Michigan State vs. USC Odds
Michigan State Odds | -1.5 |
USC Odds | +1.5 |
Over/Under | 137.5 |
Date | Friday, March 17 |
Time | 12:15 p.m. ET |
How to Watch | CBS |
Odds via FanDuel as of Friday |
We’ll start off Friday’s March Madness matchups with a contest between Michigan State and USC.
This noon-ish tipoff features two teams ranked in the top 36 in college basketball — roughly aligned with what a 7-10 matchup should be, but still not an entirely fair draw for those with biases.
Michigan State is ranked as the 31st-best team according to KenPom. Meanwhile, USC is 36th.
So, it stands to reason that Michigan State is a slight 1.5-point favorite for Friday afternoon’s contest.
But is that spread priced correctly?
Michigan State vs. USC College Basketball Odds, Prediction
Action Network has developed a proprietary betting system that targets the first half total for this game.
The system indicates that first-half unders for games that start at 2 p.m. ET or earlier have gone under 66% of the time when the total is fewer than 70 points. That’s an eye-popping 25% ROI since 2011. A $500 per game bettor would be up about $11,250.
For Michigan State vs. USC, the first half under fits that total parameter at around 62.5 across the marketplace.
The best price on the market is with BetRivers at under 63.5 (-122).
This betting system has returned 25% on investment over a lengthy sample size. This year, only six games fit the betting system, so variance will be abound.
In order to maximize returns, please use the same unit sizing across all bets if you’re tailing this betting system.
Pick: 1H Under 63.5 (-122) |
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