College Basketball and March Madness Picks Today: Tuesday's Best Bets Include UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara Play [3/18/2025]

College basketball betting is back for another enticing day on 3/18, and we're here to share our top picks for Tuesday's NCAAM action, with our model working hard to find bets in the March Madness tournament and elsewhere.

Today's college basketball best bets come from a range of matchups, including UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara and Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford, 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 cutting-edge simulations and machine learning.

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List of College Basketball Picks Tonight [3/18, Updated: 10:31PM ET]

After crunching the numbers and conducting thousands of simulations, our leading predictive analytics model has identified the best college basketball bets for Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

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Santa Clara -9.5 (-110)

• Edge: 2.4%
• Probability: 54.7%
• Matchup: UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara (11:00PM ET, Tuesday)

Our model has pinpointed the next college basketball betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara game. We recommend a spread bet on Santa Clara -9.5 at -110 odds, offering an edge of 2.4%.

Santa Clara -9.5 vs. UC Riverside

-110

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

Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford Under 156.5 Points (-110)

• Edge: 2.3%
• Probability: 54.7%
• Matchup: Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford (11:00PM ET, Tuesday)

Our model has found another great college basketball bet for Tuesday's NCAA action, this time in the matchup between Cal State Northridge and Stanford. We suggest placing an over/under wager on Under 156.5 Points at -110 odds, with our analysis showing a compelling 2.3% edge.

Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford Under 156.5 Points

-110

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

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NCAAM Best Bets: Tuesday, 3/18/2025

As of 10:31PM ET, here are the next two college basketball bets recommended by our model:

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While the bets listed are all positive expected value (+EV) opportunities, subscribing to Dimers Pro grants you unlimited access to today's best bets across all sports, powered by our advanced model.

Among Tuesday's college basketball picks is a -102 spread play with an edge of 4.3%.

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List of Upcoming College Basketball Games To Bet On

• Cal State Northridge vs. Stanford (11:00PM ET, Tuesday)
• UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara (11:00PM ET, Tuesday)
• Mount St. Mary's vs. American University (6:40PM ET, Wednesday)
• Florida Atlantic vs. Dayton (7:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• UAB vs. Saint Joseph's (PA) (7:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• Samford vs. George Mason (7:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• Dayton vs. Florida Atlantic (7:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• North Alabama vs. Bradley (8:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• Furman vs. North Texas (8:00PM ET, Wednesday)
• Northern Iowa vs. SMU (9:00PM ET, Wednesday)

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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.