The first weekend without football since August has arrived, but fear not faithful sports bettors, a 144-game college basketball odds board awaits on Saturday!
Not only is today’s slate a massive one, there’s a monster matchup — No. 5 Florida vs. No. 8 Tennessee — right out of the game at noon ET, with No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 23 Ole Miss, No. 22 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Houston, North Carolina vs. No. 2 Duke and No. 25 UConn vs. No. 9 Marquette all on Saturday’s schedule.
There are plenty of reasons for fans and recreational bettors to be enthusiastic about Saturday’s slate, but sharps are keying in on one under-the-radar game, Fordham vs. St. Bonaventure (12:30 p.m. ET, USA), that may not be a popular college basketball pick among public bettors.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Fordham vs. St. Bonaventure
*Odds as of Saturday morning
St. Bonaventure is 16-6 on the season while Fordham has a losing 9-10 record coming into today’s game, so it’s not surprising to see the Bonnies as 10.5-point favorites in this matchup.
Despite what looks like a lopsided contest on paper, the wiseguys are backing Fordham and the points on Saturday afternoon.
This spread hit the market at Rams +11.5 before sharps steamed the underdogs, kicking the spread down one point to the latest consensus of +10.5.
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 wager at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
Interestingly, while most books have moved to +10.5, FanDuel is still offering +11.5, so be sure to shop for the best odds if tailing the pros on Saturday’s matinee.
PRO Pick: Fordham +11.5 (-115) — FanDuel
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