College Basketball: Best Games for December 18

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Data Skrive

Thursday’s college basketball schedule includes top teams in play. Among those contests is the Little Rock Trojans playing the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles.

Trying to find an edge in college basketball? We analyze the betting odds for each of the big games below.

Read on for our betting previews for this season, and discover all of our expert predictions here, too!

Closest Projected College Basketball Games (by Spread) for December 18

Little Rock (2-9) at Southern Indiana (3-7)

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  • Game Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Southern Indiana Last Game: 77-55 L vs Indiana State
  • Little Rock Last Game: 78-64 L vs Morehead State
To Cover the Spread

Southern Indiana -1.5 vs. Little Rock

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

Grambling (3-6) at Norfolk State (4-7)

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  • Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Norfolk State Last Game: 97-67 L vs Baylor
  • Grambling Last Game: 68-60 L vs Southern Miss
Spread

Norfolk State -1.5 vs. Grambling

Bet $20, Payout $40.20

Illinois State (8-3) at Southern Illinois (6-5)

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  • Game Time: 9 p.m. ET
  • Southern Illinois Last Game: 93-84 L vs Richmond
  • Illinois State Last Game: 83-78 L vs Utah State
Betting Odds

Southern Illinois -1.5 vs. Illinois State

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

UT Martin (8-3) at Tennessee State (6-4)

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  • Game Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Tennessee State Last Game: 63-60 W vs UNLV
  • UT Martin Last Game: 96-52 W vs Champion Christian
To Cover the Spread

Tennessee State -2.5 vs. UT Martin

Bet $20, Payout $38.87

Southeast Missouri State (5-6) at Tennessee Tech (5-6)

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  • Game Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Tennessee Tech Last Game: 101-69 W vs Bethel (TN)
  • Southeast Missouri State Last Game: 88-65 W vs Saint Xavier
Odds to Cover

Southeast Missouri State -2.5 vs. Tennessee Tech

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Pepperdine (4-7) at Long Beach State (2-9)

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  • Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
  • Long Beach State Last Game: 89-83 L vs San Jose State
  • Pepperdine Last Game: 70-62 W vs CSU Bakersfield
To Cover the Spread

Long Beach State -4.5 vs. Pepperdine

Bet $20, Payout $38.69

Coastal Carolina (6-5) at Appalachian State (7-5)

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  • Game Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • Appalachian State Last Game: 86-78 W vs High Point
  • Coastal Carolina Last Game: 82-61 L vs Grand Canyon
Odds to Cover

Appalachian State -4.5 vs. Coastal Carolina

Bet $20, Payout $37.09

Bradley (7-4) at Indiana State (7-4)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Indiana State Last Game: 70-68 W vs Milwaukee
  • Bradley Last Game: 86-53 W vs North Central (IL)
Odds to Cover

Bradley -4.5 vs. Indiana State

Bet $20, Payout $37.24

Temple (6-5) at Davidson (8-2)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Davidson Last Game: 80-47 W vs Mercyhurst
  • Temple Last Game: 95-67 W vs Saint Francis (PA)
Odds to Cover

Davidson -4.5 vs. Temple

Bet $20, Payout $37.70

Fairfield (6-5) at Cent. Conn. St. (6-4)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Cent. Conn. St. Last Game: 84-67 W vs Binghamton
  • Fairfield Last Game: 73-65 W vs Monmouth
Betting Odds

Cent. Conn. St. -6.5 vs. Fairfield

Bet $20, Payout $39.23
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