The Charlotte 49ers and the Eastern Kentucky Colonels square off for the 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) title at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Charlotte is favored by 5.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 133 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). Before making any Charlotte vs. Eastern Kentucky picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters the Sweet 16 round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament 83-54 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,500 for $100 players. It also went 4-1 on top-rated picks during the first week of March Madness. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns. 

The model knows the 49ers are prolific in shooting efficiency. Charlotte led Conference USA in making 37.5% of 3-point attempts in conference play, and the 49ers shot 52.6% from inside the arc. The 49ers are also very good at avoiding turnovers, giving the ball away on fewer than 17% of possessions. The model also knows Eastern Kentucky has a stout defense, yielding only 1.02 points per possession this season. The Colonels finished in the top four of the ASUN in defensive efficiency and led the conference with a 13.4% block rate. Eastern Kentucky forces a turnover on well over 18% of defensive possessions, and the Colonels are in the top 40 of the country in free throw rate allowed.

Now, it has set its sights on Charlotte vs. Eastern Kentucky. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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