College Basketball: Best Games for January 17

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In a Saturday college basketball schedule that has a lot of compelling matchups, the Southern Jaguars versus the Grambling Tigers is a game to catch.

Here are the betting odds to analyze prior to Saturday in college basketball.

Read on for our betting primers for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!

Closest Projected College Basketball Games (by Spread) for January 17

Southern (6-11) at Grambling (8-9)

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  • Game Time: 5 p.m. ET
  • Grambling Last Game: 91-84 L vs Florida A&M
  • Southern Last Game: 77-73 W vs Bethune-Cookman
Spread

Grambling -1.5 vs. Southern

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Northern Iowa (12-7) at Valparaiso (9-10)

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  • Game Time: 3 p.m. ET
  • Valparaiso Last Game: 54-44 W vs Northern Iowa
  • Northern Iowa Last Game: 54-44 L vs Valparaiso
Spread

Northern Iowa -1.5 vs. Valparaiso

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Detroit Mercy (8-10) at IU Indianapolis (5-16)

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  • Game Time: 2 p.m. ET
  • IU Indianapolis Last Game: 80-77 L vs Detroit Mercy
  • Detroit Mercy Last Game: 80-77 W vs IU Indianapolis
Odds to Cover

IU Indianapolis -1.5 vs. Detroit Mercy

Bet $20, Payout $37.70

Missouri (13-4) at LSU (12-5)

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  • Game Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • LSU Last Game: 75-74 L vs Kentucky
  • Missouri Last Game: 84-74 W vs Auburn
Odds to Cover

LSU -1.5 vs. Missouri

Bet $20, Payout $40.20

Southern Miss (11-8) at Texas State (10-9)

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  • Game Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Texas State Last Game: 59-54 W vs Louisiana
  • Southern Miss Last Game: 91-65 L vs Troy
Betting Odds

Texas State -1.5 vs. Southern Miss

Bet $20, Payout $37.70

Quinnipiac (12-7) at Merrimack (11-8)

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  • Game Time: 3 p.m. ET
  • Merrimack Last Game: 83-71 W vs Quinnipiac
  • Quinnipiac Last Game: 83-71 L vs Merrimack
To Cover the Spread

Quinnipiac -1.5 vs. Merrimack

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

Jacksonville (7-12) at North Alabama (6-11)

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  • Game Time: 3 p.m. ET
  • North Alabama Last Game: 90-68 L vs Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville Last Game: 90-68 W vs North Alabama
Odds to Cover

North Alabama -1.5 vs. Jacksonville

Bet $20, Payout $38.87

Morehead State (8-10) at Tennessee Tech (7-11)

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  • Game Time: 4 p.m. ET
  • Tennessee Tech Last Game: 71-54 L vs Southern Indiana
  • Morehead State Last Game: 105-100 L vs Tennessee State
Spread

Tennessee Tech -1.5 vs. Morehead State

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

St. John’s (12-5) at Villanova (14-3)

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  • Game Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • Villanova Last Game: 88-82 W vs Providence
  • St. John’s Last Game: 92-68 W vs Marquette
To Cover the Spread

Tennessee Tech -1.5 vs. Morehead State

Bet $20, Payout $36.81

Chattanooga (9-10) at Western Carolina (6-11)

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  • Game Time: 1 p.m. ET
  • Western Carolina Last Game: 90-82 L vs Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga Last Game: 90-82 W vs Western Carolina
Odds to Cover

Western Carolina -1.5 vs. Chattanooga

Bet $20, Payout $37.86
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