Basketball betting

I follow a lot of betting lines on Wagerline.com to see how trends go, and let’s be honest–to give me some headway into games I am interested in throwing some money on. The early line for the Michigan State-UCONN game was the Huskies being favored by 4, and bettors have been eating it up–in favor of UCONN, as the consensus shows at the time of this writing that almost 70% of picks think Connecticut will cover.

The line therefore will probably move up then as books try to get people to put more money on Michigan State, and while 4 points may seem a no brainer on paper, if it goes to six or more, I may be prone to throw my cash at it. Because I certainly think that the Spartans are going to play this one tight and go against the grain.

The over/under is now at 135, and I would HAVE to think with the offensive firepower that both teams have showed over the past few games that it should clear this, and it seems that betters are certainly thinking the same, as the percentages show almost 2/3 of bets going towards the over.

What do you think?