On a limited Friday night college basketball slate, bettors have taken a liking to a handful of road favorites, both in big and small conferences.
We'll break down the betting data for tonight's slate to see where the money is and where the lines might go.
All betting data comes from our public betting page (ticket count is free, but money percentages are available only to EDGE subscribers). Betting trends are available for free in The Action Network app, while more advanced betting systems are available to Sports Insights subscribers via Bet Labs.
Most Public Bets
As of 3 p.m. ET. Minimum 1,000 bets tracked.
- Northern Kentucky -3 (82%) at IUPUI
- Penn -6 (81%) at Cornell
- Michigan -5.5 (78%) at Iowa
- Princeton -2 (78%) at Columbia
- Buffalo -7.5 (69%) at Bowling Green
Biggest Betting Ticket/Money Discrepancies
We track both betting tickets on a given game and the percentage of money that's been bet on each side. If there's a big discrepancy, there's likely some sharper, larger bets on the opposite side.
Here are the three biggest discrepancies for Friday night as of 3 p.m. ET. This data will change as we get closer to tipoffs. Minimum 1,000 bets.
Cornell (+6.5) vs. Penn
- 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU
- 19% of tickets, 36% of money
- 18% difference
- Line move: Cornell +5.5 to +6.5
Iowa (+5.5) vs. Michigan
- 7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1
- 22% of tickets, 38% of money
- 16% difference
- Line move: Iowa +3.5 to +5.5
Harvard (-1) vs. Yale
- 7 p.m. ET
- 36% of tickets, 49% of money
- 13% difference
- Line move: Harvard -1.5 to -1
EDGE subscribers can get the rest of the biggest ticket/money differences here.
Bet Labs Pro Trend
Over at Bet Labs, we've created historically profitable betting systems for every sport. Tonight, we have one game — Michigan at Iowa — that matches two PRO systems for college basketball, including this one:
Fade Top 5 Teams in Conference Games
When the spread is less than 7 points, it pays to fade top 5 teams in conference games. This system has hit at a 62% clip over the last five seasons, and is 4-3 this year.
Unlock the other PRO system that matches Michigan-Iowa by signing up for a trial of Bet Labs here.
Sharp Money Indicators
Each day, we'll highlight one game from our sharp report page that has multiple indicators of sharp action.
Harvard has triggered two sharp indicators —reverse line movement and contrarian. Despite that, the Crimson have fallen from -1.5 to -1.
We went into more detail on it in our Friday sharp report article.
