While there are 15 games on today’s schedule, Friday’s college basketball odds board may go largely unnoticed by casual bettors.
There are three college football games today, including Ohio vs. Jacksonville State (12 p.m. ET), Tulane vs. Florida (3:30 p.m. ET) and the first playoff matchup of the year: Indiana vs. Notre Dame (8 p.m. ET).
Because college football kicks off promptly at noon ET, public bettors are unlikely to have much interest in hoops, especially a game between 5-5 Valparaiso and 3-7 Western Michigan.
But sharps won’t let that deter them, especially if the number is right.
And based on live college basketball odds for Valparaiso vs. Western Michigan, the number has been too good to pass up for professional bettors.
Let’s dig in.
College Basketball Odds, Pick for Valparaiso vs. Western Michigan
*Odds as of Friday morning
Western Michigan is a 2-point favorite against Valparaiso with the over/under sitting at 151.5 as of the time of writing.
And according to Action PRO’s public betting data, the larger-sized wagers are laying the points with the Broncos.
Western Michigan has landed just 26% of spread tickets to this point, however, that small minority accounts for 59% of the money.
A bets-vs.-dollars discrepancy this large is often a sign of smart money, which seems to be confirmed by the latest line movement.
Western Michigan initially opened at -1.5, but has since pushed out to -2, and even to -2.5 at FanDuel.
With that said, BetMGM is still offering this number at -1.5, so make sure you’re locking in the best price possible if tailing the smart money on Friday afternoon.
PRO Pick: Western Michigan -1.5 (-115) — BetMGM
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