The 2025-26 NCAA Men's College Basketball regular season rolls on Tuesday night with some intriguing games on the schedule.
Among the most interesting games will be Wake Forest-Michigan at 6:30 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Duke visits Christl Arena to take on Army in West Point at 7 p.m. ET, while Florida and Florida State meet at 7 p.m. ET in Gainesville. Kentucky-Louisville at 8 p.m. on ESPN is a top-12 battle, Texas Tech-Illinois meet in another top-15 battle at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1, and Creighton-Gonzaga clash in Spokane at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.
We're here to help provide a trio of picks on select days throughout the week, hopefully helping you get into the black, as we head into the holidays and the new year. It's never too early to start squirreling away money for March Madness.
College Basketball PrizePicks Picks & Strategy
If you're unfamiliar with how to play, you must simply choose at least two players from any sport and pick more or less based on their projected statistics to win. We'll obviously be exclusively selecting college hoops players, but you can mix and match from various other sports. You can also go with a flex play, meaning you still can have a winning night even if you have one losing selection. Or, you can go big and choose the power play, which pays out higher. However, you must hit all ends to win. Let's get started.
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Robert McCray, G, Florida State 
McCray likely has never heard of the Robert Cray Band, but that's what I think about when I see his name. Smoking Gun. Right Next Door. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Ever heard those songs? And, when Florida State meets Florida, I think of the old MILK Challenge down in Orlando, when these teams met annually for a while on a neutral floor. Yeah, I am older than most of you.
McCray has fired out of the chute, going for 12 points in each of the first two games. He roasted Alcorn State with 12 points, 17 assists and four rebounds across 29 minutes in the opener, while posting 12 points, six boards and five dimes against Alabama State in 24 minutes on Friday night.
Florida was locked in a high-scoring battle with Arizona in Las Vegas to open the season, and it likes to run. That's what I am expecting in this one, a fast-paced game with plenty of points. Look for McCray to roll up big counting stats.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Robert McCray, Over 20.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
Aaron Bradshaw, F, Memphis 
One of my favorite categories to play for PrizePicks is the 3-pointer stat, especially for players who simply need to make one to get you across the finish line.
Bradshaw, the 7-foot-1 junior from New Jersey, has played just one game to date, going for seven points and three rebounds with a single 3-pointer on three attempts in eight minutes against San Francisco in Saturday's season debut. He spent the game in severe foul trouble, picking up five personals in just eight minutes.
Despite the small minutes total, he still made a shot from behind the arc. Ole Miss, albeit early, has allowed the opposition to hit 30.5 percent on 3-pointers. Ole Miss has a decent defense, but it is susceptible to the three.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Aaron Bradshaw, Over 0.5 3-Pointers
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Ben Humrichous, F, Illinois 
Illinois and Texas Tech clash in a top-15 battle at State Farm Arena in Champaign, Ill. at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
The Fighting Illini have played tomato cans Jackson State and Florida Gulf Coast, scoring exactly 113 points in both games. And, the Illini have won by at least 43 points in each of the games, seeing the starters give way to the reserves for a healthy amount of on-the-job training. Here, in a ranked game, we should see Humrichous go much deeper into the game.
Humrichous can do it all, and he went for 21 points with five 3-pointers in 21 minutes against Jackson State in the opener Nov. 3. He has been consistent, too, going for exactly five rebounds and two assists in both games. If he is able to hit those same boards and dimes, he'd need just four buckets to get over the hump.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Ben Humrichous, Over 14.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
Tuesday's College Basketball PrizePicks Picks
Here's a recap of my best college basketball selections for Tuesday:
- Robert McCray, Florida State, Over 20.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
- Aaron Bradshaw, Memphis, Over 0.5 3-Pointers
- Ben Humrichous, Illinois, Over 14.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
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