On Thursday, there are a handful of games on the college basketball television schedule that we have circled that should be good ones. Check out our NCAA basketball picks for Thursday!

College Basketball Matchup: St. Mary’s Gaels @ Gonzaga Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 11:00 ET
Location: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, WA
College Basketball Odds: Gonzaga -3
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

The Bulldogs have pulled off some nice victories this year, but when they ran into St. Mary’s on the road, they were absolutely dominated from start to finish. We just don’t know if the Zags are really good enough to win this game more often than not. In fact, we think that the wrong team is favored in this one. Sure, the Gaels have never had the best of luck playing here at the Kennel, but that probably all changes, as arguably the best team that they have put together, perhaps even in school history, will win its biggest game of the season.

NCAA Basketball Pick: St. Mary’s +3

College Basketball Matchup: Ole Miss Rebels @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 7:00 ET
Location: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
College Basketball Odds: Mississippi State -7.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

The Bulldogs might be the ranked team in this matchup, but there is no doubt that both of these teams are going to need wins like this one just to make sure that they get into the NCAA Tournament. Ole Miss is the consummate bubble team right now, and it has really played well of late. Since January 11th, the Rebs have a 4-3 SU and 5-2 ATS record, and those losses came at Alabama in OT, vs. Florida, and at Auburn in OT. This is a winnable fixture for the visitors.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Ole Miss +7.5

College Basketball Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 7:00 ET
Location: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN
College Basketball Odds: Wisconsin -1
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

Another bubble team is involved in a big time duel on Thursday night, but we just don’t know if the Golden Gophers are good enough to get the job done. Sure, they are 12-2 at home this year, but they are taking on a Wisconsin team that has already won seven times away from the Kohl Center on the campaign. The Badgers play great defense, and they are allowing less than 50 points per game. We don’t think that Minnesota will be held that low, but we don’t think that it is going to see 60 points either. If the Badgers get there, they’ll win another one on the road this week.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Wisconsin -1

College Basketball Matchup: Colorado Buffaloes @ Arizona Wildcats
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
College Basketball Odds: Arizona-7.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

Blah. Pac-12 basketball is atrocious. Colorado and Arizona are both teams that are sitting right there on the verge of the NCAA Tournament, but both know that they are going to need at least six or seven more wins to think about getting into the field without the conference’s automatic bid. This is the type of game that the Wildcats lose, just as we at home against both Washington and Oregon this year. The Buffs won the first go around between these two by a single point. We wouldn’t be surprised if they get the job done again in this one.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Colorado +7.5

College Basketball Matchup: Virginia Tech Hokies @ Miami Hurricanes
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: Bank United Center, Coral Gables, FL
College Basketball Odds: Miami -6.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

Miami earned its signature victory over the weekend when it marched into Cameron Indoor Stadium and took down the Dookies. That being said, the team is still on the wrong side of the bubble in all likelihood, and losing a game like this one would be devastating. It’s a little early in the year for the Hokies to already have double digits worth of losses, and they are going to have to get hot in a hurry if they want to go dancing this year. Miami will come into this one overhyped. These two teams are relatively evenly matched, and we think that in this case, the Canes are going to end up losing this one due to a lack of focus after one of the biggest wins that the school has had in decades.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Virginia Tech +6.5

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College Basketball Matchup: Duke Blue Devils @ Virginia Tech Hokies
Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 7:00 ET
Location: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA
College Basketball Odds: Duke -4
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

If it looks like a fish and it smells like a fish, odds have it, things are probably fishy. V-Tech needs a win like this one in the worst way to even think about getting back into the scene in the NCAA Tournament, while the Dookies have absolutely nothing to fear about much of anything. Sure, the Blue Devils are the superior team, and we hate these Hokies, but in the end, home court advantage might ultimately end up leading to an upset in what should be a very, very sharp game to play.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Virginia Tech +4

College Basketball Matchup: South Carolina Gamecocks @ Florida Gators
Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 9:00 ET
Location: O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
College Basketball Odds: Florida -15
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

The Gators are clearly the superior team in this game, and they have the depth that is going to really press the Gamecocks. South Carolina is going to be strained just to think about sticking around in this one, and for as well as UF has played at home this year, we just don’t see any way that it even remotely struggles. This should be a 20+ point blowout.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Florida -15

College Basketball Matchup: Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats
Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 7:00 ET
Location: Welsh Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
College Basketball Odds: Northwestern -7
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

Northwestern just hasn’t had it this year in the Big Ten, and the end result is going to likely see it stuck in the NIT once again this season. Nebraska has shown some ability over the course of the Big Ten season, and we know that it has the goods to pull off the upset. We’re not saying that that will be the case, but asking the Cats to lay a touchdown is just too tall of a task.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Nebraska +7

College Basketball Matchup: UCLA Bruins @ Washington Huskies
Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 9:00 ET
Location: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA
College Basketball Odds: Washington -3.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

U-Dub and UCLA are two of those teams that are trying to make the Pac-12 look a bit more respectable this year. Both are failing and failing miserably, but one of these teams is definitely going to have the upper hand on the other after tonight. The Huskies are probably the more talented team, though UCLA has played some better ball of late. That being said, we’re going to take the Bruins to pull off the upset on the road to make their resume look that much sweeter come tourney time.

NCAA Basketball Pick: UCLA +3.5

College Basketball Matchup: Gonzaga Bulldogs @ BYU Cougars
Date: Thursday, February 2nd, 11:00 ET
Location: Marriott Center, Provo, UT
College Basketball Odds: BYU -3
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

To say that this is a game that the Cougars have to have is a bit of an understatement. Not only would it put them in a better position in the WCC, but it would also give them a signature win on national television to help out with a potential at large bid to the dance. Gonzaga surely isn’t a lock to go dancing yet either, but this type of a victory against a fellow Top 50 RPI team would go a long way towards making sure that there is no doubt whatsoever. Still, there is a lot more on the line here for BYU, and especially after already losing at home to St. Mary’s, this is a game that it just has to have. Back the hosts in what really could be the best game of the entire night. Don’t miss out on this one.

NCAA Basketball Pick: BYU -3

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College Basketball Matchup: NC State Wolfpack @ North Carolina Tar Heels
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 7:00 ET
Location: Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
College Basketball Odds: North Carolina -13
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

The Tar Heels are going to be playing without Dexter Strickland for the first time in this one, as he suffered a season-ending injury over the weekend against Virginia Tech. NC State, with Scott Wood jacking up threes from all over the court, can beat any team in this conference. This is a very veteran squad, and the Wolfpack know that they are going to need a win like this one eventually to make sure that their spot in the NCAA Tournament is ensured. We don’t know if this will be the day, but the Wolfpack will make a statement and at least push the Tar Heels to the brink in Chapel Hill.

NCAA Basketball Pick: NC State +13

College Basketball Matchup: Florida Gators @ Ole Miss Rebels
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 7:00 ET
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum, Oxford, MS
College Basketball Odds: Florida -6
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

We have seen the Gators trip on the road before, and in fact, they just won their first road game of the year a week ago against South Carolina. This Ole Miss team really isn’t all that great, but just really as is the case in football, road games in the SEC are never easy. We tend to think that the oddsmakers have overcompensated though, as UF is clearly the superior team and should be laying a lot closer to double digits in this one. We just don’t trust the Rebels even though we know that they were just able to take down Mississippi State and Georgia in back to back games.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Florida -6

College Basketball Matchup: Indiana Hoosiers @ Wisconsin Badgers
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 9:00 ET
Location: Kohl Center, Madison, WI
College Basketball Odds: Wisconsin -7
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

We really love this Indiana team, and we think that Head Coach Tom Crean has done a fantastic job with it over the years to get it back to solid ground in the Big Ten. Though the Badgers have proven that they can feed off of the Assembly Hall crowd, they haven’t proven that they can win games on the road yet this year. The Badgers are hot at the moment, and they are riding a winning streak after surprisingly opening up the conference campaign with two straight losses in this building. However, wins on the road against Illinois and Purdue have really sparked this club again. The Hoosiers have come a long way in a short period of time this year, but they aren’t ready to compete in Madison quite yet.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Wisconsin -7