We’re officially one week away from Super Bowl 59, but there’s still business at hand for savvy sports bettors.
While nowhere close to the size of Saturday’s slate, Sunday’s college basketball odds board offers 20 lined games, with two matchups getting the action started at 1 p.m. ET: Ohio State vs. Illinois and Fairfield vs. Iona.
Recreational bettors will overwhelmingly flock to Ohio State vs. Illinois, especially since the game will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
On the other hand, Fairfield vs. Iona (ESPN+) doesn’t exactly jump off the college basketball odds screen, but sharps aren’t passing up the opportunity to snag value, no matter where they find it.
College Basketball Odds, Sharpest Pick for Fairfield vs. Iona
*Odds as of Sunday morning
In a matchup between two teams with 8-13 records, Iona is a 6.5-point favorite according to live college basketball odds.
Action PRO’s data suggests that spread is simply too long.
PRO betting tools have tracked sharp action coming in on the Stags, helping to explain why this line has moved from its opener of Fairfield +7.5 to the latest consensus of +6.5.
Specifically, sharps steamed the Stags at +7.5 late Saturday night, catalyzing the one-point line move we’ve seen thus far.
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.
While the consensus spread has settled at Fairfield +6.5, DraftKings is offering a generous +7 (-108) for those interested in tailing the wiseguys on Sunday afternoon.
PRO Pick: Fairfield +7 (-108) — DraftKings
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