
Old Westburynon-D1
204Columbia0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ETProj. 62–79
127Green Bay1–06%
14Cincinnati1–094%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 66–74
236Maine0–125%
148Sacred Heart1–075%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 71–68
65New Hampshire1–064%
266Rider0–136%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 71–78
9Bryant1–034%
264Quinnipiac0–166%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 67–73
165UMass Lowell1–032%
240Merrimack0–168%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 75–77
182UAlbany1–044%
Manhattan0–056%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 61–70
124Delaware St1–024%
249Navy0–176%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 66–70
286UMBC0–135%
237Marist0–165%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 65–76
248NJIT0–115%
45Iona1–085%
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7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 69–70
292Vermont0–145%
Fairfield0–055%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 73–84
137Mercer1–016%
Virginia Tech0–084%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 60–78
239Mercyhurst0–15%
71Notre Dame1–095%
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7:00 PM ET
Columbia Int'lnon-D1
199Charleston So0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET · America East-Metro ChallengeProj. 64–73
192Binghamton0–123%
268Saint Peter's0–177%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 64–79
198C Connecticut0–17%
94Syracuse1–093%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 67–82
195Buffalo0–17%
79Pitt1–093%
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7:30 PM ET
Union (TN)non-D1
67North Alabama1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:30 PM ET
KY Wesleyannon-D1
112Western KY1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:30 PM ET
UA Monticellonon-D1
47Louisiana Tech1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:30 PM ET
Centrenon-D1
174Belmont1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:30 PM ETProj. 69–84
221Jackson St0–18%
99Tulane1–092%
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7:30 PM ETProj. 63–73
156Stonehill1–024%
212Fordham0–176%
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7:30 PM ETProj. 70–84
256N'Western St0–18%
60Mississippi St1–092%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 61–87
132Jacksonville1–01%
30Florida1–099%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 57–85
202Coastal0–11%
24Duke1–099%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 65–84
280Toledo0–13%
57Michigan St1–097%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 61–94
213Gardner-Webb0–10%
96Texas1–0100%
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8:00 PM ET
Central Stnon-D1
217Illinois St0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
8:00 PM ETProj. 70–71
133Jax State1–047%
270South Alabama0–153%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 70–74
26East Texas A&M1–044%
146Rice1–056%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 69–88
255N Illinois0–17%
160Tulsa1–093%
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8:00 PM ET
East Westnon-D1
275Tennessee St0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
8:00 PM ETProj. 66–91
169VMI1–01%
82SMU1–099%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 68–77
296West Georgia0–118%
49Loyola Chicago1–082%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 68–86
227Le Moyne0–14%
19Creighton1–096%
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8:30 PM ETProj. 64–92
Penn0–01%
43Illinois1–099%
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8:30 PM ET
Grace Unon-D1
154Southern Utah1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
8:30 PM ET
Calumetnon-D1
184Air Force0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
8:30 PM ETProj. 75–73
89South Florida1–055%
23DePaul1–045%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 62–85
191Bethune0–11%
98Texas Tech1–099%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 67–72
281Towson0–127%
105Utah1–073%
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9:00 PM ET
Menlonon-D1
284UC Davis0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams
9:30 PM ET
Stantonnon-D1
Bakersfield0–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
10:30 PM ETProj. 72–97
176Cal Poly1–08%
187Arizona0–192%
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10:30 PM ET
La Sierranon-D1
261Pepperdine0–1
No pick vs non-D1 teams

Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll. R, C and E show whether our rankings, common opponents and efficiency agree with the pick.