College basketball odds for Jan. 12, 2021: Projection model reveals picks, predictions for Tuesday's early tips

Division I college basketball tips early on Tuesday and there are three games, all in the MAC, that begin at 4:30 p.m. ET or earlier that are on the William Hill Sportsbook odds board. Buffalo is a 9.5-point favorite against Western Michigan at 2 p.m. ET, Akron is -9 against Northern Illinois at 3 p.m. ET and Kent State is -6 against Central Michigan in a 4:30 p.m. ET start ( see up-to-date odds 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 $2,000 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 Tuesday game 10,000 times and released its picks for the three earliest games. If you parlay these picks together, you could be looking at a HUGE 6-1 payout!

We can tell you the model likes Akron (-9) to cover against Northern Illinois in well over 60 percent of simulations in a 3 p.m. ET tip. NIU is just 1-9 against the spread this season and the model is calling for Akron to get almost 20 points from Loren Cristian Jackson as the Zips roll to the big win. The Over (132) also clears well over 60 percent of the time. 

The model has made the call on every other early game on Tuesday's schedule, and it has found one side that hits over 70 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 Tuesday's early college hoops games? And which side covers over 70 percent of the time? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which teams you should be all over, all from the model that's returned over $2,000 on college basketball picks!