The first round of the College Basketball Crown (CBC) postseason tournament continues with four more games on Tuesday, April 1.
DePaul vs. Cincinnati (3 p.m. ET, FS1) is the first game on Tuesday’s college basketball odds board with the Bearcats listed as a 9.5-point spread favorite against the Blue Demons and an over/under of 140.5.
A smaller tournament game tipping off at 3 p.m. ET on a workday isn’t likely to drum up much public money, but sharp money, on the other hand, is already flowing on DePaul vs. Cincinnati.
Continue reading to see the college basketball pick that professional bettors are quietly making for Tuesday’s CBC matinee.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for DePaul vs. Cincinnati
*Odds as of Tuesday morning
Sixty-three percent of spread tickets have come in on DePaul as of the time of writing.
However, the wiseguys are laying the points with Cincinnati instead.
Cincy initially opened at -8.5 before sharps steamed the Bearcats at that number, driving this line out to -9.5.
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.
There’s still plenty of time for more action to come in on this matchup, but it’s quite clear that Cincinnati has been the preferred side among the sharps thus far.
PRO Pick: Cincinnati -9.5 (-108) — DraftKings
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