The beauty of college athletics lies within the extreme depth that you get on a day-by-day basis. Top-25 teams such as Kansas, Arizona and Illinois will all take the court tonight, but sharp bettors are seeing value on two afternoon games that you would never think to keep an eye on.
In this piece, we’ll be breaking down where the Action Network’s PRO Report sees betting value on the following contests.
- Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Arkansas State, 3 p.m. ET
- Lindenwood Lions vs. Utah Tech, 3 p.m. ET
Read on to see which sides are the sharpest in these matchups.
Odds and data as of Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
College Basketball Odds for Thursday
Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Arkansas State
3 p.m. ET
It’s always an encouraging sign when the odds of a certain side go down despite the majority of the public action coming in on the other end, and that’s the situation we have here.
Arkansas-Little Rock opened as 6.5-point underdogs and just 25% of the betting tickets have come in on it. But the line has dropped down to 5.5.
While most books have this available at this number, there’s a wide range on the price, from -105 (BetMGM) to -120 (FanDuel). Be sure to get the best available price for you.
PRO Pick: Arkansas Little Rock +5.5 (-105 via BetMGM)
Lindenwood vs. Utah Tech
3 p.m. ET
You may recall Lindenwood as the team that was on the end of a disgusting beat earlier in the year against Missouri, but Utah Tech has actually been notoriously good against the spread this year.
The Trailblazers are 7-2 against the spread, cleaning up against the numbers put in front of them. They’re also 7-5 straight up.
This number varies from -13.5 to 14.5 across books, so again be sure to find the best price available to you.