College Basketball: Best Games for January 3

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Friday’s college basketball schedule features top teams in action. Among those games is the Wichita State Shockers squaring off against the Temple Owls.

To get an edge before today’s college basketball, check out our odds breakdown below.

Keep reading for our betting primers for this season, and find all of our expert picks here, too!

Closest Projected College Basketball Games (by Spread) for January 3

Wichita State (10-4) at Temple (9-5)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Temple Last Game: 91-85 W vs Wichita State
  • Wichita State Last Game: 91-85 L vs Temple
To Cover the Spread

Temple -1.5 vs. Wichita State

Bet $20, Payout $38.02

Stonehill (8-7) at Mercyhurst (6-9)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Mercyhurst Last Game: 67-46 L vs West Virginia
  • Stonehill Last Game: 70-65 W vs Lafayette
To Cover the Spread

Stonehill -2 vs. Mercyhurst

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Xavier (9-5) at Georgetown (11-2)

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  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Georgetown Last Game: 83-53 W vs Coppin State
  • Xavier Last Game: 94-72 W vs Seton Hall
Spread

Georgetown -2 vs. Xavier

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Saint Joseph’s (PA) (10-4) at Saint Louis (8-6)

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  • Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
  • Saint Louis Last Game: 88-63 W vs Fordham
  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) Last Game: 81-72 W vs UMass
To Cover the Spread

Georgetown -2 vs. Xavier

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Marist (9-2) at Iona (4-9)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Iona Last Game: 67-61 L vs Harvard
  • Marist Last Game: 69-51 W vs Binghamton
Spread

Iona -2.5 vs. Marist

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

No. 18 Michigan State (11-2) at Ohio State (9-4)

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  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Ohio State Last Game: 103-83 W vs Indiana State
  • Michigan State Last Game: 80-62 W vs Western Michigan
Spread

Ohio State -2.5 vs. Michigan State

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Quinnipiac (7-7) at Saint Peter’s (5-6)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Saint Peter’s Last Game: 59-46 L vs Quinnipiac
  • Quinnipiac Last Game: 59-46 W vs Saint Peter’s
To Cover the Spread

Ohio State -2.5 vs. Michigan State

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Le Moyne (5-11) at LIU (5-11)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • LIU Last Game: 78-62 W vs Le Moyne
  • Le Moyne Last Game: 78-62 L vs LIU
Odds to Cover

LIU -3 vs. Le Moyne

Bet $20, Payout $39.05

Manhattan (6-5) at Siena (6-7)

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  • Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Siena Last Game: 83-77 W vs Cornell
  • Manhattan Last Game: 86-81 W vs Presbyterian
To Cover the Spread

Siena -4.5 vs. Manhattan

Bet $20, Payout $41.00

Akron (8-5) at Bowling Green (5-8)

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  • Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • Bowling Green Last Game: 71-68 L vs Akron
  • Akron Last Game: 71-68 W vs Bowling Green
Spread

Akron -5.5 vs. Bowling Green

Bet $20, Payout $37.54
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