?»?NCAA College Basketball Sports Betting Picks for Thursday & Friday Games.
A number of conferences have scheduled back-to-back games at a single site in consecutive days. Some, like the Mountain West Conference, gave teams a day in between games. Some of the results have been head-scratchers.
On New Year??™s Eve, Boise State won its seventh straight game, pummeling lowly San Jose State 106-54. Two days later, the Broncos needed an Abu Kigab jumper with two seconds left to escape with an 87-86 victory over the Spartans.
And that wasn??™t even the weirdest two-games series that week.
Colgate, the Patriot League favorite, didn??™t even begin its season until a few hours before Kigab ??™ heroics . The Raiders showed no rust, racing to a 26-7 lead over Army, en route to a 101-57 win. Colgate shot 65% from the field , including 29-of-38 from 2-point range.
The next afternoon, the Raiders found themselves trailing the Black Knights by 11 at halftime. Army survived a second-half surge by Colgate and won a shocker, 75-73. Colgate hasn??™t lost since.
While San Jose State??™s and Army??™s second-game reversals were extreme, they were also part of what appears to have become a trend ??” or a couple of trends .
Between Wednesday and Sunday, there were 88 games played as part of back-to-back games between two conference foes on consecutive days at a single site. For our purposes, we??™ll be looking at 86 of those because Detroit and Youngstown State were pick ??™ em in their first of two.
Teams that covered the spread in the first game found the return matches more challenging. They were 22-21 SU but just 17-25-1 ATS in the rematches. Favorites that failed to cover in the first games were 10-6 straight up and 9-7 ATS in the second. Those numbers include a couple of perplexing results.
Bryant was cruising atop the Northeast Conference standings before losing back-to-back games at previously 3-9 Fairleigh Dickinson. Even stranger, Winthrop, a 12.5-point favorite, squeaked by UNC Asheville 84-80 on Thursday to run its record to 16-0. But the Eagles fell 57-55 the next evening. Combined scores in these rematches rose from 135.2 points per game to 140.7 .
The strongest trend might involve teams that won big in Game 1. Those that posted double-digit victories the first night were just 2-9-1 ATS the next . Five of the 12 teams lost outright.
And in most cases, the differences were drastic . Some examples :
South Dakota beat Omaha by 32 on Friday and four on Saturday. The Coyotes were favored by eight and 10.5, respectively. Binghampton routed New Hampshire by 21 on Saturday while getting 6.5 points. New Hampshire covered Sunday??™s 4.5-point spread, 71-65. UC Santa Barbara beat UC Davis 72-51 as an eight-point favorite and 89-86 while favored by nine. The average swing in the 12 games was 17.4 points.
Sportsbooks bumped the point spreads by an average of one point in favor of the first-game winners .
There is a month left in the regular season, plenty of time to watch these numbers .
Thursday 2/4 NCAA Games.
Belmont -12 at Eastern Illinois: The Bruins have flown mostly under the radar, despite the fact that they haven??™t lost ??” a shocking 13-point home loss to Samford ??” in nearly two months.
It??™s a down year for the Ohio Valley Conference ??” Belmont is the only team among the top 150 at KenPom ??” and Eastern Illinois struggled, nonetheless.
The Panthers have lost eight in a row since an upset of Murray State, and six of those losses came by double digits. Belmont??™s shooters will be tough on Eastern Illinois??™ 287 th -ranked defense. BELMONT.
BYU -18 at Portland, total 144: The Pilots don??™t play much defense, and they don??™t spend a lot of time trying to .
Portland??™ s defensive possessions average just 15.9 seconds, the 10 th ??“ shortest in Division I. BYU hoisted 63 field goal attempts and 12 free throws in a 95-67 win over the Pilots in Provo, Utah, two weeks ago. Portland gave up 70 and 30 to Gonzaga in a 116-88 home loss Jan. 9.
Portland won??™t be able to slow down the Cougars here. BYU and OVER.
Friday 2/5 NCAA Games.
Jacksonville at Bellarmine -7: What happens when a Division II power ascends to a lower-tier D-I conference? Well, look at Bellarmine.
The Knights, who won the 2011 Division II national title and made four Final Fours over the past decade, started the season 3-5 (although that included excusable losses to Duke and Notre Dame). They??™re undefeated since and 5-1 ATS over that stretch. Bellarmine??™s only point spread loss came in the dreaded second game of a back-to-back on Saturday at Kennesaw State.
Although they??™re ineligible for the NCAA Tournament in their first year at this level, the Knights are tied for first in the Atlantic Sun.
Bellarmine is not a defensive force, but that won??™t be a killer against the Dolphins. And the Knights??™ shooters (they??™re 23 rd nationally in KenPom??™s effective field goal percentage) should have a big advantage against the Jacksonville defense. BELLARMINE.
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How to read College Basketball Las Vegas Odds.
Whether you??™re a novice, advanced or professional bettor, the College Basketball Las Vegas Odds is simple for all individuals looking for some action on the hardwood. The most popular betting market in college hoops focuses on point-spread wager or side wagers .
The spread was developed to provide a balance for both teams involved in a matchup, hoping to have bettors wager on the weaker to team that was receiving points and that team is labeled as the underdog . The team giving or laying the points is the favorite .
Ex. Bet $110 to win $100 (10% juice) Ex. Bet $100 to win $91.91 (10% juice)
It's not uncommon to see other values posted other than -10.
Examples seen on the College Basketball Vegas Odds pages could include -15 and -20. The added or extra ???juice??™ on a point-spread is determined by the sportsbook or operator. Many bettors shy away from books that lay on the juice because it takes away from your winnings.
Ex. Bet $100 to $83.33 ($20% juice) Ex. Bet $100 to win $86.95 (15% juice)
The lower-juice sportsbooks are normally found outside of the state Nevada. If you are in a state where sports betting is legal, please check out our online sportsbook directory to find the best and most secure places to make College Basketball bets.
Another number that??™s posted on the College Basketball Las Vegas is the total or ???over/under??™ for the specific matchup. If the favorite is designated as the home team, then the total will be listed above and vice versa (below) if the visitors are favorites.
All of the above numbers are listed next to the teams, and before each matchup is a Rotation number. The College Basketball Las Vegas Odds are listed in order of rotation and those numbers are generated and produced by the sportsbooks. Above each matchup and rotation is the Date and the Time of the game, which is subject to change. All game times are Eastern Standard Time.
College Basketball Open Line.
One of the best features on the College Basketball Vegas Odds is the Opening Line or the Open Line. This numbers consists of the first betting line received from our Las Vegas or Global Sportsbooks. The opening line varies depending on the sportsbook but it provides a clear-cut rating that the oddsmakers use on the college basketball matchup. It??™s a very smart idea to see where the line originates and even smarter to follow the moves.
The Opening Line on the College Basketball Las Vegas Odds is a must-stop resources for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, which begins on Tuesday March 17. Prior to the ???First Four??? action in the tournament, ???Selection Sunday??? takes place two days earlier and after the field of 68 is announced, the oddsmakers start populating betting odds on the opening matchups.
It??™s often been said that savvy bettors have an advantage over the oddsmakers in college basketball because the sample size (number of schools) is next to impossible to follow. Our 2020 March Madness Central betting resources are here to help you get more acquainted with the NCAA Tournament.
VI Consensus College Basketball Line.
The Las Vegas College Basketball Odds consensus lines uses up to 20 sportsbooks and operators in the state of Nevada.
The most popular and respected Las Vegas College Basketball Odds include:
Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook Southpoint Circa Stations William Hill MGM Wynn Las Vegas More??¦
While many bettors like to shop for numbers, which is a great technique, not everybody always gets the best line. Therefore, the consensus open and eventually closing line is a great way to measure your skills as a bettor or handicapper.
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