Super Bowl weekend has officially arrived and bettors are being greeted with a sizable 154-game college basketball odds board on Saturday.
Fans don’t have wait long to see some of the best teams, either, as No. 4 Tennessee, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Michigan State and No. 14 Kentucky are all in action right out of the gate at 12 p.m. ET.
The public will undoubtedly gravitate toward these higher-profile games, and in this case the sharps are as well, keying in on a nationally-televised matchup between Oregon and Michigan State at 12 p.m. ET (FOX).
College Basketball odds, Sharpest Pick for Oregon vs Michigan State
*Odds as of Sunday morning
Michigan State is an 8.5-point spread favorite against Oregon as of the time of writing.
In addition, bettors appear to be split on the right side of this spread.
Action Network’s college basketball public betting data is reporting that 54% of the tickets have come in on the Spartans, but where is the smart money flowing?
I’m glad you asked.
Michigan State opened at -6.5 for this matchup before sharps steamed the Spartans on multiple occasions, driving the spread out to the latest number of -8.5.
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.
And while most sportsbooks have adjusted to Michigan State -8.5, there are a handful still offering -8, so be sure to shop for the best odds if tailing the wiseguys on Saturday afternoon.
PRO Pick: Michigan State -8 (-110) — Fanatics
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