College Basketball Sharp Report: How Pros Are Betting Michigan State vs. Kentucky

March Madness is arguably the best time of the year for sports bettors. Everyone is already filling out NCAA Tournament brackets, so the college basketball betting market gets flooded with money from the most recreational of bettors looking for action since they're already analyzing every matchup for tourney pools.

But this isn't March.

For the most part, casual bettors don't care about college hoops until February as football still reigns supreme in terms of public action.

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As a result, college basketball is a very sharp market through the first couple of months with wiseguys picking off soft early-season numbers. Sometimes this means smart money landing on the smallest matchups of the day, while other times pros find value in high-profile games.

Tonight's No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Kentucky matchup fits the bill as a game between two blue-blood programs that is also attracting plenty of attention from respected bettors.

Let's look at how pros are betting Michigan State vs. Kentucky.

Michigan State vs. Kentucky Sharp Report

This total opened at 138.5 and 68% of bets have played the over, yet the line has dropped to between 137.5 and 138 depending on the sportsbook.

Why? Well, the paltry 32% of tickets wagered on the under make up for an astounding 89% of actual money. This tells us that the biggest bets are landing on that side of the total.

In addition, Sports Insights' Bet Signals, which track and report professional betting action in real-time, have triggered two smart money indicators on the under, confirming that the overwhelming amount of under money is also coming from bettors respected enough to move the market.

Sharp angle: Under (moved from 138.5 to 138/137.5) [In New Jersey? Bet now at PointsBet]