Friday’s Top College Basketball Player Props: Going Under the Tide

The two most exciting days on the college basketball calendar have arrived! Thursday was action-packed with a memorable upset, and Friday is expected to be more of the same. 

SportsGrid’s favorite player prop picks for Friday’s college basketball action are here. 

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7:35 p.m. ET – Charleston vs. Alabama

Where to Watch: truTV | Location: Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Spokane, WA

The SportsGrid model is all over the matchup between Alabama and Charleston, a 4-seed versus 13-seed clash. The model is confident in a lot of unders for this game and has five-star projections on four players. That begins with Aaron Estrada going under his posted total of 15.5 points, with the model projecting that he only reaches 11.9 points in this contest. The Crimson Tide guard averages 13.5 points per game, and the under seems like a very safe play. The unders continue for Rylan Griffen under 10.5 (projected at 7.2), Grant Nelson under 11.5 points (projected at 9.1), and Mark Sears under 21.5 (projected at 19.3). Alabama is one of the country’s top offensive teams, but they will not be able to play at their normal pace if the Charleston Cougars get their way. 

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Aaron Estrada UNDER 15.5 points, Rylan Griffen UNDER 10.5 points, Grant Nelson UNDER 11.5 points, and Mark Sears UNDER 21.5 points | SportsGrid Projections: 5 stars

9:55 p.m. ET – TCU vs. Utah State 

Where to Watch: TBS | Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

Moving to the late round of games, the SportsGrid model has a trio of plays in the 8-9 matchup of TCU versus Utah State. The strongest play is TCU Horned Frog JaKobe Coles, projected to go way under his posted rebounding total of 8.5 boards. The SportsGrid model has him getting only 3.4 rebounds in the game. Utah State’s Great Osobor also has a rebounding play with the SportsGrid model, who likes him to go over his total of 7.5 and haul in 9.8 rebounds in the game. Finally, the SportsGrid model has a 5-star play on Micah Peavy of TCU to go under his posted total in points, scoring only 9.7 instead of 11.5. 

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Micah Peavy UNDER 11.5 points, JaKobe Coles UNDER 8.5 rebounds, Great Osobor OVER 7.5 rebounds | SportsGrid Projections: 5 stars

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