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In the meantime, let's examine where smart money is leaning for Thursday's College Basketball slate.
6:30 p.m. ET: Austin Peay at Bellarmine (-2.5, 131.5)
Austin Peay (7-8) has dropped two of their last three games and just fell to Memphis 81-70. Similarly, Bellarmine (4-11) has dropped four straight and just fell to High Point 90-85. This line opened with Bellarmine listed as low as a 1.5-point home favorite. Right off the bat, this opening line speaks volumes. Why is a 4-11 team who has last four straight favored over a 7-8 team? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Sharps have embraced the fishy side and laid the points with the home favorite, steaming Bellarmine up from -1.5 to -2.5. This line movement is especially notable because this is an added or extra game with a 6-digit ID number (game 306543/306544). In other words, it's a line low bet game that the public has zero interest in. So we know based upon the line move that pros have targeted Bellarmine. Bellarmine is only receiving 48% of bets but 59% of money, a sharp "low bets, higher dollars" bet split. Ken Pom has Bellarmine winning by two points (67-65). Bellarmine has a clear edge at the free throw stripe (83% vs 68%). Bellarmine is 3-2 at home this season. Austin Peay is just 1-6 on the road. Bellarmine is -145 on the moneyline. Pros have also leaned over, raising the total from 130.5 to 131.5.
9 p.m. ET: UTEP at New Mexico State (-2, 139.5)
UTEP (8-6) just saw their two-game winning streak come to an end, falling to Seattle 73-61. On the flip side, New Mexico State (6-9) just snapped a three-game losing skid with a 66-62 win over California Baptist. This line opened with New Mexico State listed as a 1-point home favorite. In one of the lowest bet games of they day currently 81% of bets and 93% of money is laying the short spread with the home favorite. This heavy wiseguy support has steamed New Mexico State up from -1 to -1.5. Some shops are even inching up to -2. Ken Pom has New Mexico State winning by one point (70-69). Those looking to follow the "obscure" sharp move but wary of laying the points could instead target New Mexico State on the moneyline -125. New Mexico State is 6-1 at home this season. UTEP is 0-3 on the road. UTEP went 3-10 on the road last season. New Mexico State has the better effective FG percentage (47 vs 45), better 3-point percentage (30 vs 24) and better free throw percentage (72 vs 68). Pros have also leaned under, dropping the total from 140 to 139.5. Currently 26% of bets and 85% of money is on the under, a sharp contrarian under bet split.