Today’s college hoops slate is awesome. We get a handful of conference tournament finals, a bunch of semifinal and quarterfinal games, and a few power conferences wrap up their regular season. Today also features a solid group of projections for an Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry. We’ve found three plays that you’ll want to lock up for this afternoon’s action.
Keep in mind that playing all three legs of our plays in Underdog Fantasy could win you 6X your money on a single entry. Let’s dig into tonight’s plays and remember to let it ride!
Underdog Fantasy College Basketball Picks March 9
Matt Dewoskin Underdog Fantasy College Basketball Pick Em Record (Est 11/4/2024)
All Pick Em Selections: 174-152-4
Perfect 3-0 Pick Em Entries: 19-91
Noah Williamson Higher Than 18.5 Points
Navy draws Bucknell in a Patriot League conference tournament semifinal game today. Let’s ride with Bucknell big man Noah Williamson to fill it up against the Midshipmen.
Williamson comes into this game averaging 17.4 points per game this season. He’s gone higher than 18.5 points in five of his last seven games played. Williamson faced Navy twice this year and scored 29 points and 25 points.
Navy allows opponents to shoot 52.2% on two-point shots. That’s 235th in the nation. The Midshipmen have only one player taller than 6’9″, and that’s Adian Kehoe who is a 6’10”. Williamson is a legit seven-footer, and has enough skill in the post to consistently get near the hoop. Unless Williamson gets in foul trouble or Bucknell blows the doors off of Navy, he’s going higher than 18.5 points in your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry.
Kelton Talford Higher Than 1.5 Turnovers
Winthrop gets High Point in the Big South conference tournament final today. This is Winthrop’s third game in three days. There are going to be some tired legs on the Winthrop side of the ball. Big man Kelton Talford will likely be among them, and he’s going to hand the ball back to High Point at least twice in this match up.
Talford has faced High Point twice, and had two turnovers in each game. He also averages 1.9 turnovers per game this year. Saturday’s match up with UNC-Asheville was the first time Talford went lower than 1.5 turnovers in a game since a game against Gardner-Webb on February 1st.
Winthrop has gone through the ringer in the last two days, and this is a tough match up to face on the third day of a back-to-back-to-back. Talford has struggled with turnovers in both previous games against High Point. He should end up going higher than 1.5 for your Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry today.
Elijah Stephens Higher Than 3.5 Assists
American University faces Colgate in the other Patriot League conference tournament semifinal game today. Colgate enters this game allowing opponents to dish out 14.5 assists per game this year. That’s 279th in the nation. American point guard Elijah Stephens’ assists projection is the play here.
Stephens comes into this match up averaging 3.7 assists per game this year. He’s faced the Colgate Raiders twice this year. Stephens racked up five and four assists in those two games. He’s also gone higher than 3.5 assists in four of his last six games.
Colgate has struggled at times this year, and they allow opponents to pass their way into scoring opportunities. Stephens has shown success against the Raiders, and should be one of the safer projections to take in an Underdog Fantasy college basketball entry for March 9th.
The College Basketball Experience
For more analysis on every college basketball game for the 2024-25 season, make sure you tune into The College Basketball Experience. Colby Dant, Moneyline Mac, and Noah Bieniek talk about each game on the entire slate. Listen for input on ATS and moneyline college basketball picks every night!
