College Basketball Picks Today: Thursday's Best Bets Include Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara Play [2/20/2025]

College basketball betting is back for another pulse-pounding playoffs day on 2/20, and we're here to share our top picks for Thursday's NCAAM action.

Today's college basketball best bets come from a range of matchups, including the Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara game at 11:00PM ET, with this article updated throughout the day to highlight the most attractive upcoming games.

Featuring a standout spread play at 11:00PM ET, these picks are powered by data-driven simulations and machine learning.

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List of College Basketball Picks Tonight [2/20, Updated: 10:32PM ET]

After crunching the numbers and running thousands of simulations, our independent predictive analytics model has figured out the best college basketball bet for Thursday, February 20, 2025.

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Santa Clara -10.5 (-110)

• Edge: 4.0%
• Probability: 56.4%
• Matchup: Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara (11:00PM ET, Thursday)

Our model has pinpointed the next college basketball betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara game. We recommend a spread bet on Santa Clara -10.5 at -110 odds, offering an edge of 4.0%.

Santa Clara -10.5 vs. Loyola Marymount

-110

Bet $25
Payout $47.73Bet $25, Payout $47.73

NCAAM Best Bets: Thursday, 2/20/2025

As of 10:32PM ET, here are the next college basketball bets recommended by our model:

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Among Thursday's college basketball picks is a +390 moneyline play with an edge of 2.2%.

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List of Upcoming College Basketball Games To Bet On

• Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara (11:00PM ET, Thursday)
• Bowling Green vs. Toledo (6:00PM ET, Friday)
• Marquette vs. Villanova (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Dayton vs. Loyola Chicago (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Oakland vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Cornell vs. Yale (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Columbia vs. Brown (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Harvard vs. Princeton (7:00PM ET, Friday)
• Green Bay vs. Robert Morris (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.