College basketball odds for Feb. 4, 2021: Projection model reveals picks, predictions for Thursday's early tips

Division I college basketball tips early on Thursday and there are four games that begin at 4 p.m. ET or earlier (odds via William Hill Sportsbook):

• Tennessee State vs. SIU Edwardsville (-1.5), 2 p.m. ET
• St. Francis (Pa.) vs. Merrimack (-3), 4 p.m. ET
• St. Francis (BKN) vs. Wagner (+2), 4 p.m. ET
• Mt. Saint Mary's vs. Bryant (-6), 4 p.m. ET (see the updated lines for every game today on our college basketball odds page).

Before making any early college basketball 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. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $2,300 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

Now, it's simulated every Thursday game 10,000 times and released its picks for the four earliest games. If you parlay these picks together, you could be looking at a HUGE 10-1 payout!

We can tell you the model likes Merrimack (-3) to cover against St. Francis (Pa.) in a 4 p.m. ET NEC matchup. Merrimack has won three out of its last four and the model says it covers more than 50 percent of the time in this matchup, while the Under (138) also has value. 

The model has made the call on every other early game on Thursday's schedule, and it says there's one side that covers almost 60 percent of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any college basketball picks.

Who should you bet on in Thursday's early college hoops games? And which side provides HUGE value? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which teams you should be all over, all from the model that's returned almost $2,300 on college basketball picks!