A duo of 5 p.m. ET games get Thursday’s college basketball odds board underway: Monmouth vs. Stony Brook and California Baptist vs. UT Arlington.
To be frank. today’s college hoops slate isn’t littered with high-profile matchups, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored, either.
Fifty-seven games provide numerous opportunities for value, and according to Action PRO’s cutting edge tools and software, Monmouth vs. Stony Brook (CBS Sports Network) is offering just that.
Continue reading as we take a deeper dive into Monmouth vs. Stony Brook, including the college basketball pick that professionals are making on Thursday afternoon.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Monmouth vs. Stony Brook
*Odds as of Thursday morning
Monmouth is a 2.5-point road favorite against Stony Brook based on live college basketball odds.
The wiseguys are also on the Hawks according to the latest Action PRO betting data.
After opening at -1.5, sharps steamed Monmouth at that number, motivating oddsmakers to push the spread out to -2.5 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.
Interestingly, while most sportsbooks have settled in at -2.5, Caesars is a half-point better at Monmouth -2, so do your best to shop for the best line possible if getting down on Thursday’s unassuming college basketball matinee.
PRO Pick: Monmouth -2 (-110) — Caesars
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