There isn’t a single top-25 team in action on Monday, which may motivate recreational bettors to avoid today’s college basketball odds board in favor of an all-day NBA slate and tonight’s college football national championship game.
If you’re someone who is simply interested in a “big” or high-profile game, then so be it.
However, if you’re a bettor looking solely for value, then passing on a potentially savvy college basketball pick would be a mistake.
Enter William & Mary vs. UNC Wilmington on Monday (1 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network).
These aren’t teams that jump off the page to casual bettors, but sharps have already made an eye-catching move on this unassuming matchup.
College Basketball Pick for William & Mary vs. UNC Wilmington
*Odds as of Monday morning
UNC Wilmington is currently a 5.5-point favorite against William & Mary based on updated college basketball odds.
And when it comes to the wiseguys, they’re laying the points with the Seahawks as well.
This spread opened at -4.5 before professionals steamed the favorites, pushing the line out to -5.5 as of the time of writing.
Steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market and is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
Please note that the vig does vary from book to book, so be sure to shop for the best price possible if backing UNC Wilmington in Monday’s matinee.
PRO Pick: UNC Wilmington -5.5 (-108) — DraftKings
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