The 2025-26 NCAA Men's College Basketball regular season continues Saturday. We have a lot of small-school and mid-major players to select from, as the holiday weekend continues on. We'll still be able to pluck three potential winners from an exciting slate of mid-major games.
We're here to help provide a trio of picks on select days throughout the week, hopefully helping you get into the black, as we head into the holidays and the new year. It's never too early to start squirreling away money for March Madness.
College Basketball PrizePicks Picks & Strategy
If you're unfamiliar with how to play, you must simply choose at least two players from any sport and pick more or less based on their projected statistics to win. We'll obviously be exclusively selecting college hoops players, but you can mix and match from various other sports. You can also go with a flex play, meaning you still can have a winning night even if you have one losing selection. Or, you can go big and choose the power play, which pays out higher. However, you must hit all ends to win. Let's get started.
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Riley Allenspach, F-C, George Mason 
The Patriots of George Mason host the James Madison Dukes at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia in a battle betwen D.C.-area rivals.
Allenspach has been a rebounding machine lately, going for 17 boards across the past two games, including nine rebounds in a win Tuesday over FAU in the Sunshine Slam Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. He has at least eight boards in three of the past four outings, too.
James Madison isn't a very good rebounding team, and Allenspach should be able to reach at least seven boards, as he is heavily featured in the middle.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Riley Allenspach, Over 6.5 Rebounds
Javon Cooley, G-F, Pepperdine 
Cooley had a strong game last time out against Fresno State in an Acrisure Series game on Wednesday prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. He went 6-of-9 from the field to finish with 15 points and five rebounds with two steals and three triples in 28 minutes.
Waves fans and alumni are very thankful for Cooley, who is averaging 13.6 rebounds (RPG) and 6.1 rebounds (RPG) per game through seven games this season. He can be a little bit erratic with the production at times, but when he is on, he is on.
Cal State Fullerton has allowed teams to hit 46.8 percent from the field, and 34.6 percent from behind the three-point line, so Cooley should face very little resistance for scoring and rebounding, making him an attractive play.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Javon Cooley, Over 24.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
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Melih Tunca, G, Penn State 
We've used Tunca before, and the freshman from Istanbul, Turkey has hit the ground running in State College.
Tunca has hit double-digit point totals in all seven of his games, and he will occasionally chip in with three-pointers. In fact, he has eight makes in seven games, and he caught fire in a game Nov. 15 against La Salle, going 4-for-4 from behind the arc.
Tunca and the Nittany Lions are facing a horrible Sacred Heart defense which has a dismal 48.3 percent field-goal percentage and 39.9 percent three-pointer percentage on defense. We're going to trust Tunca to get onto one of those heaters from distance against the Pioneers. This is as a 'demon' play, too, and as PrizePicks explains, they're a little wild, and harder to win. But, the lineup qualifies for higher payouts. Let's roll the dice.
CBB PrizePicks Selection: Melih Tunca, Over 1.5 3-Pointers
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Saturday's College Basketball PrizePicks Picks
Here's a recap of my best college basketball selections for Saturday:
- Riley Allenspach, George Mason, Over 6.5 Rebounds
- Javon Cooley, Pepperdine, Over 24.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
- Melih Tunca, Penn State, Over 1.5 3-Pointers
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