College Basketball Picks For November 15th – NCAA Basketball Banter & Best Bets Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast breaks down every game on the College Basketball slate on Sunday, November 15th. Colby Dant (@TheColbyD), Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac), Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_), Troy Chewning (@Troychewning), and Cannabis Capper (@CannabisCapper) discuss their favorite games and give out their best bets.
Colby Dant (@thecolbyd), Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_) and Cannabis Capper (@CannabisCapper) look back at Saturday’s game balls, including a Rice buzzer beater, then get into college basketball picks for November 15th. Memphis plus 8.5 against Louisville earns a triple lock, and Canisius at plus 850 is the long shot of the night.
Rice Banks A 60-Footer At Plus 525
Colby Dant opened the game balls with the biggest ticket of the night. Rice cashed at plus 525 against Stephen F. Austin on a 60-footer at the buzzer in overtime. Colby shared that one with Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac), who sat this episode out. Then Colby admitted to missing the actual shot while refilling a drink. The handicap was a Texas-on-Texas rivalry spot, with Stephen F. Austin coming off a big rivalry game. Jackson Thompson carried the Owls with 32 points. Rice also lived at the stripe, taking 21 free throws to just nine for Stephen F. Austin. So the American Conference gets a win to brag about.
The money lines kept coming after that. Utah Valley paid plus 420 at Nevada, and Colby took both the points and the moneyline. Valley led almost wire to wire, with Isaac Hawkins putting up 26 points, five boards and three blocks. Cannabis Capper only took the points and called that foolish. Next came Loyola Chicago at plus 360 over Colorado State. That was a revenge spot, because the Rams beat the Ramblers in Chicago a year ago. Colby missed every second of it for a family birthday party. But the ticket still cashed, and Colby counted a 5 and 2 night on money lines.
Capper’s biggest wager of the day was Santa Clara on the moneyline against New Mexico. The spread sat around a point and a half, so Capper skipped the points. Santa Clara punched first and turned the first half into a blowout. Then New Mexico pushed the pace, drew 35 free throws and took the lead with a minute to go. But the crowd carried Santa Clara home, and the Levy Center was packed. Noah Bieniek had the over, which cruised by about 15. Noah also credited Jake Hall for attacking the paint once the jumpers stopped falling. Colby had New Mexico and lost.
Donovan Dent Takes The Kennel
Noah planted a flag on LSU in the preseason, picking the Tigers in the middle of the SEC. Now Noah thinks this is a top-five SEC team and a second-weekend tournament team. LSU was down 10 with two minutes left at Gonzaga and closed on a run of about 10 to one. Donovan Dent finished with 23 points and 10 assists. His only two threes were a half-court shot before halftime and the step-back game winner. Michael Rudich also added 12 and 12 off the bench. Meanwhile LSU grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. Colby was on the LSU moneyline and called Dent one of the most clutch players around.
The ugliest finish of the night was UNC Asheville at Georgia Tech. Colby pitched it as a headline rather than a game ball. Asheville hit a three with about three seconds left to tie it. Then Myles Mayfield, Asheville’s best player on the day, fouled from roughly 90 feet away in a tie game. Georgia Tech made a free throw and walked off with the win. So a team that hit 12 threes lost on one bad decision. Asheville also went just four of eight at the line, and Colby called that the real story. If you’re a Georgia Tech fan, you take it and run.
Dayton Is A Dumpster Fire And More Game Balls
Colby won the lock battle on Cincinnati over Dayton, and Capper was on the Bearcats too. Noah had Dayton and came out of it done with this team. Dayton has now lost three straight home games to first-year coaches. Noah then walked through three straight possessions of bad defense. First a busted zone, next nobody getting back, and finally a blown help rotation for a corner three. So Dayton lands on Noah’s no-bet list for a month. Capper sees a bottom-third finish in the A10, while Noah gave them sixth or seventh. Meanwhile Cincinnati looks like the team Jared Calhoun promised, out to own Ohio.
Bradley was the shock of the early window. The Braves had looked awful in the two previous games, then knocked off George Mason as a heavy underdog. They went 15 for 15 from the line, and Colby ate that one on Mason. Central Michigan pulled the other stunner. Northern Kentucky laying the points was Noah’s favorite play of the day, and the guys all had it wrong. NKU went 2 of 21 from deep. Also, Fat Fat Brooks, the Michigan transfer, has scored 14, 21, 22 and 27 in four games. The Chippewas are 4 and 0, and Noah loves the new Michigan hires.
Capper also backed Oakland, finally home after a brutal road stretch, and Oakland beat Northern Iowa. Chris Fields had a monster day, and UNI turned it over 18 times against the zone. South Dakota State held Northern Colorado to 46 points and sits 3 and 0 against the spread. Then there’s Portland State, which drilled San Francisco. Colby picked it but regretted not betting it. Yaroslav Nikhonov, a 6’5″ combo guard, put up 27 points and seven assists. Finally, J.C. Davis came back to beat Sacramento State. Sac State scored 56 points, and 27 of them came at the free throw line.
College Basketball Picks For November 15th: The Triple Locks
Sunday’s card starts with Memphis plus 8.5 at home against Louisville, a triple lock. Colby also likes the plus 320 moneyline, because this is an old-school rivalry and the building will be ready. Noah pointed out that Louisville lost outright in its first true road game in each of Kelsey’s first two years. Those losses came at Kentucky and Arkansas. Iowa minus 3.5 against Creighton is the next triple lock, and Capper called it a favorite play of the day. Creighton has looked like trash, and Noah sees the line climbing toward 5. Then Marquette minus 1.5 against Missouri at the United Center, because Marquette takes over Chicago buildings.
The bigger numbers got locked too. Boston College lays 22.5 against New Hampshire, and Noah got talked into making it a triple. Canisius plus 15.5 at Buffalo is a rivalry game with Buffalo looking ahead to St. Bonaventure. So Noah is sprinkling the plus 850 moneyline as well. Syracuse plus 12.5 against St. John’s at the Garden is another triple. Troy Chewning (@Troychewning) also jumped on the Syracuse first-half moneyline. Then comes Coastal Carolina plus 29.5 at Wisconsin, since the Badgers head to the Bahamas next. San Jose State minus 12.5 against Alabama State is the last one, and Colby called it maybe the best play on the board.
The Double Locks And The Head-To-Head Battles
Colby and Capper doubled up on several spots. Central Connecticut State plus 4.5 against Quinnipiac is one, and both are backing it with the moneyline. Quinnipiac won by 22 last November, so this is a revenge game. Colgate plus 1.5 at Delaware is another double lock. North Dakota State minus 4.5 gets one too, because Bakersfield beat the Bison by 11 a week ago. South Carolina State plus 18.5 at Charleston and New Mexico State plus 12.5 against San Diego State round it out. Meanwhile Capper and Noah doubled on Western Michigan minus 7.5 against Southern Indiana. That line opened at 5.5 and hit 8 at some books.
Two games turned into battles. Colby and Noah lock St. Louis minus 5.5 because of that building’s energy, while Capper locks High Point. Colby also locks Holy Cross at plus 130, and Capper took Albany. Noah’s solo locks are Rhode Island minus 7.5 and the over 158.5 in Texas and Baylor. Noah thinks Sean Miller’s defense is overhyped after three tomato cans. Capper’s solo locks include Boston University minus 2.5, American over Harvard and IPFW minus 3.5 at Eastern Illinois. Capper also locks Texas State over UTSA, days after the Austin Claunch firing. Then there’s Boise State plus 9.5 against Nebraska, which Colby locks as a Leon Rice guy.
Top Three Plays And The Dog
Colby went Memphis and the points, North Dakota State and South Carolina State. Colby’s dog is Central Connecticut State to win outright, with Memphis also live on the moneyline. Capper has Iowa minus 3.5 as the favorite play, then Marquette minus 1.5 and Central Connecticut plus the points. Capper’s dog became the High Point moneyline. Noah leads with the Texas and Baylor over 158.5, then Memphis plus 8.5 and Marquette minus 1.5. The Marquette case is simple, because Shaka Smart’s defenses don’t foul. Dennis Gates’ offenses, meanwhile, rely on getting to the line. So Noah expects the Golden Eagles to bounce back and cover.
Noah’s dog is the big one, Canisius at plus 850 against Buffalo. Noah has been selling Buffalo since it lost its two star players from last season. Noah also doesn’t think Halkovich is a good coach, and calls this a disrespectful price. So take the points to cover yourself and sprinkle the moneyline. Then Troy closed with a Syracuse and High Point moneyline parlay, where 100 bucks returns $2,600. Colby isn’t on High Point and subbed in Central Connecticut State instead. Ryan McIntyre missed the whole card, but the guys kept saying Mac would have been on a moneyline somewhere.
Podcast Chapters
00:00 Download the SGPN App Today!
01:18 Sweating Football and Hoops
07:31 Game Balls
10:05 Game Ball Rice Owls Half Court Winner
12:28 Santa Clara and New Mexico
16:24 LSU at Gonzaga and Donovan Dent
22:56 End of UNC Asheville Georgia Tech
24:41 Fatherly Advice for Caleb
28:08 Cincinnati and Dayton
37:01 Bradley, Central Michigan & Northern Kentucky
42:56 Utah Valley, Oakland & South Dakota State
1:04:22 Abraham Baldwin vs. Florida Gulf Coast Picks
1:05:46 Quinnipiac vs. Central Connecticut State Picks
1:07:09 Louisville vs. Memphis Picks
1:10:19 Niagara vs. Iowa State Picks
1:11:21 Dartmouth vs. Boston Picks
1:14:15 Harvard vs. American Picks
1:15:54 Boise State vs. Nebraska Picks
1:21:06 Colgate vs. Delaware Picks
1:23:51 Norfolk State vs. Georgia State Picks
1:24:37 New Hampshire vs. Boston College Picks
1:26:37 Bakersfield vs. North Dakota State Picks
1:29:18 Princeton vs. Rhode Island Picks
1:30:58 William & Mary vs. Michigan Picks
1:36:11 Holy Cross vs. Albany Picks
1:38:01 South Carolina State vs. Charleston Picks
1:40:02 LaSalle vs. Temple Picks
1:40:55 Missouri vs. Marquette Picks
1:43:50 High Point vs. St. Louis Picks
1:44:58 Creighton vs. Iowa Picks
1:47:10 Baylor vs. Texas Picks
1:50:31 IPFW vs. Eastern Illinois Picks
1:54:03 Cleveland State vs. Alabama A&M Picks
1:55:06 Idaho State vs. Seattle Picks
1:56:19 Mercyhurst vs. JMU Picks
1:57:26 Chicago State vs. LMU Picks
1:59:37 New Mexico State vs. San Diego State Picks
2:02:10 Air Force vs. Pacific Picks
2:03:27 New Haven vs. Penn State Picks
2:04:10 Southern Indiana vs. Western Michigan Picks
2:05:32 Doane vs. South Dakota Picks
2:05:46 Pepperdine vs. Oregon Picks
2:07:48 Canisius vs. Buffalo Picks
2:09:25 Cal Poly vs. Montana State Picks
2:10:35 Cal Baptist vs. Pine Bluff Picks
2:11:53 Syracuse vs. Johnny’s Picks
2:14:10 Coastal Carolina vs. Wisconsin Picks
2:15:20 Florida A&M vs. UTEP Picks
2:16:39 Austin Claunch DUI Arrest
2:18:56 UTSA vs. Texas State Picks
2:20:38 Alabama State vs. San Jose State Picks
2:22:15 Top Three Plays & The Dog
2:28:00 Syracuse High Point Money Line Parlay
2:28:40 Sign-Off & Socials
