Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images. Pictured: Christian Bishop #13 celebrates with Denzel Mahoney #34 of the Creighton Bluejays
The 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket has been revealed, meaning fans across the globe are already penciling in their sleepers, upsets, Final Fours and eventual champions.
Bettors are also hard at work, plowing through every First Four and Round of 64 matchup for value.
Interestingly, the Round of 64 won’t get underway until Friday as opposed to its traditional Thursday start.
This gives bettors and extra day to examine every game in order to pick the right spots for value, but that also doesn’t mean those with the resources to move college basketball lines are sitting on their hands, either.
In fact, two NCAA Tournament matchups are already attracting attention from professional bettors, so much so that sportsbooks have moved the lines.
Using our College Basketball PRO Report, let’s examine the two NCAA Tournament games that sharps are already betting.
NCAA Tournament Betting Picks
UNC Greensboro vs. Florida State
Saturday, March 20 | 12:45 p.m. ET | TruTV
Big Money
While it’s not a classic case of “sharp action,” which is often defined by sudden influxes of action from respected bettors, steady money has landed on the UNC Greensboro vs. Florida State over/under, forcing a reaction from oddsmakers.
In general, bettors are split on this total with each side garnering exactly 50% of the tickets, however, our college basketball public betting data shows that the under is also receiving 83% of the money.
With sportsbooks taking big bets on the UNC Greensboro vs. Florida State over/under, they’ve had no choice by to knock this number down from 145.5 to 145, and even 144.5 (click here for the latest NCAA Tournament odds) at shops like BetMGM.
PRO Systems
So why are professional bettors wasting no time to bet on the UNC Greensboro vs. Florida State under? Perhaps our College Basketball PRO Betting Systems can shed some light …
This matchup fits The Action Network’s Neutral Court Unders PRO System, which is 876-716-17 (55%) since 2005 by identifying games that should see lower-than-expected scoring.
PRO Report Pick: UNC Greensboro-Florida State Under 145
UC Santa Barbara vs. Creighton
Saturday, March 20 | 3:30 p.m. ET | TruTV
Sharp Action
According to Action Labs’ Bet Signals, which track sharp betting action across the college basketball market, wiseguys wasted no time jumping on the UC Santa Barbara vs. Creighton opener.
Pros immediately steamed UC Santa Barbara on Sunday night, pushing this spread down from +8 to +6.5.
Big Money
As is often the case, sharps are backing their opinions with their wallets, evidenced by the 96% of the money currently landed on Gauchos.
Top Experts
Our top college hoops bettors don’t want to miss the Gauchos train either, with one of our experts already on the underdogs in this matchup as well.
PRO Report Pick: UC Santa Barbara +6.5