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College Basketball Odds: James Madison vs. Elon
| James Madison Odds | -4.5 |
| Elon Odds | +4.5 |
| Over/Under | 143 |
| Time | 6 p.m. ET |
Tuesday night’s betting market is relatively quiet across the board, especially in college basketball.
Perhaps bettors are still recovering from Super Bowl 55 and/or hitting the books to get up to speed on college basketball, but our College Basketball PRO Report has yet to pop for tonight’s slate.
However, market research can sometimes be deceiving, especially if you rely too heavily on comparing opening to current lines.
Tonight’s James Madison vs. Elon matchup is a perfect example. At first glance there appears to be very little there to analyze, but by digging into our PRO betting tools, we quickly find that sharps bettors have quietly taken a big position on this spread.
Let’s take a look.
College Basketball Picks: James Madison vs. Elon
Sharp Action
James Madison opened as a 4-point favorite over Elon and the line has climbed to -4.5, so wiseguys are on the Dukes, right?
Wrong.
This line actually climbed to JMU -5.5, and that’s when an influx of smart money hit the market to buy back Elon.
Action Labs’ Bet Signals are reporting a sharp action indicator on the Phoenix at +5.5 shortly after 10:20 a.m. ET, which drove the line back down to +4.5 across the market.
PRO Systems
The Action Network’s College Basketball PRO Betting Systems are showing Elon in an undervalued spot as well.
The Phoenix have performed poorly for bettors so far this season, and with a conference matchup against JMU, which has a winning against-the-spread (ATS) record, making Elon a savvy bet tonight.
The home underdog fits our Poor ATS vs. Good ATS Teams PRO System, which is 1855-1522-81 (55%) ATS since 2005.
PRO Report Pick: Elon +4.5