In a Thursday college basketball schedule that includes a lot of thrilling contests, the Purdue Boilermakers versus the Penn State Nittany Lions is a game to see.
Looking for an edge in college basketball? We break down the betting odds for each of the important matchups below.
Keep reading to check out our betting primers for this season, and find all of our betting picks here, too!
Closest Projected College Basketball Games (by Spread) for December 5
No. 8 Purdue (7-2) at Penn State (8-1)
- Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
- Penn State Last Game: 81-70 W vs Purdue
- Purdue Last Game: 81-70 L vs Penn State
Penn State -1.5 vs. Purdue
Xavier (7-1) at TCU (4-3)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TCU Last Game: 76-72 L vs Colorado State
- Xavier Last Game: 71-68 W vs South Carolina State
TCU -1.5 vs. Xavier
Wright State (5-5) at Oakland (3-4)
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Oakland Last Game: 66-64 W vs Wright State
- Wright State Last Game: 66-64 L vs Oakland
Oakland -1.5 vs. Wright State
UCSD (6-2) at UCSB (6-1)
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- UCSB Last Game: 81-48 W vs Mississippi Valley State
- UCSD Last Game: 109-33 W vs La Verne
UCSB -2.5 vs. UCSD
Cal Poly (5-4) at UC Davis (3-4)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- UC Davis Last Game: 90-57 L vs Oregon State
- Cal Poly Last Game: 97-90 W vs Stanford
UC Davis -2.5 vs. Cal Poly
Radford (7-2) at North Carolina Central (3-6)
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- North Carolina Central Last Game: 131-51 W vs Virginia-Lynchburg
- Radford Last Game: 79-70 W vs Saint Francis (PA)
Radford -2.5 vs. North Carolina Central
SE Louisiana (4-4) at Nicholls State (4-4)
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Nicholls State Last Game: 76-75 W vs Louisiana
- SE Louisiana Last Game: 71-67 W vs Tulane
Nicholls State -2.5 vs. SE Louisiana
Texas A&M-Commerce (1-7) at Houston Christian (2-6)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Houston Christian Last Game: 78-71 L vs UTSA
- Texas A&M-Commerce Last Game: 77-57 L vs Purdue Fort Wayne
Houston Christian -3.5 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
UC Riverside (4-4) at CSU Northridge (6-2)
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- CSU Northridge Last Game: 72-69 W vs Montana State
- UC Riverside Last Game: 80-68 L vs Idaho
CSU Northridge -4.5 vs. UC Riverside
Northwestern State (3-5) at Incarnate Word (4-3)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Incarnate Word Last Game: 86-75 W vs Western Illinois
- Northwestern State Last Game: 77-53 L vs LSU
Incarnate Word -5 vs. Northwestern State
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