College Basketball Picks Today: Sunday's Best Bets Include Ohio State vs. UCLA Play [2/23/2025]

College basketball betting is back for another pulse-pounding playoffs day on 2/23, and we're here to bring you our top picks for Sunday's NCAAM action.

Today's college basketball best bets come from a range of matchups, including Ohio State vs. UCLA and Drake vs. Northern Iowa, with this article updated throughout the day to highlight the most attractive upcoming games.

Featuring a standout moneyline play at 3:45PM ET, these picks are based on advanced simulations and machine learning.

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List of College Basketball Picks Today [2/23, Updated: 3:30PM ET]

After crunching the numbers and conducting thousands of simulations, our famous predictive analytics model has identified the best college basketball bets for Sunday, February 23, 2025.

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UCLA ML (-280)

• Edge: 2.5%
• Probability: 76.2%
• Matchup: Ohio State vs. UCLA (3:45PM ET, Sunday)

Our model has pinpointed the next college basketball betting opportunity today, which comes in the Ohio State vs. UCLA matchup. We recommend aUCLA ML bet at -280 odds, offering an edge of 2.5%.

Drake vs. Northern Iowa Over 125.5 Points (-110)

• Edge: 5.0%
• Probability: 57.3%
• Matchup: Drake vs. Northern Iowa (4:00PM ET, Sunday)

Our model has found another great college basketball bet for Sunday's NCAA action, this time in the game between Drake and Northern Iowa. We suggest placing an over/under wager on Over 125.5 Points at -110 odds, with our analysis showing a compelling 5.0% edge.

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Utah +3.5 (-105)

• Edge: 4.6%
• Probability: 55.8%
• Matchup: Utah vs. UCF (4:00PM ET, Sunday)

Our next pick for today's college basketball action is from the Utah vs. UCF game. We recommend a spread bet on Utah +3.5 at -105 odds. Our model suggests a favorable 4.6% edge for this wager.

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NCAAM Best Bets: Sunday, 2/23/2025

As of 3:30PM ET, here are the next three college basketball bets recommended by our model:

Matchup	Bet	Odds	Edge
Ohio State vs. UCLA	UCLA ML	-280 @ FanDuel	2.5%
Drake vs. Northern Iowa	Over 125.5 Points	-110 @ BetMGM	5.0%
Utah vs. UCF	Utah +3.5	-105 @ BetMGM	4.6%

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Among Sunday's college basketball picks is a +160 moneyline play with an edge of 2.2%.

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List of Upcoming College Basketball Games To Bet On

• Ohio State vs. UCLA (3:45PM ET, Sunday)
• Georgetown vs. Creighton (4:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Arizona State vs. Kansas State (4:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Utah vs. UCF (4:00PM ET, Sunday)
• Drake vs. Northern Iowa (4:00PM ET, Sunday)
• USC vs. Rutgers (6:00PM ET, Sunday)

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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.