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The 2025-26 college basketball schedule continues on Monday, Nov. 17, including four games involving ranked teams. The most intriguing game of the day pits Oregon State against Oregon. Both teams have opened the season at 3-0. Oregon State has won its games by two, three and two points, while two of Oregon's three wins have come down to the wire. The game from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon is set to tip off at 10 p.m. ET. The Ducks are the 13.5-point favorites in the latest college basketball odds for Monday, with the over/under at 140.5.

Other college basketball lines of note include Saint Joseph's (-5.5) vs. Penn and Tulsa vs. Kansas State (-11.5). With a lot of early-season mismatches on the board, what are the college basketball best bets for Monday? Before locking in any college basketball picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and has returned over $2,200 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks over the past three seasons. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Now, the model has scoured the latest college basketball odds and locked in three confident college basketball picks. If you successfully parlay its college basketball betting picks, you'd be looking at a payout of nearly +600. You can only see the model's college basketball picks at SportsLine.

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Top college basketball picks for Monday, Nov. 17

After simulating every game 10,000 times, the model is backing Pittsburgh (-16.5) to cover against Bucknell in a 7 p.m. ET tip at Petersen Center in Pittsburgh. Bucknell (2-2) has dropped two in a row, including an 83-77 decision against Hofstra on Friday. Center Amon Dorries leads the Bison, averaging 15.5 points per game. The Panthers (3-1) are coming off a 71-49 loss at West Virginia. Guard Brandin Cummings is averaging 14.7 points for Pittsburgh.

SportsLine's model projects that this game will not go as some expect, and likes Pittsburgh to easily cover the spread in nearly 70% of simulations. See which other college basketball parlay picks to make here, and bet this pick right here:

How to make college basketball predictions for Monday, Nov. 17

The model also has locked in two other picks, including one in the Tulsa vs. Kansas State matchup that hits nearly 70% of the time. You can only see the model's college basketball parlay at SportsLine.

What are the model's top college basketball parlay picks for Monday, and which best bets should you target for a chance at a payout of nearly +600. Visit SportsLine now to see college basketball best bets from a model that was profitable on top-rated picks last year, and find out.