Friday college basketball slates include plenty of Ivy League action, which rarely inspire much interest from casual bettors.
However, winning bets on these matchups pay just the same as those on nationally televised games with blue-blood programs.
These Friday Ivy League matchups have been a popular target of sharp bettors in recent weeks, and today is no different.
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Let's take a look at how professionals are betting tonight's Yale vs. Cornell game and why it offers so much value.
Yale vs. Cornell Sharp Betting Pick
Yale opened as a big 12-point road favorite against Cornell and bettors are flocking to the Bulldogs.
More than 70% of tickets have landed on Yale, but those account for just 47% of the total money wagered on the spread.
This tells us that the bigger bets are instead hitting Cornell.
In fact, according to Bet Labs, college basketball teams getting at least half of the money but just 35% or less of the tickets — like Cornell — are 219-175-6 (55.6%) against the spread since 2016.
Sports Insights' Bet Signals agree, triggering a Steam Move on the Big Red at +12.
With an influx of large wagers from respected bettors taking the home dogs, oddsmakers had no choice but to knock this line down from +12 to +11.5 before returning to +12 a short while ago.
As 12-point dogs once again, don't be surprised to see more Big Red money hit the market.
Sharp angle: Cornell (line freeze at +12)
