CBB Sharp Report: Two Monday Games Attracting Professional Action
Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports. Pictured: Lamar Stevens
- Two games have drawn the attention of sharp bettors on Monday's college basketball slate.
- Sports Insights' Bet Signals help reveal which way the smart money is going.
Monday's college basketball slate may not include any must-watch matchups, but sharp bettors have still found a couple spots that they deem valuable this evening.
Even though neither game is on pace to sniff the number of bets being placed on tonight's Monday Night Football game — or even any NBA matchup for that matter — the limited betting action reveals sharp activity.
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Jacksonville State @ Penn State
7 p.m. ET
Sharp angle: Jacksonville State (moved from +14 to +12.5)
After opening at -14, Penn State is now just a 12.5-point favorite tonight against Jacksonville State. That's not a result of a betting majority on the Gamecocks, however.
Jax State has accounted for only 41% of the bets being made on this matchup, but those bets have accounted for 52% of dollars wagered, meaning they're more likely to be from sharp bettors.
The Gamecocks have also drawn two Sports Insights Bet Signals, indications of market-wide line movement caused by sharp action.
St. Bonaventure @ Niagara
7 p.m. ET
Sharp angle: Under (moved from 155.5 to 152.5)
Often, as in the game above, sharps tend to land on the opposite side of the public. In some cases — especially in the lesser bet games on a given slate — that doesn't end up being the case.
Sixty-two percent of bets have hit this under, but those have accounted for 73% of the actual money being wagered.
The under has also been on the receiving end of three Bet Signals, which, along with the betting percentages, have caused this total to fall three points from its opener.
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