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Michigan State vs. Maryland Odds
| Michigan State Odds | -1 |
| Maryland Odds | +1 |
| Over/Under | 130.5 |
| Time | 11:30 a.m. ET |
| TV | Big Ten Network |
OK, college basketball conference tournament season is here, for reals.
Major conferences will be in action all day, with big games like Michigan State vs. Maryland and Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia tipping off before noon ET.
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With just a few hours until these games are underway, let’s leverage our College Basketball PRO Report to break down the Michigan State vs. Maryland matchup in more detail, including how sharp money has already forced a significant odds adjustment ahead of Thursday morning’s tip.
Michigan State vs. Maryland Pick Pick
Sharp Action
The Terrapins opened as 2-point favorites against the Spartans, but professional bettors didn’t let that number settle for long.
Sharp action immediately came in on Michigan State +1.5, and a second time at a pick’em to flip the Spartans from short underdogs to 1-point favorites across the market (click here for the latest college basketball conference tournament odds).
Big Money
A slight majority of bettors — 56% to be exact — agree with the wiseguys and have gotten down on Michigan State in this matchup.
But as expected, The Action Network’s college basketball betting data shows that the Spartans have also landed 83% of the money wagered on the spread.
This is a tell-tale sign of which team is attracting the biggest bets in a given matchup, and, in this case, that’s Michigan State.
Based on our PRO Report’s data, it’s reasonable to conclude that large wagers from respected bettors have been flowing on the Spartans, forcing oddsmakers to kick this spread from Maryland -2 to Michigan State -1.
PRO Report Pick: Michigan State -1
