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College Basketball Betting Odds

Written by Jimmy Boyd

Understanding college basketball betting odds is very important to being successful at gambling. Some bettors are a little confused by what a point spread is and what the odds are so we wanted to help everyone by clearing up some confusion. Each night the sportsbooks put out a list of odds for the next day’s games. A typical game will be like School A -9.5 at School B. That means when the game is over, School A has to score 9.5 more points than their opponent in order to cover the spread. If the score is School A 79, School B 70, then people who bet on School B will win the money, but if the score is School A 85, School B 70, then gamblers who took School A will be smiling all the way to the bank.

The odds, lines, and point spreads for college basketball all normally mean the same thing. The lines makers determine which basketball team to add points to or subtract points from in each matchup in order to make the score even. The main goal is to even out the NCAA basketball betting action on each side so they can profit from the juice, or vig from the losses. In each game, the better team will be the favorite and the home team normally gets 3-4 points leaned towards their way to make up for home-court advantage. Odds makers look at a number of different things when they sit down to determine what the spread should be. They will always take an in-depth look at injury reports, local newspapers, player match-ups, coaching strategies, the game’s venue, and a variety of other factors. Teams are all unique and some play better on rest, no rest, off a loss, off a win, and anything else. This is all taken into account so we have to do the same in order to beat the college basketball betting odds.

After seeing how much work goes into setting money-making betting odds you can see why you might need the help of an experience basketball handicapper. Jimmy Boyd and the Locksmith Sports staff’s college basketball picks go deep into each team’s stats, tendencies, and match-ups to find holes in the linesmakers odds. Our long, documented history of success on the hardwood speaks for itself, but if you are not ready to sign up for one of our successful premium NCAA basketball picks packages, then join our free sports picks newsletter.

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