The meat of college basketball conference tournament season has officially arrived.
There are two games tipping off before noon ET on Thursday, including Bowling Green vs. Akron at 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+) in today’s first MAC Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup.
Top-seeded Akron nipped Bowling Green, 71-68, in their lone meeting back in January and has settled in as an 11.5-point favorite based on live college basketball odds.
Interestingly, despite the double-digit spread, sharps have a clear opinion on the right side of this matchup.
With the help of Action PRO’s cutting edge tools, let’s identify the college basketball pick catching the eyes of the wiseguys on Thursday morning.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Bowling Green vs. Akron
*Odds as of Thursday morning
The Zips are beefy 11.5-point spread favorites against the Falcons for today’s game.
And even with the large number, pro bettors are having no problems laying the points with Akron.
This spread hit the market at -10.5 before multiple waves of smart money came crashing in on the favorite.
Sharps have steamed Akron twice thus far, convincing oddsmakers to lengthen the spread to to a consensus of -11.5, with some shops moving even further to -12.
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.
And because this line does vary, be sure to shop for the best odds if tailing the wiseguys on Thursday morning.
PRO Pick: Akron -11.5 (-114) — FanDuel
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