Wednesday NIT Sharp Betting Picks: Long Beach State vs. BYU Landing Smart Money
Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images. Pictured: Mark Pope head coach of the BYU Cougars
- The 2022 NIT rolls on with Long Beach State taking on BYU on Wednesday, March 16.
- BYU is a big double-digit favorite over Long Beach State based on live NIT college basketball odds, but sharp bettors are liking the over/under instead.
- Using our college basketball picks and predictions, we examine how sharps are betting Long Beach State vs. BYU below.
Long Beach State vs. BYU Odds
| Long Beach State Odds | +11.5 |
| BYU Odds | -11.5 |
| Over/Under | 154.5 |
| Date | Wednesday, March 16 |
| Time | 9 p.m. ET |
| Channel | ESPN+ |
*Odds as of Wednesday morning
The First Four of the NCAA Tournament is underway and most casual basketball fans and bettors are hurriedly finishing up their March Madness brackets while breaking down tomorrow's Round of 64 slate.
With so much attention on the tournament itself, recreational bettors are largely ignoring the rest of the games on this week's schedule.
For example, Wednesday's night's slate includes 15 college hoops matchups, 13 of which will attract very little action because they're not part of the NCAA Tournament.
However, sharp bettors don't worry about the prestige of the tournament itself — all that matters is value.
And when it comes to value, tonight's Long Beach State vs. BYU NIT matchup appears to have plenty of it.