For casual fans, the first Sunday after the Super Bowl is when they remember college hoops exists. However, if you’re here, you’re probably not a casual fan. You’re a hardcore degen and have been on college basketball since November. Today’s slate is a bit beefier than previous Sundays, and we’ve found three college basketball picks that you’ll want to lock up for today’s games. Let’s get into it.
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College Basketball Preview, Picks, and Best Bets for February 15
Matt Dewoskin ATS College Basketball Picks Record (Est 11/3/2025)
All Selections: 155-137-5
Perfect 3-0 Cards: 15-83
Fairfield at St. Peter’s
Start Time: 2:00 PM EST
St. Peter’s enters this game with a 14-9 overall record and an 11-1 mark at home. The Peacocks are 14-8 overall against the spread and 9-2 ATS at home.
Fairfield comes into this matchup with a 16-10 overall record and a 6-7 mark on the road. The Stags are 10-15 overall ATS and 7-6 ATS on the road.
St. Peter’s has won and covered three straight matchups in this series. The Peacocks are 6-4 overall in the last 10 games in this series and 7-3 ATS in the same stretch.
Fairfield has won seven of their last 10 games played, but has only covered in four out of 10. The Stags have only covered two of their last four road games.
St. Peter’s has won and covered in five straight home games. The Peacocks have been a covering machine in Jersey City.
St. Peter’s is in the top-100 in the nation in points against. They play at a slow pace, but they’re also really good at staying in front of teams on defense. The Peacocks are 71st in the nation in effective field goal percentage against and 143rd in shooting efficiency against. Fairfield is not a very good shooting team, and they should really struggle against the Peacocks in Jersey City. St. Peter’s isn’t very good offensively, but the Stags are leaky on defense.
The Peacocks at home have been a covering machine, and we’ll lock them up laying the short number. St. Peter’s will limit possessions and should generate turnovers against Fairfield. Lock up the Peacocks minus four points.
Best Bet: St. Peter’s -4
Illinois State at Illinois-Chicago
Start Time: 3:00 PM EST
Illinois State comes into this game with a 17-9 overall mark and a 4-5 record on the road. The Redbirds are 13-12 overall ATS and 3-6 ATS on the road.
Illinois-Chicago enters this matchup with a 14-12 overall record and a 7-4 mark at home. The Flames are 12-12 overall ATS and 5-4 ATS at home.
These two teams have each won five games in the last 10 played against each other. However, UIC is 7-2-1 ATS in the last 10 games in this series.
Illinois State is 1-3 outright and ATS in their last four road games. UIC is 3-1 outright in their last four home games and 2-2 ATS over that stretch.
UIC is in the top-50 in the nation in opponent turnovers and offensive rebounds. The Flames aren’t the best shooting team on the planet, but they are really good at generating second chances. Illinois State is the better shooting team and a solid defensive team, but UIC won outright at Illinois State as an 11.5-point underdog. This is likely a one-possession game, and UIC is the team catching points again. Let’s lock up the Flames and the points playing on their floor.
Best Bet: UIC +1.5
Oregon State at Seattle
Start Time: 8:00 PM EST
Oregon State enters this game with a 14-13 overall record and a 4-5 mark on the road. The Beavers are 12-15 overall ATS and 5-4 ATS on the road.
Seattle comes into this matchup with a 15-11 overall record and an 11-3 mark at home. The Redhawks are 9-15 overall ATS and 5-7 ATS at home.
Oregon State beat Seattle by 13 points in Corvallis in January. The Beavers were a 5.5-point home underdog coming into that matchup.
Oregon State is 6-4 overall and ATS in their past 10 games. They’ve won three straight games on the road as an underdog. Seattle has lost four of their last five games, but it has won two of their last three home games. The Redhawks are only 3-7 ATS over their last 10, but a lot of those games were away from The Crack House.
Oregon State has a much better shooting team than Seattle. The Beavers are 19th in the nation in free-throw shooting percentage and 85th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage. Seattle is chippy on defense and limits points on the inside and along the perimeter. However, if Oregon State can get looks, they’ll make shots.
Oregon State also has the better rebounding team and is better at holding on to the basketball. This is likely a one-possession game, and Oregon State is catching multiple possessions against a team they’ve already beaten. Let’s lock up the Beavers and the points to keep this game close.
Best Bet: Oregon State +6.5
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