Thursday’s Top 25 CBB Odds
(TheSpread) – The Top 25 College Basketball schedule for Thursday features just five games. Here is a look at the odds for each contest.
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The main game of the night has Virginia Tech hosting No. 8 North Carolina at 9PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have made North Carolina as the favorite with a point spread of -6 against Virginia Tech. The over/under total for the game has been set at 143 points. North Carolina is 15-3 on the season and 1-2 on the road while Virginia Tech is 11-6 on the season and 8-2 at home. The Tar heels are 9-8 against the spread this year while the Hokies are 5-7-1 ATS. North Carolina has won six of the last seven against Virginia Tech but the Hokies have covered the spread in five of the last six in this series.
Another big game on the night has No. 22 Illinois looking to stay atop the Big Ten standings when they head to Penn State for a 9PM ET tipoff (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have made Illinois the favorite in this game, giving them a point spread of -4 against the Nittany Lions. The over/under total has been set at 123 points for this contest. Illinois is 15-3 on the season and 2-2 on the road while Penn State is 9-10 overall and 7-4 at home. The Illini is 8-8 against the spread while Penn State is 5-9 ATS on the year. Illinois has won three of the last four in this series while Penn State has covered the spread in 8 of its last 10 games against Illinois.
For odds and point totals for each Top 25 game on Thursday, see below.
2012 College Basketball Odds for Thursday, January 19
541 Wake Forest +22.5 (147.5)
542 No. 4 Duke -22.5
555 No. 15 Virginia -4 (111)
556 Georgia Tech +4
573 No. 22 Illinois -4 (123)
574 Penn State +4
577 No. 8 North Carolina -6 (143)
578 Virginia Tech +6
585 Pepperdine +23 (123.5)
586 No. 24 St. Mary’s -23
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