College basketball odds for March 1, 2021: Projection model reveals picks, predictions for Monday's early tips

Division I college basketball tips early on Monday and there are four games that begin at 5 p.m. ET or earlier on the odds board at William Hill Sportsbook:

• Western Kentucky vs. FIU (-17), 1 p.m. ET
• Washington State vs. Arizona State (-4.5), 3 p.m. ET 
• Stephen F. Austin vs. Central Arkansas (+11), 4 p.m. ET
• Dayton vs. St. Bonaventure (-7.5), 5 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 $2,500 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 Monday 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 MASSIVE 10-1 payout!

We can tell you the model likes Stephen F. Austin (-11) to cover against Central Arkansas. The model says Stephen F. Austin covers well over 50 percent of the time, while the Under (159) hits almost 60 percent of the time. 

The model has made the call on every other early game on Monday's schedule, and it says there's an underdog that stays within the spread 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 Monday's early college hoops games? And which underdog should you back? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which teams you should be all over, all from the model that's returned over $2,500 on college basketball picks!