College Basketball Picks Today: Thursday's Best Bets Include Two Moneyline Plays [12/5/2024]

College basketball betting is back for another exciting day, and we're here to give you our top picks for Thursday's NCAAM action.

Today's college basketball best bets come from a range of matchups, including UC San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside vs. Cal State Northridge, with updates coming throughout the day to focus on upcoming games.

Led by a moneyline play at 10:00PM ET, these bets are based on advanced simulations and machine learning.

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List of College Basketball Picks Tonight [12/5/2024] - Updated at 9:31PM ET

After crunching the numbers and conducting thousands of simulations, our leading predictive analytics model has identified the best college basketball bets for Thursday, December 5, 2024.

These picks are sorted by game start time, with the highest edges and probabilities reserved exclusively for Dimers Pro users.

UC Santa Barbara ML (-125)

• Edge: 4.7%
• Probability: 60.3%
• Matchup: UC San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara (10:00PM ET, Thursday)

Our model has pinpointed the next college basketball betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the UC San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara matchup. We recommend aUC Santa Barbara ML bet at -125 odds, offering an edge of 4.7%.

Cal State Northridge ML (-184)

• Edge: 2.9%
• Probability: 67.7%
• Matchup: UC Riverside vs. Cal State Northridge (10:00PM ET, Thursday)

Our model has found another great college basketball bet for Thursday's NCAA action, this time in the matchup between UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge. We suggest placing a wager on Cal State Northridge ML at -184 odds, with our analysis showing a compelling 2.9% edge.

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Saint Louis vs. San Francisco Under 151.5 Points (-102)

• Edge: 2.4%
• Probability: 52.9%
• Matchup: Saint Louis vs. San Francisco (10:00PM ET, Thursday)

Our next pick for today's college basketball action is from the Saint Louis vs. San Francisco matchup. We recommend an over/under bet on Under 151.5 Points at -102 odds. Our model shows a favorable 2.4% edge for this wager.

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NCAAM Best Bets: Thursday, 12/5/2024

As of 9:31PM ET, here are the next three college basketball bets recommended by our model:

Matchup	Bet	Odds	Edge
UC San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara ML	-125 @ FanDuel	4.7%
UC Riverside vs. Cal State Northridge	Cal State Northridge ML	-184 @ FanDuel	2.9%
Saint Louis vs. San Francisco	Under 151.5 Points	-102 @ FanDuel	2.4%

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Thursday's NCAAM picks are highlighted by a spread opportunity with a substantial 7.8% edge over the sportsbook odds.

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List of Upcoming College Basketball Games To Bet On

• Cal State Bakersfield vs. UC Irvine (10:00PM ET, Thursday)
• UC San Diego vs. UC Santa Barbara (10:00PM ET, Thursday)
• Saint Louis vs. San Francisco (10:00PM ET, Thursday)
• UC Riverside vs. Cal State Northridge (10:00PM ET, Thursday)
• Long Beach State vs. Cal State Fullerton (10:00PM ET, Thursday)
• Delaware vs. Duquesne (6:00PM ET, Friday)
• Brown vs. Bryant University (6:00PM ET, Friday)
• Siena vs. Niagara (6:30PM ET, Friday)
• Quinnipiac vs. Rider (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Merrimack vs. Canisius (7:00PM ET, Friday)

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Conclusion

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All odds and probabilities in this article are correct and accurate at the time of publication.