Friday’s college basketball odds board gets underway with Gardner Webb vs. High Point at 12 p.m. ET (ESPN+), which begins a run of seven afternoon games for fans and bettors to enjoy.
High Point is the top seed in the Big South Conference Tournament, so it’s not surprising to see the Panthers as massive 13.5-point favorites against Runnin’ Bulldogs in Friday’s quarterfinal matchup.
The large spread doesn’t appear to be scaring off the wiseguys, though, who are quietly getting down on Friday’s under-the-radar matchup.
Let’s take a look.
College Basketball Odds: Gardner Webb vs. High Point Pick
*Odds as of Friday morning
As mentioned above, High Point sits at -13.5 against Gardner Webb according to live college basketball odds.
In fact, some sportsbooks, like Caesars and bet365, are even longer at -14 as of the time of writing.
Looking at Action PRO’s signals, we can quickly surmise that sharp action has come in on the favorite as well, which likely motivated oddsmakers to move this spread from its opener of -12.5 to the latest consensus of -13.5.
Specifically, sharps steamed High Point very early Friday morning, catalyzing the line movement 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.
And with the aforementioned line variance across the market, be sure to shop for he best odds if laying the points for Friday’s Gardner Webb vs. High Point matinee.
PRO Pick: High Point -13.5 (-115) — DraftKings
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