Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. East Texas A&M Lions 11:30 PM Eastern
The East Texas A&M Lions have already won two true road games over Rice and Oklahoma and have found an earthed gem in Mohamed Diakite averaging 19 points per game after coming over from France. Fairleigh Dickinson has played tough competition in their first two Division I games with facing Butler and Illinois., but are looking like one of the worst teams in the sports with losing 120-45 to Illinois and 99-65 to Butler and lost much of their roster from a season ago when they were 11-21 with eight of those wins coming in Northeast Conference play.
East Texas A&M -10.5 and Over 139.5 (Greg's Handicap East Texas A&M -13.5 and Total 143.5)
Cornell Big Red vs. St. Bonaventure Bonnies 7:00 PM Eastern
St. Bonaventure should play more uptempo this season than in the past with Mike MacDonald becoming the coach this season after leading Dameon college to a combined 61-3 record and brought with him star players Benjamin Bill and Zach Phillipowski from a team that averaged 83.7 points per game last season at the Division II ranks. Cornell is a team that loves to play fast and hit 3's, ranking 13th in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.3% and 349th in opponent 3-point shooting at 37.5% last season and use that shooting to open things up inside as this team has been in the top 10 in 2-point shooting percentage on offense each of the past four season.
Picks: Cornell +8.5 and Over 156.5 (Greg's Handicap Cornell +2 and Total 164)
Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Norfolk State Spartans 7:00 PM Eastern
Norfolk State had to replace much of last season's stable of guards but have upside with Chris Walker entering the program after two seasons ago at Binghamton averaged 11.4 points per game on 43.3% 3-point shooting while Old Dominion was 284th in rebound percentage and 212th in points per possession on offense a season ago. Norfolk State should also get good looks inside as the team was 19th in percentage of shots that were 2-pointers last season while Old Dominion was 217th in opponent 2-point shooting percentage compared to 65th in opponent 3-point shooting percentage.
Norfolk State Moneyline and Over 138.5 (Greg's Handicap Norfolk State -5 and Total 145)
Valparaiso Beacons vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 8:00 PM Eastern
Valparaiso pulled off a great win against Purdue on the road a few days ago, but still has a few question marks on offense after last season this unit was 251st in points per possession last season while South Dakota State traditionally has a great home court advantage as the team ranked 148th overall in points per possession on offense last season, but that rose to 48th in their home games and retained two of last season's top four scorers in Joe Saylor and Kelan Garry.
Picks: South Dakota State Moneyline and Over 142.5 (Greg's Handicap South Dakota State -5 and Total 145)
Jackson State Tigers vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 8:00 PM Eastern
While Southern Mississippi is one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the nation, last season ranking 355th in 3-point shooting percentage at 28.9%, they look to pound the ball inside with ranking eighth in the nation last season in percentage of field goal attempts that came inside the 3-point line. They face a Jackson State team that is quite weak on the inside, last season ranking 336th in rebound percentage and are 340th in this department to begin this season in games played against Division I teams and despite being built around guard play, Jackson State was 312th in 3-point shooting percentage last season at 31.4% and have much of that same guard rotation back this season
Picks: Southern Mississippi -9.5 and Over 151.5 (Greg's Handicap Southern Mississippi -17.5 and Total 155.5)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs. UCLA Bruins 9:00 PM Eastern
UCLA without question has looked strong to start the season with following up their big 84-75 win over Arizona with a 114-63 thrashing of North Florida but Arkansas Pine-Bluff should be more competitive than they were in their first two games with former Kansas State recruit Macaleab Rich on the floor after he missed their season opening 106-61 loss to Arkansas. Additionally, UCLA is typically a slower tempo team, ranking 298th in total possessions per game last season, making it hard to cover this sort of a number.
Arkansas Pine Bluff +44.5 (Greg's Handicap Arkansas Pine Bluff +40)
Cal Poly Mustangs vs. Grand Canyon Antelopes 9:00 PM Eastern
Grand Canyon should bounce back with their defense after allowing a combined 160 points to Texas Southern and Bethune Cookman in their first two games of the season as the team a year ago ranked 25th in rebounds percentage and 28th in points per possession allowed on defense. Cal Poly is a team that will play super fast, ranking in the top 10 in total possessions per game each of the past two season since Mike DeGeorge became their coach but are also just 215th in points per possession and 229th in 3-point shooting percentage last season while Grand Canyon was 286th in 3-point shooting percentage and have a bunch of fifth year transfers that are looking to get on the same page with each other, committing 27 turnovers in the first two games of the season.
Picks: Cal Poly +18.5 and Under 180 (Greg's Handicap Cal Poly +15.5 and Total 173.5)
USC Trojans vs. California Golden Bears 10:00 PM Eastern
USC is content to run as they were 26th in total possessions per game last season and were 49th this season entering Tuesday’s games but aren’t the most efficient team as they were 174th in 2-point shooting percentage and 299th in 3-point shooting percentage at 31.7% last season while ranking overall 199th in points per possession while on defense a season ago. California was 77th in points per possession allowed on defense last season and 29th in 3-point shooting percentage and will look to win this game from the perimeter while dealing with injuries to main big man Lee Dort.
Pick: California +8.5 (Greg's Handicap California +3.5)
