Today we have a loaded Thursday night slate of College Hoops action with roughly 60-games 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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7 p.m. ET: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina (-2.5, 141)

Georgia Southern (8-9) has dropped three in a row and just fell to Marshall 81-69, failing to cover as 7.5-point road dogs. Similarly, Coastal Carolina (8-9) has lost two straight and just came up short against Georgia State 79-74, failing to cover as 3-point road dogs.

This line opened with Coastal Carolina listed as a 2.5-point home favorite. All movement and liability has come in on the home favorite, as Coastal Carolina is being juiced up -2.5 (-115) while other books have risen to -3 at times throughout the day. Coastal Carolina is receiving roughly 70% of spread bets and dollars at DraftKings, indicating one-way public and sharp support.

Sharps seem to be specifically targeting Coastal Carolina to win the game straight up (-145), as they are taking in 75% of moneyline bets and a whopping 92% of moneyline dollars at DraftKings. Ken Pom has Coastal Carolina winning by three points (71-68).

Coastal Carolina has the better offensive efficiency (264th vs 308th), effective field goal percentage (51% vs 49%), three-point shooting (34% vs 32%) and free-throw percentage (70% vs 65%). Coastal Carolina is only giving up 68 PPG compared to Georgia Southern allowing 79 PPG. Coastal Carolina is 5-2 at home. Georgia Southern is 1-7 on the road.

8:30 p.m. ET: Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee Tech (-2.5, 143.5)

Southeast Missouri State (9-9) has lost three of their last four games and just fell to Little Rock 73-71, losing outright as 2-point home favorites. On the other hand, Tennessee Tech (9-8) just saw their five-game winning streak come to an end, falling to SIU Edwardsville 67-59 and failing to cover as 6-point road dogs.

This line opened with Tennessee Tech listed as 2-point home favorite. Sharps have sided with the short home chalk, driving Tennessee Tech up from -2 to -2.5. At DraftKings, Tennessee Tech is taking in 78% of spread bets and 86% of spread dollars, indicating heavy action from predominantly sharp money due to the fact that this is a low bet game devoid of public interest.

Sharps are also eyeing Tennessee Tech to win straight up (-145), as they are receiving 75% of moneyline bets and 81% of moneyline dollars at DraftKings. Ken Pom has Tennessee Tech winning by one point (71-71).

Tennessee Tech has the superior offensive efficiency (296th vs 316th), effective field goal percentage (50% vs 49%), three-point shooting (36% vs 33%) and free-throw shooting (70% vs 69%). Tennessee Tech enjoys a “rest vs tired” advantage, having last played on January 11th compared to Southeast Missouri State last playing on January 14th. Tennessee Tech is a perfect 6-0 at home. Southeast Missouri State is 2-5 on the road.

10 p.m. ET: Pacific at Portland (-2, 148)

Pacific (6-14) has lost ten of their last eleven games and just got crushed by Oregon State 91-55, failing to cover as 9-point home dogs. Meanwhile, Portland (5-13) has lost five games in a row and just fell to San Francisco 81-72 but managed to cover as 19-point road dogs.

This line opened with Portland listed as a 1.5-point home favorite. The public has no interest in this tiny matchup and it is one of the lowest bet games of the night in terms of overall tickets. However, wiseguys have jumped on the home team laying short chalk, driving Portland up from -1.5 to -2.

At DraftKings, Portland is taking in 79% of spread bets and 92% of spread dollars. Normally, this heavy one-way split would indicate both Pro and Joe action, but because this game is so unpopular it more likely represents heavy smart money playing the home team. Sharps are also playing Portland to win straight up (-130), as they are receiving 69% of moneyline bets and 88% of moneyline dollars at DraftKings. Ken Pom has Portland winning by one point (75-74).

Portland has the better three-point shooting (31% vs 28%) and free-throw percentage (77% vs 74%). Portland also enjoys a rest advantage, having last played on January 9th while Pacific last played on January 11th. Portland is 4-5 at home this season. Pacific is 1-8 on the road.

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