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College Basketball Picks for Tuesday, January 5, 2027

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

Our picks, 2026–27
117–2085.4%
Last 7 days
117–2085.4%
When 70%+ sure
94–1189.5%

All 38 games on January 5

times ET
12:00 AM ET
Brewton Parkernon-D1
175SC State1–0
No pick vs non-D1 teams
6:00 PM ETProj. 78–70
105UCLA1–077%
Rutgers0–023%
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6:00 PM ETProj. 70–78
78Oklahoma St1–022%
116West Virginia1–078%
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6:30 PM ETProj. 68–81
115Washington1–011%
60Michigan St1–089%
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6:30 PM ETProj. 74–77
328UAB0–132%
130Temple1–068%
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6:30 PM ETProj. 79–76
56UMass1–068%
226Buffalo0–132%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 78–66
25Duke1–076%
98Syracuse1–024%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 77–73
282Miami0–155%
39Georgia Tech1–045%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 76–75
61Michigan1–045%
67Nebraska1–055%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 80–88
49LSU1–020%
2Alabama1–080%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 71–77
79Ole Miss1–024%
48Kentucky1–076%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 84–83
19Cornell1–058%
238Columbia0–142%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 63–70
110Valparaiso1–036%
166Northern Iowa1–064%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 70–74
177S Illinois1–032%
190UIC1–068%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 71–75
194UT Arlington1–034%
247FGCU0–166%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 77–82
114Wake Forest1–028%
87SMU1–072%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 75–73
123Bowling Green1–051%
14C Michigan1–049%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 70–70
29E Michigan1–058%
345W Michigan0–142%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 80–79
59Miami OH1–059%
325Toledo0–141%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 74–71
263Kent State0–153%
220Ball State0–147%
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7:00 PM ETProj. 84–78
1Akron1–059%
77Ohio1–041%
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7:30 PM ETProj. 80–77
202Belmont1–062%
Drake0–038%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 78–77
107USC1–045%
55Maryland1–055%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 71–77
4Arizona St1–040%
183TCU1–060%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 74–73
257Indiana St0–147%
207Evansville1–053%
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8:00 PM ETProj. 76–81
84Providence1–028%
53Marquette1–072%
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8:30 PM ETProj. 80–66
43Houston1–091%
262Kansas St0–19%
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8:30 PM ETProj. 79–70
91San José St1–082%
213Air Force0–118%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 71–83
305Purdue0–113%
44Illinois1–087%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 82–81
101Texas1–046%
38Georgia1–054%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 74–80
72North Carolina1–027%
51Louisville1–073%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 69–67
136Clemson1–051%
9Boston College1–049%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 74–69
198Wyoming1–059%
334UTEP0–141%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 76–74
41Hawai'i1–064%
329UC Davis0–136%
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9:00 PM ETProj. 76–82
100Texas A&M1–025%
64Missouri1–075%
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10:00 PM ETProj. 72–77
68Nevada1–030%
70New Mexico1–070%
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10:30 PM ETProj. 75–83
132UNLV1–022%
126Grand Canyon1–078%
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11:00 PM ETProj. 79–76
258Iowa State0–152%
17Colorado1–048%
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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.