How do I read CBB point spreads?

A basketball point spread is a bet on the margin of victory. The spread is set based on the difference in ability between the two teams, plus other factors like home-court advantage, injuries and rest . Let’s say Duke is an 8.5-point favorite over North Carolina. The Blue Devils will be listed at -8.5, because that minus sign indicates they’re the favorite. To win the bet, Duke needs to win the game by 9 points or more. For North Carolina to win the bet, the Tar Heels need to lose by 1-8 points, or win the game. The point spread is the great equalizer because it makes it possible to bet on even the worst teams.

What is an over/under or total in college basketball?

A total in college basketball betting is a wager on the combined number of points scored by both teams in a given game. You’re not trying to guess the number exactly, but are instead betting on whether the total points will be over or under a certain amount. A team like Virginia has had low totals -- often around 120 -- because of its stifling defense and slow pace. Let’s say the Cavaliers are playing Louisville, with the total set at 122. If UVA wins 70-55 (125 total points), the game will go “over”, and anyone who bet the over wins their bet. If UVA wins 60-50 (110 total points), the game goes “under.”

How do Moneylines work for basketball?

A moneyline bet in college basketball is a wager on the winner of the game, adjusted for each team’s strength . For example: Duke might be a -350 favorite against North Carolina in that same game where the Blue Devils are favored by 8.5 points. The minus sign indicates Duke is favored. North Carolina would be around +275. The plus sign indicates UNC is the underdog. American moneylines odds are based entirely around winning $100 -- so a $350 bet on Duke would net $100 (plus the original bet back). A $100 bet on UNC would yield $275 (plus your original bet back). Moneylines are much less popular than point spreads in a sport like college basketball.

College Basketball Odds, Spreads & Betting Lines

Fri Nov 22

Odds Settings

Scheduled	Open	Best Odds
CS Bakersfield CSB FGCU FGCU	+4.5 -101 -4.5 -120	+5.5-107 -5.5-110	+5.5-110 -5.5-110	N/A N/A	+5.5-108 -5.5-112	+5.5-108 -5.5-112	+5.5-108 -5.5-115	+5.5-107 -5.5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
4:00 PM
UIC UIC 847 La Salle LAS 848	+3.5 -106 -3.5 -114	+2.5-113 -1.5-115	+1.5-105 -1.5-115	+2-110 -2-110	+2.5-118 -2.5-104	+2-108 -2-112	+2.5-114 -2.5-108	+2.5-113 -2.5-107	N/A N/A	+2-110 -2-110
4:00 PM
Ohio OHIO 855 Portland PORT 856	-8.5 -110 +8.5 -110	-6.5-109 +7.5-110	-7.5-105 +7.5-115	-7.5-110 +7.5-110	-6.5-110 +6.5-110	-6.5-110 +6.5-110	-6.5-112 +6.5-112	-6.5-109 +6.5-110	N/A N/A	-7.5-110 +7.5-110
4:30 PM
Drake DRKE 855 FAU FAU 856	+3.5 -105 -3.5 -115	+4-110 -3-113	+3.5-105 -3.5-115	+4-110 -4-110	+3.5-110 -3.5-110	+3.5-108 -3.5-112	+3-109 -3-114	+3-108 -3-113	N/A N/A	+4-110 -4-110
4:30 PM
Longwood LONG 871 UAB UAB 872	+7.5 -110 -7.5 -110	+8.5-110 -8.5-105	+8.5-115 -8.5-105	+8.5-110 -8.5-110	+8.5-110 -8.5-110	+8-108 -8-112	+8-109 -8-114	+8-107 -8-113	N/A N/A	+8.5-110 -8.5-110
5:30 PM
Northeastern NE 785 FIU FIU 786	-6.5 -102 +6.5 -120	-4.5-115 +5.5-106	-4.5-115 +4.5-105	-5-110 +5-110	-5.5-114 +5.5-106	-5-112 +5-108	-5.5-114 +5.5-109	-5.5-113 +5.5-108	N/A N/A	-5-110 +5-110
6:00 PM
E. Carolina ECU 849 Stetson STET 850	-13.5 -110 +13.5 -110	-13.5-102 +12.5-105	-12.5-115 +12.5-105	-13-110 +13-110	-13.5-102 +13.5-120	-13-110 +13-110	-13-113 +13-110	-13-112 +13-109	N/A N/A	-13-110 +13-110
6:30 PM
Middle Tenn MTU 865 S. Florida USF 866	+6.5 -116 -6.5 -105	+2-110 -1.5-107	+1.5-105 -1.5-115	+2-110 -2-110	+1.5-110 -1.5-110	+1.5-108 -1.5-112	+1.5-114 -1.5-109	+1.5-113 -1.5-107	N/A N/A	+1.5-110 -1.5-110
7:00 PM
Miami (FL) MIA 857 OK State OKST 858	-4.5 -110 +4.5 -110	-5.5-102 +5.5-108	-5.5-105 +5.5-115	-5-110 +5-110	-5.5-102 +5.5-120	-5-112 +5-108	-5.5-114 +5.5-109	-5.5-113 +5.5-108	N/A N/A	-5-110 +5-110
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh PITT 879 LSU LSU 880	-4.5 -110 +4.5 -110	-6.5-108 +6.5-109	-6.5-110 +6.5-110	-6.5-110 +6.5-110	-6.5-110 +6.5-110	-6.5-108 +6.5-112	-6.5-113 +6.5-110	-6.5-112 +6.5-109	N/A N/A	-6.5-110 +6.5-110
7:30 PM
Illinois St ILST 873 McNeese St MCNS 874	+8.5 -110 -8.5 -110	+10.5-108 -10-112	+10.5-110 -10.5-110	+10.5-110 -10.5-110	+10.5-108 -10.5-112	+10.5-112 -10.5-108	+10-109 -10-113	+10-108 -10-112	N/A N/A	+10.5-110 -10.5-110
8:00 PM
Presbyterian PRE Youngstown St YSU	+6.5 -110 -6.5 -110	+5.5-110 -5.5-108	+5.5-110 -5.5-110	N/A N/A	+5.5-110 -5.5-110	N/A N/A	+5.5-114 -5.5-109	+5.5-113 -5.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
8:30 PM
JMU JMU 851 UCSD UCSD 852	+3.5 -110 -3.5 -110	-2.5-108 +3-113	-2.5-110 +2.5-110	-2.5-110 +2.5-110	-2.5-110 +2.5-110	-2.5-108 +2.5-112	-3-109 +3-114	-3-108 +3-113	N/A N/A	-2.5-110 +2.5-110
8:30 PM
UMKC UMKC American U AMER	-3.5 -105 +3.5 -115	-3.5-105 +3.5-110	-3.5-110 +3.5-110	N/A N/A	-3.5-105 +3.5-115	-3.5-105 +3.5-115	-3.5-112 +3.5-112	-3.5-110 +3.5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
9:30 PM
Temple TEM 788 Florida St FSU 787	+4.5 -120 -4.5 -102	+5.5-110 -4.5-110	+4.5-110 -4.5-110	+4.5-110 -4.5-110	+5.5-110 -5.5-110	+4.5-108 -4.5-112	N/A N/A	+5-112 -5-108	N/A N/A	+4.5-110 -4.5-110
10:00 PM
IUIN IUIN 789 Coastal Car CCAR 790	+3 -105 -3 -115	+3.5-110 -2.5-107	+3.5-110 -3.5-110	N/A N/A	+2.5-110 -2.5-110	+3.5-112 -3.5-108	+2.5-114 -2.5-109	+2.5-113 -2.5-107	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
10:00 PM
St. Thomas UST 792 Wofford WOF 791	-2 -108 +2 -112	+1-110 +1.5-109	+1.5-120 -1.5+100	+1-110 -1-110	+1.5-122 -1.5+100	+1-112 -1-108	-1.5-113 +1.5-110	-1.5-112 +1.5-109	N/A N/A	+1-110 -1-110
10:00 PM
Wisconsin WIS 881 UCF UCF 882	-4.5 -105 +4.5 -116	-4.5-110 +5-108	-4.5-115 +4.5-105	-5-110 +5-110	-4.5-110 +4.5-110	-5-112 +5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	-5-110 +5-110
10:00 PM
Bradley BRAD 867 Wright State WRST 868	-5.5 -110 +5.5 -110	-5.5-115 +6-108	-5.5-115 +5.5-105	-6-110 +6-110	-6.5-102 +6.5-120	N/A N/A	-6-114 +6-109	-6-113 +6-108	N/A N/A	-6-110 +6-110
10:00 PM
Seton Hall HALL 859 Vanderbilt VAN 860	+2.5 -102 -2.5 -120	+6.5-110 -5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+6.5-110 -6.5-110	N/A N/A	+5-110 -5-113	+5-109 -5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
10:00 PM
Louisiana ULL 875 Liberty LIB 876	+11.5 -105 -11.5 -116	+12.5-105 -12.5-104	N/A N/A	+12-110 -12-110	+12.5-118 -12.5-104	+12.5-105 -12.5-115	+12.5-114 -12.5-109	+12-107 -12-113	N/A N/A	+12-110 -12-110
10:30 PM
Utah Tech UTU 793 Utah UTAH 794	+23 -108 -23 -112	+24.5-109 -24.5-105	+24.5-110 -24.5-110	+24-110 -24-110	+24.5-115 -24.5-105	+24-108 -24-112	+24.5-110 -24.5-112	+24.5-109 -24.5-112	N/A N/A	+24-110 -24-110
10:30 PM
Campbell CAMP 795 Ohio State OSU 796	+25.5 -105 -25.5 -116	+25.5-104 -26-108	+25.5-110 -25.5-110	+25.5-110 -25.5-110	+25.5-104 -25.5-118	+25.5-110 -25.5-110	+26-114 -26-109	+26-113 -26-108	N/A N/A	+25.5-110 -25.5-110
11:00 PM
Monmouth MONM SFA SFA	+7.5 -111 -7.5 -111	+7.5-110 -7.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+7.5-110 -7.5-110	N/A N/A	+7.5-114 -7.5-109	+7.5-113 -7.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
11:00 PM
Lamar LAM Akron AKR	+10.5 -110 -10.5 -110	+10.5-105 -11-108	+11.5-115 -11.5-105	N/A N/A	+10.5-105 -10.5-115	+11-112 -11-108	+11-114 -11-109	+10.5-107 -10.5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
11:00 PM
TN-Martin UTM Dolphins LMC		-1.5-108 N/A	-1.5-110 N/A	N/A N/A	-1.5-120 N/A	-1.5-108 N/A	N/A N/A	-1.5-108 N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
11:00 PM
Jax State JVST 853 Toledo TOL 854	+5.5 -110 -5.5 -110	+4.5-114 -3.5-115	+3.5-105 -3.5-115	+4-110 -4-110	+3.5-104 -3.5-118	N/A N/A	+4.5-115 -4.5-108	+4.5-114 -4.5-107	N/A N/A	+4-110 -4-110
11:00 PM
USC Upstate SCUS E Tennessee St ETSU	+12 -105 -12 -115	+12.5-105 -12.5-110	+12.5-105 -12.5-115	N/A N/A	+12.5-110 -12.5-110	+12.5-110 -12.5-110	+12.5-108 -12.5-115	+12.5-107 -12.5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
William & Mary WM 799 NC State NCST 800	+15.5 -111 -15.5 -111	+15.5-107 -15-110	+14.5-105 -14.5-115	+15-110 -15-110	+15.5-110 -15.5-110	+15-110 -15-110	+15.5-113 -15.5-110	+15.5-107 -15.5-114	N/A N/A	+15-110 -15-110
12:00 AM
Army ARMY Manhattan MAN	-2 -110 +2 -110	-1-112 +2.5-108	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	N/A N/A	-1.5-120 +1.5-102	-1-112 +1-108	N/A N/A	-2.5-113 +2.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Colgate COLG Harvard HARV	-1 -110 +1 -110	-1.5-110 +2.5-113	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	N/A N/A	-1.5-120 +1.5-102	-2-105 +2-115	N/A N/A	-2.5-108 +2.5-113	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Morgan State MORG Buffalo BUFF	+3.5 -105 -3.5 -115	+3.5-107 -3.5-104	+3.5-115 -3.5-105	N/A N/A	+3.5-118 -3.5-104	+3-108 -3-112	N/A N/A	+3.5-107 -3.5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Chicago St CHS Indiana St INST	+16 -115 -16 -105	+16-110 -15.5-105	+14.5-105 -14.5-115	N/A N/A	+15.5-115 -15.5-105	+14.5-105 -14.5-115	+16-112 -16-112	+16-110 -16-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Jackson St JKST Kentucky UK	+32.5 -104 -32.5 -118	+34.5-105 -34.5-110	+34.5-105 -34.5-115	N/A N/A	+34.5-110 -34.5-110	+35-112 -35-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Drexel DREX 807 Fordham FOR 808	+5 -110 -5 -110	+6-108 -5.5-115	+5.5-105 -5.5-115	+6-110 -6-110	+6.5-115 -6.5-105	+6-108 -6-112	N/A N/A	+6-112 -6-109	N/A N/A	+6-110 -6-110
12:00 AM
S. Illinois SIU 797 Florida FLA 798	+17.5 -111 -17.5 -111	+17.5-102 -18.5-105	+18.5-115 -18.5-105	+18-110 -18-110	+17.5-102 -17.5-120	+18-108 -18-112	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+18-110 -18-110
12:00 AM
NC Central NCCU Georgia State GAST	+5 -110 -5 -110	+5.5-110 -5-110	+5.5-115 -5.5-105	N/A N/A	+5.5-115 -5.5-105	+5-110 -5-110	+5.5-112 -5.5-112	+5.5-110 -5.5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
VMI VMI 805 Davidson DAV 806	+19.5 -112 -19.5 -108	+19.5-105 -19-108	+20.5-110 -20.5-110	+20-110 -20-110	+19.5-105 -19.5-114	+20-112 -20-108	+19-114 -19-109	+19-113 -19-108	N/A N/A	+20-110 -20-110
12:00 AM
Winthrop WIN Louisville LOU	+16.5 -111 -16.5 -111	+19.5-110 -19.5-108	+19.5-110 -19.5-110	N/A N/A	+19.5-110 -19.5-110	+19.5-112 -19.5-108	+19.5-114 -19.5-109	+19.5-113 -19.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:00 AM
Merrimack MRMK 803 Butler BUT 804	+11.5 -111 -11.5 -111	+11.5-105 -11.5-109	+11.5-105 -11.5-115	+11.5-110 -11.5-110	+11.5-110 -11.5-110	+12-112 -12-108	+11.5-113 -11.5-110	+11.5-112 -11.5-109	N/A N/A	+11.5-110 -11.5-110
12:00 AM
St. John's SJU 883 Virginia UVA 884	-11.5 -102 +11.5 -120	-11.5-102 +11.5-110	-11.5-105 +11.5-115	-11-110 +11-110	-11.5-102 +11.5-120	-11.5-110 +11.5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	-11-110 +11-110
12:00 AM
Syracuse SYR 887 Texas Tech TTU 888	+12.5 -110 -12.5 -110	+11-105 -10-110	+10.5-115 -10.5-105	+10-110 -10-110	+10.5-102 -10.5-120	+11-105 -11-115	N/A N/A	+10.5-109 -10.5-112	N/A N/A	+10-110 -10-110
12:00 AM
UNC Asheville UNCA SE Missouri SEMO	-8.5 -110 +8.5 -110	-9.5-113 +10-110	-9.5-115 +9.5-105	N/A N/A	-9.5-115 +9.5-105	-10-110 +10-110	-9.5-114 +9.5-109	-9.5-113 +9.5-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:30 AM
New Orleans UNO Tulane TULN	+17.5 -110 -17.5 -110	+18-110 -17.5-104	+18.5-115 -18.5-105	N/A N/A	+17.5-118 -17.5-104	+18-110 -18-110	+17-109 -17-114	+17-108 -17-113	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:30 AM
UL Monroe ULM NW State NWST	+5 -110 -5 -110	+4.5-106 -3.5-115	+3.5-105 -3.5-115	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+4-108 -4-112	+4.5-107 -4.5-115	+4.5-106 -4.5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:30 AM
Pacific PAC 809 Missouri MIZZ 810	+19.5 -110 -19.5 -110	+20-110 -19.5-105	+19.5-115 -19.5-105	+19-110 -19-110	+19.5-110 -19.5-110	+19.5-112 -19.5-108	+20-112 -20-112	+20-110 -20-110	N/A N/A	+19-110 -19-110
12:30 AM
Elon ELON 801 Notre Dame ND 802	+15.5 -110 -15.5 -110	+16.5-108 -16-112	+16.5-110 -16.5-110	+16.5-110 -16.5-110	+16.5-110 -16.5-110	+16-108 -16-112	+16.5-109 -16.5-113	+16.5-108 -16.5-113	N/A N/A	+16.5-110 -16.5-110
12:30 AM
VCU VCU 861 Nevada NEV 862	-2.5 -102 +2.5 -120	+1.5-102 -1.5-115	+1.5-105 -1.5-115	+2-110 -2-110	+1.5-102 -1.5-120	N/A N/A	+2-114 -2-109	+2-113 -2-108	N/A N/A	+2-110 -2-110
12:30 AM
Texas St TXST 869 Princeton PRIN 870	+7.5 -110 -7.5 -110	+5.5-102 -5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+5.5-102 -5.5-120	N/A N/A	+5-108 -5-115	+5-107 -5-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
12:30 AM
Incarnate Word IW N. Arizona NAU	+3.5 -115 -3.5 -105	+3.5-105 -3-115	+3.5-105 -3.5-115	N/A N/A	+3.5-110 -3.5-110	+4-115 -4-105	+3.5-114 -3.5-109	+3-106 -3-115	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
1:00 AM
Hofstra HOF 821 Houston HOU 822	+24.5 -102 -24.5 -120	+27.5-105 -28-108	+27.5-105 -27.5-115	+28-110 -28-110	+27.5-110 -27.5-110	+28-112 -28-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+28-110 -28-110
1:00 AM
Pepperdine PEPP 811 Northwestern NW 812	+18.5 -111 -18.5 -111	+19.5-109 -19.5-105	+19.5-115 -19.5-105	+19-110 -19-110	+18.5-110 -18.5-110	+19-112 -19-108	+19.5-110 -19.5-113	+19.5-109 -19.5-112	N/A N/A	+19-110 -19-110
1:00 AM
Rice RICE Hou Christian HCU	-10 -110 +10 -110	-10.5-102 +10.5-109	-10.5-110 +10.5-110	N/A N/A	-10.5-102 +10.5-120	-10.5-110 +10.5-110	-10.5-113 +10.5-110	-10.5-112 +10.5-109	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
1:00 AM
Green Bay GB 825 Evansville EVAN 826	+1.5 -120 -1.5 +100	-1.5+100 +1-105	-1.5+100 +1.5-120	-1-110 +1-110	-1.5-106 +1.5-114	-1-115 +1-105	-1-114 +1-109	-1-113 +1-108	N/A N/A	-1-110 +1-110
1:00 AM
Nebraska NEB 823 Creighton CREI 824	+10.5 -110 -10.5 -110	+10.5-102 -10.5-110	+10.5-105 -10.5-115	+11-110 -11-110	+10.5-102 -10.5-120	+11-112 -11-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+10.5-110 -10.5-110
1:00 AM
Iowa IOWA 816 Utah State USU 815	+1.5 -111 -1.5 -111	-1.5-110 +2-108	-1.5-115 +1.5-105	-2-110 +2-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-2-112 +2-108	-2-110 +2-113	-2-109 +2-112	N/A N/A	-2-110 +2-110
1:00 AM
South Dakota SDAK 817 Southern Indiana USI 818	-3.5 -110 +3.5 -110	-3-110 +3.5-110	-3.5-105 +3.5-115	-3-110 +3-110	-3.5-105 +3.5-114	-3-115 +3-105	-3.5-112 +3.5-112	-3.5-110 +3.5-110	N/A N/A	-3-110 +3-110
1:00 AM
SC State SCST Alabama A&M AAMU	-1.5 -110 +1.5 -110	-1.5-110 +1.5-109	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	N/A N/A	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-113 +1.5-110	-1.5-112 +1.5-109	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
1:00 AM
Portland State PRST 819 Milwaukee MILW 820	+2.5 -110 -2.5 -110	+5-110 -4.5-115	+4.5-105 -4.5-115	+5-110 -5-110	+4.5-104 -4.5-118	+5-112 -5-108	+5-113 -5-109	+5-113 -5-108	N/A N/A	+5-110 -5-110
1:00 AM
G Washington GW 877 K State KSU 878	+8.5 -110 -8.5 -110	+8.5-110 -8-110	+8.5-115 -8.5-105	+8-110 -8-110	+8.5-110 -8.5-110	+8-108 -8-112	+8.5-113 -8.5-110	+8.5-112 -8.5-109	N/A N/A	+8-110 -8-110
1:00 AM
Utah Valley UVU 813 Murray State MURR 814	+8.5 -111 -8.5 -111	+7.5-110 -7-110	+7.5-115 -7.5-105	+7.5-110 -7.5-110	+7.5-110 -7.5-110	+7.5-112 -7.5-108	+7-112 -7-112	+7-110 -7-110	N/A N/A	+7.5-110 -7.5-110
1:00 AM
Alabama St ALST Omaha NEOM	+1 -118 -1 -102	+1.5-110 +1.5-120	+1.5-115 -1.5-105	N/A N/A	-1.5-102 +1.5-120	+1.5-110 -1.5-110	-1-108 +1-115	-1-107 +1-114	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
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SE Louisiana SELA Wyoming WYO	+9.5 -110 -9.5 -110	+9.5-105 -9.5-112	+9.5-105 -9.5-115	N/A N/A	+9.5-106 -9.5-114	+10-112 -10-108	+9.5-110 -9.5-113	+9.5-109 -9.5-112	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
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Mississippi St MSST 827 SMU SMU 828	-1 -112 +1 -108	-1.5-108 +2-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-2-110 +2-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-2-105 +2-115	-1.5-109 +1.5-114	-1.5-108 +1.5-113	N/A N/A	-1.5-110 +1.5-110
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UC Riverside UCRV 831 Colorado St CSU 832	+11 -111 -11 -110	+11.5-110 -10-113	+11.5-115 -11.5-105	+11-110 -11-110	+11.5-110 -11.5-110	+11-110 -11-110	+10-109 -10-114	+10-108 -10-113	N/A N/A	+11-110 -11-110
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UC Irvine UCI 829 Weber State WEB 830	-8 -110 +8 -110	-8-110 +8-108	-8.5-105 +8.5-115	-8-110 +8-110	-8.5-104 +8.5-118	-8-112 +8-108	-8-112 +8-112	-8-110 +8-110	N/A N/A	-8-110 +8-110
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Ark-Little Rock UALR 833 Arkansas ARK 834	+20.5 -110 -20.5 -110	+20.5-104 -21-110	+20.5-105 -20.5-115	+21-110 -21-110	+20.5-104 -20.5-118	+21-108 -21-112	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+21-110 -21-110
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Norfolk State NORF Grand Canyon GC	+14 -110 -14 -110	+16.5-105 -16.5-112	+17.5-110 -17.5-110	N/A N/A	+16.5-105 -16.5-115	+17-108 -17-112	+16.5-110 -16.5-113	+16.5-109 -16.5-112	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
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Texas TEX 889 Saint Joe's JOES 890	-10.5 -102 +10.5 -120	-8.5-105 +8.5-110	-8.5-105 +8.5-115	-8.5-110 +8.5-110	-8.5-110 +8.5-110	-8.5-110 +8.5-110	-8.5-112 +8.5-112	-8.5-110 +8.5-110	N/A N/A	-8.5-110 +8.5-110
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Baylor BAY 885 Tennessee TENN 886	+4.5 -111 -4.5 -109	+5-110 -4.5-108	+4.5-105 -4.5-115	+5-110 -5-110	+4.5-112 -4.5-108	+4.5-110 -4.5-110	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+5-110 -5-110
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CS Fullerton CSF 839 UCLA UCLA 840	+24.5 -110 -24.5 -110	+26.5-105 -27-109	+26.5-105 -26.5-115	+27-110 -27-110	+25.5-104 -25.5-118	+26.5-108 -26.5-112	+27-113 -27-110	+27-112 -27-109	N/A N/A	+27-110 -27-110
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Southern Utah SUU 837 San Diego USD 838	-2.5 -110 +2.5 -110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	-1.5-112 +1.5-112	-1.5-110 +1.5-110	N/A N/A	-1.5-110 +1.5-110
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North Dakota UND 835 Loyola Marymount LMU 836	+9 -110 -9 -110	+9.5-105 -9.5-104	+9.5-105 -9.5-115	+9.5-110 -9.5-110	+9.5-118 -9.5-104	+9.5-112 -9.5-108	+9-108 -9-114	+9-107 -9-113	N/A N/A	+9.5-110 -9.5-110
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Alcorn State ALCN Washington WASH	+26.5 -110 -26.5 -110	+26.5-102 -26-108	+26.5-105 -26.5-115	N/A N/A	+26.5-102 -26.5-120	+26.5-108 -26.5-112	+26-114 -26-109	+26-113 -26-108	N/A N/A	N/A N/A
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Duke DUKE 841 Arizona ARIZ 842	+1.5 -110 -1.5 -110	+1.5-110 -1.5-104	+1.5-110 -1.5-110	+1.5-110 -1.5-110	+1.5-118 -1.5-104	+1.5-115 -1.5-105	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	+1.5-110 -1.5-110
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Saint Louis SLU 843 Wichita State WICH 844	+3.5 -111 -3.5 -111	+2.5-108 -2-110	+2.5-115 -2.5-105	+2-110 -2-110	+1.5-102 -1.5-120	+2.5-115 -2.5-105	+2.5-109 -2.5-114	+2.5-108 -2.5-113	N/A N/A	+2-110 -2-110
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UNC UNC Hawaii HAW	-15.5 -116 +15.5 -105	-16.5-102 +16-110	-16.5-105 +16.5-115	-16-110 +16-110	-16.5-102 +16.5-120	-16-108 +16-112	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	-16-110 +16-110
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Where Can I Bet on College Basketball?

Legal online sports betting is currently available in many U.S. states, including Washington, D.C.! You can see the status of sports betting in your state with Action Network's legalization tracker. There are several states that are in the process of creating or voting on legislation that would legalize mobile sports betting. Be sure to follow the news if you're in a pending state.

North Carolina bleeds for college basketball. The state features two of the most storied programs in Duke and UNC, so with North Carolina sports betting being the next state to come online with mobile sports betting in March, we can expect to see a lot of handle on college basketball in the Tar Heel State! Prepare for the action by checking out our best North Carolina sports betting apps and best North Carolina sportsbook promos guides.

College Basketball Odds

College basketball is one of the most exciting sports to bet, especially come tournament time. March Madness brackets aside, there are a variety of ways that residents of states where sports betting is legalized can get in on the action. This page will help those new to betting understand some of the basic terminology as well as provide details on how to read and understand college basketball odds. We will use a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Maryland Terrapins as an example throughout this college basketball betting guide.

Types of College Basketball Bets

Understanding the various types of college basketball bets, and how they payout, is a must before placing a wager with any confidence. The most common betting types that you will encounter with college basketball are:

Moneyline
Against the Spread
Over/Under Totals

College Basketball Moneylines

College basketball moneyline bets simply require a bettor to select the winner of a particular contest. Almost every single game will have a favorite team and an underdog team. The favorite is the team that is expected to win the contest, and conversely, the underdog is the team that is expected to lose. You can tell which team is the favorite in an odds table as they will be designated with a minus sign (-) while the underdog will be given a plus sign (+). Here's how the moneyline bet looks for our selected college basketball matchup:

College Basketball Moneylines Example

You can tell that Iowa is the favored team in this game because they have a -177 designation moneyline. Maryland is the underdog with the +145 moneyline. The specific numbers next to the plus or minus signs indicate the associated payout amount for betting on each team.

In the Iowa vs. Maryland matchup, a $100 bet on Maryland at +145 odds would result in a $145 profit if they won the game. This would give you a total payout of $245 with your original $100 wager included. By contrast, Iowa's moneyline of -177 means that a bettor would win $100 for every $177 invested. Bettors must risk more money to profit when placing a wager on a favorite as compared to an underdog.

College Basketball Point Spreads

The point spread may also be referred to as a margin of victory bet, bets against the spread, or simply, the spread. In this type of wager, the bettor has correctly pick which team will win or lose by a specific amount of points. To cover a spread, the selected team must beat the point spread that was assigned by oddsmakers for a particular contest. Similar to a moneyline bet, a minus sign (-) is assigned to the favorite team. The number next to this minus sign is how many points the favored team has to win by in order to cover the bet. A bet on the underdog will, if the team wins the game outright or loses by less than allotted point spread. Here's the spread for Iowa vs. Maryland:

College Basketball Point Spreads Example

Aside from the spread number, bettors also need to be aware of the juice, or the vig, which is the “tax” that betters pay to a sportsbook to place their wager. Typically, you'll see this number directly below the spread in a smaller font. In this game, each team has their own juice number, meaning that the tax you pay to the sportsbook will be different depending on the team you wager on. The juice is -112 for Iowa and -108 for Maryland.

The vig for the spread works the same as a moneyline when calculating a bet's potential payout. Betting on Iowa would net someone $100 for every $112 invested if they covered the spread whereas a bettor would earn $100 for every $108 invested on Maryland if they covered the spread.

What happens, you may wonder, if Iowa wins the game by exactly 4 points? This scenario is what is known as a “push”. A push means that no team covered the spread and you will get the money back that you placed on the wager. In some instances, oddsmakers will set an even spread, which means that they see each team as likely to win the contest as the other. This is commonly referred to as a “pick ‘em” matchup.

College Basketball Over/Unders

Over/Unders, or totals, are another typical college basketball bet. Betting over/under means deciding if both teams will combine to score more or less than a specific point total assigned by oddsmakers for the contest. The winner or loser of the game is irrelevant in this wager. The bettor is only concerned with the combined point total regardless of the outcome.

College Basketball Over/Unders Example

Oddsmakers have set a total of 146.5 points for this Iowa vs. Maryland game. To win on an "Over" bet, the two teams must combine to score 147 points or more. To win on an "Under" bet, the two teams must combine to score 146 points or less.

Over/Under bets also have juice, which is also indicated underneath the the over/under totals in the table. For Iowa vs. Maryland, bettors will have to invest $108 for every $100 worth of profit when betting the over and bet $112 for every $100 worth of profit when betting the under.

How to Use the Action Network's College Basketball Odds Page

You will likely notice that moneylines, point spreads, and over/under totals vary from one sportsbook to the next for the same college basketball game. Seasoned bettors know that it pays to "shop for lines" before making a wager. All this means is that it is best practice to look at each sportsbook's line for a game that you are interested in betting on to ensure that you are putting your money in the place that offers the highest potential payout. To make this work easier for you, The Action Network has compiled odds from each sportsbook for all of the college basketball games in a given day.

Here are a few notes on how to get the most out of the College Basketball Odds page.

You’ll never have to guess which sportsbook has the best odds for a given game. The Action Network pulls in up-to-the-minute odds from every U.S. sportsbook and denotes the most favorable odds in "Best Odds" column for every bet type. This not only saves you time, but helps ensure that you're always putting yourself in the best position to earn more per wager.
Filter games by specific bet types (moneyline, spread, over/unders) or show all three at once. Whether you want to see a holistic view of the day's action or drill into a specific betting market, our odds page is customizable to meet your preference.
Action Network subscribers can further customize the page by only displaying the sportsbooks that you have an account with. This helps simplify the page and streamline your betting process.
Sportsbooks offer odds on specific timeframes within a game in addition to just the final outcome. For the College Basketball, this often includes specific odds for each quarter or half. Our College Basketball Odds page allows you to filter between the various game timeframes to bet a contest in a variety of different ways as it plays out in real-time.
Sports betting is not currently legal in every state. As such, The Action Network College Basketball Odds page will allow you to see the sportsbook odds and prices available to you depending on where you are in the United States.

Other Ways to Bet on College Basketball

There are other options available for those looking for more ways to get into College Basketball betting including:

Parlay
Futures
Player Props
Daily Fantasy

College Basketball Parlays

A parlay is combining two or more wagers into a single betting ticket with the goal of increasing the potential payout. A bettor must win every wager on the ticket in order to win the parlay. While this makes the chances of winning more difficult, parlay bets increase your potential earnings. The more bets added to a parlay, the higher the payout potential.

Bettors can create a parlay by grouping any type of bets together, like a moneyline and an over/under total. Let's create an Iowa moneyline and over 146.5 parlay using our sample matchup.

Here’s how the two bets payout separately with a $100 budget:

Iowa moneyline (-177) at $50

The potential winnings are $28.25 for a total payout of $78.25 including the original $50 risked.

Over 146.5 (-108) at $50

The potential winnings are $46.30 for a total payout of $96.30 including the original $50 risked.

A bettor has the potential to win $74.55 in payouts for a total of $174.55 including the original $100 risked across the two separate bets.

Here’s how the same bets would payout as a parlay:

Iowa moneyline (-177) AND Over 146.5 (-108) at $100

The potential winnings are $201.41 for a total payout of $301.41 including the original $100 risked.

The payout potential is significantly higher for the parlay bet as compared to the two separate bets despite the total money being risked being across identical bets. Because both bets have to cover in order to win, oddsmakers will give you better payout odds as you add more wagers to your parlay.

Need help calculating your parlay payouts? Don’t forget to take advantage of The Action Network’s Betting Odds Calculator.

College Basketball Futures

Futures bets are exactly what they sound like: betting on an event where the outcome will be settled in the future (not within the same day or week). Futures bets exclusively deal with moneylines. Examples of futures betting for in College Basketball include placing a wager on a team to win their conference tournament, make the Final Four, or win the NCAA Tournament.

Futures bets payout very well because they are incredibly difficult to get right. Typically, a futures bet is placed at the beginning of the college basketball season and requires a bettor to accurately predict an outcome that is months into the future. The best odds are available earlier in the college basketball season, but bettors are able to make futures bets throughout the course of the season as well. The odds are updated regularly to reflect a given team's performance throughout the course of the year, so the odds may not be as favorable later on.

Be sure to check out The Action Network’s College Basketball Futures page to check out the odds for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.

College Basketball Prop Bets

Want to bet on particular college basketball players rather than just the teams? This is where prop bets come into play. Oddsmakers will also set over/under totals for player stats in a given contest. A prop bet enables bettors to wager on whether or not a player will score a certain amount of points, get a certain amount of rebounds, etc.

Need help evaluating prop bet wagers? The Action Labs Prop Tool will help you organize, sort, and grade hundreds of prop bet odds throughout the College Basketball season. Be sure to check in daily to keep up with the college basketball action throughout the season.

College Basketball Daily Fantasy

Sports betting is not currently legal in every state. Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) have filled the void in those places where it is not legal as a sports betting alternative.

The traditional fantasy options require users to draft a team and set a lineup each day to compete against other players. This model of daily fantasy was made popular by the likes of DraftKings and FanDuel. Newer DFS games like PrizePicks are gaining traction amongst fans, though, where bettors place wagers on player props rather than having to compete against other users.

Get a competitive edge using Action’s FantasyLabs to breakdown player stats and matchups to set a winning lineup each week.

College Basketball Betting Help

After reading this College Basketball betting guide, you should be able to read and understand an odds table. Being able to read an odds table, however, does not necessarily guarantee betting success. Here are a few tools from The Action Network that can help improve your betting win rate in college basketball.

College Basketball Public Betting Percentages

The Action Network collects a vast amount of betting data on college basketball games, including the number of bets and how much money is placed on them. We condense this information into an easy-to-read interactive chart that helps you to assess what bets are most popular amongst the public and where the majority of the money is being wagered. Whether you choose to go along with how the majority has placed its bets, or you choose to break from the pack, is up to you.

College Basketball Public Betting Percentages Example

The Action Network NFL Public Betting page enables you to filter between bet types as well so you can see the public sentiment across moneyline, spread, and totals.

PRO Projections

Our in-house College Basketball experts evaluate daily matchups based on a multitude of factors including recent team performance, player value, injuries, and more. Condensing all these factors, The Action Network grades each matchup and provides an edge percentage to let you know which bets are most likely to succeed. Subscribe to Action PRO to get unlimited access to our College Basketball projections.

College Basketball PRO Projections Example

PRO Report

If you want to make betting decisions for yourself, but don’t have the time to collect all the data, check out our College Basketball PRO Report. This analysis highlights five key bettings signals: big money, sharp action, expert projections, expert picks, and historical betting systems.

College Basketball PRO Report Example

College Basketball Expert Picks

If you’re in a time crunch or just want to leave it to the experts, our College Basketball Picks page is the place to go. Here, you can see how experts are picking a particular contest across various bet types and odds. Check this page regularly during the season to see how you stack up against the experts.

College Basketball Expert Picks Example

NCAAB Odds & Betting Lines