College Basketball: Best Games for December 9

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Data Skrive

Tuesday’s college basketball schedule has a lot in store. Among those contests is the Howard Bison squaring off against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

For analysis of all the important games in college basketball today, dive into our betting preview below.

Keep reading to check out our previews for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!

Closest Projected College Basketball Games (by Spread) for December 9

Howard (5-5) at N.C. A&T (4-3)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • N.C. A&T Last Game: 69-54 W vs North Carolina Central
  • Howard Last Game: 85-69 W vs Bowie State
To Cover the Spread

N.C. A&T -1.5 vs. Howard

Bet $20, Payout $37.70

McNeese (7-2) at Rhode Island (7-3)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Rhode Island Last Game: 90-71 L vs Providence
  • McNeese Last Game: 92-54 W vs Northwestern State
Betting Odds

McNeese -1.5 vs. Rhode Island

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Bucknell (2-9) at Rider (1-7)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Rider Last Game: 72-58 L vs Quinnipiac
  • Bucknell Last Game: 73-66 L vs UMBC
Spread

Bucknell -2.5 vs. Rider

Bet $20, Payout $37.70

Loyola (MD) (4-6) at VMI (4-7)

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  • Game Time: 6 p.m. ET
  • VMI Last Game: 89-36 W vs Christendom
  • Loyola (MD) Last Game: 93-71 L vs Hampton
Odds to Cover

Loyola (MD) -2.5 vs. VMI

Bet $20, Payout $38.52

No. 13 Illinois (7-2) at Ohio State (7-1)

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  • Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Ohio State Last Game: 86-82 W vs Northwestern
  • Illinois Last Game: 75-62 W vs Tennessee
Spread

Illinois -3.5 vs. Ohio State

Bet $20, Payout $38.87

Buffalo (8-1) at UMBC (6-3)

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  • Game Time: 5 p.m. ET
  • UMBC Last Game: 73-66 W vs Bucknell
  • Buffalo Last Game: 77-69 L vs Saint Bonaventure
Spread

Buffalo -3.5 vs. UMBC

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

No. 18 Florida (5-3) at No. 5 UConn (8-1)

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  • Game Time: 9 p.m. ET
  • UConn Last Game: 83-59 W vs East Texas A&M
  • Florida Last Game: 67-66 L vs Duke
Odds to Cover

UConn -4.5 vs. Florida

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Columbia (9-1) at Stony Brook (6-3)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Stony Brook Last Game: 84-75 L vs Duquesne
  • Columbia Last Game: 93-65 W vs Albany (NY)
Spread

Columbia -4.5 vs. Stony Brook

Bet $20, Payout $39.23

South Dakota State (5-5) at Ball State (3-6)

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  • Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Ball State Last Game: 64-52 L vs Evansville
  • South Dakota State Last Game: 84-81 L vs Idaho
Betting Odds

South Dakota State -5.5 vs. Ball State

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Clemson (7-2) at No. 10 BYU (7-1)

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  • Game Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • BYU Last Game: 91-60 W vs Cal Baptist
  • Clemson Last Game: 90-84 L vs Alabama
Betting Odds

BYU -5.5 vs. Clemson

Bet $20, Payout $38.18
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