Today we wrap up the weekend with a 32 game College Basketball slate to choose from. Let’s examine where smart money is leaning for a trio of matchups using our VSiN CBB Betting Splits, which are updated every 5 minutes and come directly from DraftKings and Circa Sports.
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1 p.m. ET: Manhattan (-1.5, 140.5) at Canisius
Manhattan (11-16) has won two straight and just took down Niagara 76-69, covering as 2.5-point road favorites. Meanwhile, Canisius (8-18) has dropped ten straight and just fell to Iona 69-63, failing to cover as 4.5-point home dogs.
This line opened with Manhattan listed as a 1.5-point road favorite.
Sharps have quietly sided with Manhattan laying short chalk on the road, as the Jaspers are being juiced up -1.5 (-115) at a few books and have even touched -2 briefly across the market.
At DraftKings, Manhattan is receiving 70% of spread bets and 83% of spread dollars. At Circa, Manhattan is taking in 50% of spread bets and 91% of spread dollars. Both books are showing a “low bets, higher dollars” bet discrepancy in favor of the road chalk.
Ken Pom has Manhattan winning by one point (72-71).
With this in mind, many pros have elected to back the Jaspers on the moneyline (-125) instead of laying the points.
At DraftKings, Manhattan is taking in 69% of moneyline bets and 83% of moneyline dollars, another sharp split in favor of a straight up Jaspers road victory.
Manhattan has the better offensive efficiency (237th vs 354th), effective field goal percentage (296th vs 338th), free-throw shooting (3rd vs 276th) and commit fewer turnovers on offense (81st vs 334th).
Manhattan also has the better scoring offense, averaging 76 PPG compared to 63 PPG for Canisius.
2 p.m. ET: North Texas at Temple (-2.5, 136.5)
North Texas (14-11) has won two in a row and just held off Memphis 76-69, winning outright as 1.5-point home dogs. On the other hand, Temple (15-9) just saw their two-game win streak come to an end, falling to Tulane 77-66 and failing to cover as 1.5-point road dogs.
This line opened with Temple listed as a 1.5-point home favorite.
Sharps have pounced on Temple laying short chalk at home, steaming the Owls up from -1.5 to -2.5.
At DraftKings, Temple is taking in 64% of spread bets and a hefty 75% of spread dollars, a notable “low bets, higher dollars” sharp split indicating slight public support but also heavy sharp action in their favor.
Ken Pom has Temple winning by two points (67-65).
As a result, many pros have looked to gain some added cushion by targeting the Owls on the moneyline at -140.
At DraftKings, Temple is receiving 79% of moneyline bets and 86% of moneyline dollars, a heavy one-way split in favor of a straight up Owls victory on their home court.
Temple has the better offensive efficiency (116th vs 285th), effective field goal percentage (236th vs 342nd), three-point shooting (189th vs 359th) and free-throw percentage (73rd vs 237th).
Temple also does a better job of not turning it over on offense, ranking 14th in fewest turnovers vs 273rd for North Texas.
The Owls enjoy a one-day rest advantage, having last played on February 11th compared to North Texas last playing on February 12th.
Temple is 9-3 at home. North Texas is 3-6 on the road.
7 p.m. ET: Towson at Monmouth (-2.5, 136.5)
Towson (14-12) has won two of their last three and just brushed aside Stony Brook 69-57, covering as 7.5-point home favorites. Meanwhile, Monmouth (13-12) has won four of their last five and just dominated Drexel 93-73, easily winning outright as 1.5-point road dogs.
This line opened with Monmouth listed as a 1.5-point home favorite.
Sharps have jumped on Monmouth laying short chalk at home, driving the Hawks up from -1.5 to -2.5.
At DraftKings, Monmouth is taking in 68% of spread bets and 70% of spread dollars, a one-way “low bets, higher dollars” bet discrepancy in their favor.
Ken Pom has Monmouth winning by two points (66-64).
With this in mind, many savvy bettors have looked to protect themselves by playing Monmouth on the moneyline (-145) instead of laying the points.
At DraftKings, Monmouth is receiving 72% of moneyline bets and 74% of moneyline dollars, another Pro and Joe split in favor of a straight up Hawks victory on their home court.
Monmouth has the better effective field goal percentage (282nd vs 349th), three-point shooting (146th vs 363rd) and free-throw shooting (125th vs 317th). Monmouth also does a better job of turning their opponents over on defense (26th vs 246th).
Monmouth is 7-4 at home this season. Towson is 2-8 on the road.
