A decent college basketball slate awaits sports bettors on Wednesday with a handful of top-25 teams in action.
And for those not solely focused on tonight’s biggest games, there are plenty of lower-profile opportunities to find value, starting with Furman vs. VMI at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+).
Furman is currently an 8.5-point spread favorite against VMI according to live college basketball odds, with the over/under sitting at 143.5.
Below we take advantage of Action PRO’s cutting-edge betting tools and software to unearth the college basketball pick that wiseguys are quietly making for Furman vs. VMI on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Furman vs. VMI
*Odds as of Wednesday morning
As mentioned above, Furman sits at -8.5 as of the time of writing.
In addition, professional bettors are having no problems laying that number.
This spread initially hit the market at Paladins -7.5 before smart money came in on the favorites, pushing the line one full point to -8.5.
Specifically, sharps steamed Furman early Wednesday morning, helping to explain why this spread has moved since opening.
Steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market that 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.
A quick scan shows FanDuel with the best Furman price, offering the same -8.5 as other sportsbooks but at a discounted -106 vig.
PRO Pick: Furman -8.5 (-106)
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