College basketball odds for March 12, 2021: Projection model reveals picks, predictions for Friday's early tips

Division I college basketball tips early on Friday as conference tournaments roll on, and there are four games that begin at noon ET or earlier on the odds board at William Hill Sportsbook:

• Big Ten Tournament: Michigan vs. Maryland (+8.5), 11:30 a.m. ET
• SEC Tournament: Alabama vs. Mississippi State (+8.5), noon ET 
• Conference USA Tournament: UAB vs. WKU (-1.5), noon ET 
• AAC Tournament: Wichita State vs. South Florida (+9), noon 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 $2,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. It has also returned over $400 on all top-rated college basketball picks this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

Now, it's simulated every Friday 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 payout of around 12-1!

We can tell you the model has found value on Mississippi State (+8.5) against Alabama in a quarterfinal matchup in the 2021 SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs stay within the spread over 60 percent of the time, while the Over (141) hits well over 50 percent of the time. 

The model has made the call on every other early game on Friday's schedule, and it is calling for an underdog to win outright! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any college basketball picks.

Who should you bet on in Friday's early college hoops games? And which team is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which teams you should be all over, all from the model that's returned over $2,600 on college basketball picks!