VCU-UCF Sharp Action: Professional Bettors Reveal Which Team Has the Edge
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- Friday's VCU-UCF (9:40 p.m. ET, CBS) NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup is attracting plenty of attention from sharp bettors.
- Using The Action Network's betting tools, we reveal how professional bettors think this matchup will play out.
Friday’s VCU-UCF NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup is not only interesting for those filling out March Madness brackets, but it’s also attracting plenty of activity from college basketball bettors.
In fact, professional bettors — also known as “sharps” — keyed in on this game in the 12 hours following the release of the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket.
However, since the early line movement, smart money has started hitting the opposite side of this matchup, moving the point spread once again and revealing how professional bettors see this game playing out.
Let’s break down the action.
VCU-UCF Sharp Action
Oddsmakers initially opened this line as a pick’em, and bettors quickly moved VCU to a 1-point favorite. But starting Monday afternoon, UCF money began to hit the market, flipping the Knights to -1. The spread even touched -1.5 Tuesday afternoon before settling back in at the current number.