College Basketball Picks for Friday, December 18, 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 42 games on December 18
times ET12:00 AM ET
Champ Chrstnnon-D1
AR-Pine Bluff0–0No pick vs non-D1 teams
11:00 AM ET
PSU Shenangonon-D1
117Youngstown St1–0No pick vs non-D1 teams
2:00 PM ET
Piedmontnon-D1
199Charleston So0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
2:00 PM ET · Texas Legends ClassicProj. 75–70
29FAU1–066%
49Loyola Chicago1–034%RCECompare →
4:30 PM ET · Texas Legends ClassicProj. 70–75
17Colorado St1–033%
64Nevada1–067%RCECompare →
5:00 PM ET
S Indiananon-D1
108Vanderbilt1–0No pick vs non-D1 teams
5:00 PM ET
Painenon-D1
271SC Upstate0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:00 PM ET · Jacksonville Hoops ShowdownProj. 70–82
40Grand Canyon1–019%
30Florida1–081%RCECompare →
6:00 PM ET · Bad Boy Mowers SeriesProj. 73–80
Missouri0–026%
44Indiana1–074%RCECompare →
6:00 PM ET
Toccoa Fallsnon-D1
213Gardner-Webb0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:30 PM ETProj. 63–71
250New Haven0–125%
157Stony Brook1–075%RCECompare →
6:30 PM ETProj. 69–71
192Binghamton0–142%
251Niagara0–158%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 78–77
S Dakota St0–055%
125E Kentucky1–045%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ET
Great Lakesnon-D1
299W Michigan0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ETProj. 65–73
147SIUE1–020%
107Valparaiso1–080%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ET
VA Lynchburgnon-D1
171Norfolk St1–0No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ETProj. 70–75
13Charlotte1–041%
164UIC1–059%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ET
Del Valnon-D1
225La Salle0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET · NABC Hall of Fame ClassicProj. 68–73
Drake0–033%
21Davidson1–067%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ET
Immaculatanon-D1
194Bucknell0–1No pick vs non-D1 teams
7:00 PM ET · Cancun Challenge - Campus GameProj. 77–79
143N Colorado1–042%
122Charleston1–058%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 69–74
227Le Moyne0–132%
268Saint Peter's0–168%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 69–78
209FDU0–124%
235Loyola MD0–176%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 75–78
196Campbell0–135%
25East Carolina1–065%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 79–84
178William & Mary1–027%
81Richmond1–073%RCECompare →
7:00 PM ETProj. 64–80
214Georgia St0–16%
79Pitt1–094%RCECompare →
7:30 PM ETProj. 63–84
150SC State1–03%
Wichita St0–097%RCECompare →
7:30 PM ETProj. 66–87
Miss Valley St0–03%
99Tulane1–097%RCECompare →
8:00 PM ETProj. 74–78
291Utah Tech0–135%
161UC Riverside1–065%RCECompare →
8:00 PM ETProj. 67–66
Northern Iowa0–052%
152S Illinois1–048%RCECompare →
8:00 PM ETProj. 80–80
174Belmont1–050%
120Bradley1–050%RCECompare →
8:00 PM ETProj. 77–79
41High Point1–042%
LSU0–058%RCECompare →
8:00 PM ETProj. 70–84
231Little Rock0–110%
Kansas St0–090%RCECompare →
8:30 PM ETProj. 74–72
Alabama St0–057%
184Air Force0–143%RCECompare →
9:00 PM ETProj. 72–83
295Weber St0–118%
163Santa Barbara1–082%RCECompare →
9:00 PM ET
NW Indiannon-D1
131Idaho1–0No pick vs non-D1 teams
9:00 PM ETProj. 75–79
261Pepperdine0–136%
244Montana0–164%RCECompare →
9:30 PM ET · NABC Hall of Fame ClassicProj. 82–66
220Iowa State0–192%
Missouri St0–08%RCECompare →
10:00 PM ETProj. 77–70
66New Mexico1–072%
UC Irvine0–028%RCECompare →
10:00 PM ETProj. 64–81
45Iona1–011%
84Saint Mary's1–089%RCECompare →
10:00 PM ETProj. 70–80
86San José St1–020%
93Stanford1–080%RCECompare →
11:00 PM ETProj. 69–78
272Southern0–119%
Pacific0–081%RCECompare →
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.