Four Small CBB Schools to Bet Thursday
Don’t overlook these four small college basketball programs when filling out your betting card Thursday night.
Cal Poly SLO at UC Riverside, 10:00 p.m. ET
According to oddsmakers from online sports book YouWager, UC Riverside is now a 4-point home favorite to knock off Cal Poly, which opened as 4.5-point underdogs. The Mustangs have struggled at the betting window in this series, posting a 3-7 ATS record in their last 10 games versus the Highlanders. Cal Poly is also 1-8-2 at the betting window in its last 11 road games, is 17-39-2 ATS in its last 58 games overall, and is just 14-37-2 against the spread in its last 53 conference games. On the other side, the HIghlanders are a perfect 5-0 against the number in their last five games coming off a loss and have covered in six of their last eight games overall.
College Basketball Prediction: UC Riverside -4
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Siena vs. Quinnipiac, 7:00 p.m. ET
After this game hit the board as a pick’em, the line rocketed to Quinnipiac -3.5. The favorite is 6-2 against the spread in the last eight meetings between these two teams while the Bobcats are 4-1-1 against the spread in their last seven games when facing an opponent with a losing record. Meanwhile, the Saints are winless at 0-6-1 ATS in their last seven games when facing an opponent with a win percentage below .400.
College Basketball Prediction: Quinnipiac -3.5
Long Beach State at UC Santa Barbara, 11:00 p.m. ET
This is a nice spot to fade the public, as 72% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on UC Santa Barbara to cover as a 7.5-point home favorite. The 49ers have been a great play in this series, covering the spread in 11 of their last 14 road games versus the Gauchos. The 49ers are also 18-8 against the number in their last 26 games overall versus UC Santa Barbara while the road team has cashed in four of the last five meetings between these two teams.
College Basketball Prediction: Long Beach State +7.5
Tennessee Tech vs. Jacksonville State, 7:30 p.m. ET
After opening as a 5-point home favorite, the Gamecocks are now -6.5 to beat the Golden Eagles tonight in conference tournament play. Tennessee Tech is just 1-4 at the betting window in its last five games versus Jacksonville State and has failed to cover the spread in nine of its last 12 games coming off a win. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks are a perfect 7-0 against the number in their last seven neutral site games and are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games when facing a team with a winning record.
College Basketball Prediction: Jacksonville State -6.5