Yesterday: 3.5 - 1

(Note: Because USC won on the +250 moneyline, that counts as 2.5 wins).

Overall: 33.5 - 29

College Basketball (14.5 - 18)

Winthrop (+210) at Missouri State: Winthrop is 22-4 on the season, but they're underdogs in this one because most of their wins have come against weak opponents in the Big South Conference. But Winthrop has actually been competitive on the road against good teams this year. Although Texas A&M beat Winthrop 71-51 on January 2nd, Winthrop won 71-65 at Old Dominion, who's gone 20-7 this year. In early December, Winthrop took Wisconsin to overtime before losing by three points, and in mid-November, they narrowly lost to North Carolina, 66-73. Winthrop's only other loss came at Maryland on November 20, and the game was relatively close (71-60). On the other hand, Missouri State has lost to middle-of-the-road teams: Creighton (twice), Evansville, Northern Iowa, and Saint Louis. Also, Missouri State hasn't been able to hang with the best team in their conference, Southern Illinois, losing by a combined 24 points in their two contests. Winthrop has a great shot at winning this game because they have experience against top-level competition, and they're currently on 12-game winning streak.

Cornell (+120) at Princeton: After starting the season at 4-7, Cornell's won 9 of its last 11 games. On the other hand, Princeton has lost 7 of its last 8 games, and Cornell beat them 55-35 in Ithaca on January 13. This would be a revenge scenario for Princeton, but they're not good enough for such situational psychology to matter.

Come back at 10:30 am (central time) tomorrow morning for some of my early afternoon NCAA selections. I'll post the late afternoon and evening picks at around 3:30 pm.