Thursday’s college basketball odds board gets underway with a very unassuming Marshall vs. Old Dominion matchup at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+).
Tonight’s slate isn’t exactly loaded with high-profile games, but a 5 p.m. ET tip between two small programs won’t attract an onslaught of public money, either.
Sharp money, on the other hand, is taking an under-the-radar position on Marshall vs. Old Dominion and if you haven’t been paying extremely close attention, you likely missed it
In response, let’s fire up Action PRO’s cutting edge tools and software to identify the moment — and the line — where professional bettors made their college basketball pick for Marshall vs. Old Dominion.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Marshall vs. Old Dominion
*Odds as of Thursday morning
The Thundering Herd are 2.5-point road favorites against the Monarchs based on live college basketball odds.
However, the wiseguys are backing the underdogs in this matchup.
DraftKings opened Old Dominion at +3.5 and sharps were quick to steam that number, driving the line down to the latest consensus of +2.5.
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, some sportsbooks, like Circa Sports, which has a reputation of taking large bets from respected players, has moved even further to Old Dominion +2, providing another key piece of data regarding the sharp side of this matchup.
PRO Pick: Old Dominion +2.5 (-110) — bet365
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