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Baylor at Oklahoma college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s Baylor Bears at Oklahoma Sooners betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks.

The top-ranked Baylor Bears (23-1, 12-0 Big 12) visit the Oklahoma Sooners (16-9, 6-6) Tuesday at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Baylor-Oklahoma odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

In Monday’s USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll, Baylor received 21 of the 32 first-place votes.

Baylor at Oklahoma: Three things you need to know

1. Baylor took the first regular-season meeting 61-57 at home, but failed to cover a 10.5-point spread – the game finished Under 135. The Sooners rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit but G Austin Reaves missed a would-be go-ahead 3-pointer with 6 seconds left. G MaCio Teague led the Bears with 16 points in the win, but is questionable Tuesday with a wrist injury.

2. F Brady Manek – a game-high 21 points in the loss at Baylor – leads Oklahoma with 15.6 points per game. F Kristian Doolittle is the team’s top rebounder at 9.1 RPG. Baylor’s top scorer is G Jared Butler (15.3 PPG), while F Freddie Gillespie leads in rebounds with 8.8 RPG.

3. Both teams played Saturday. Oklahoma lost 87-70 at the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks; Baylor won its 22nd game in a row, beating No. 14 West Virginia 70-59 at home. The Bears have won the last four in the head-to-head series with the Sooners, and six of the last seven.

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Baylor at Oklahoma: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Baylor 67, Oklahoma 64

Moneyline (ML)

PASS. Every $1.76 wager on the Baylor ML (-176) will profit $1 if it wins, while every $1 wagered on the Oklahoma ML (+145) will profit $1.45 if it wins. I’m taking a PASS and focusing on the spread and O/U.

Against the Spread (ATS)

A slight lean to the SOONERS +3.5 (-110). Sure, the Bears are the much better team, but expect Baylor to get caught looking ahead to Saturday’s Big 12 showdown with No. 3 Kansas (at home). Otherwise, all the trends point to the Bears, who are 16-8 ATS overall and 6-1 ATS on the road. The Sooners are 11-14 ATS overall and 5-7 ATS in Norman. If the Sooners don’t play their best game of the season – getting fired up to face No. 1 in front of a home crowd – I’d be shocked. But wait to make this bet. The line should move in our favor before tip.

Over/Under (O/U)

The UNDER 134 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY. Baylor’s defense is one of the stingiest in the country, ranking fifth by allowing just 58.4 PPG. The last three games in the series finished with scores of 61-57, 59-53 and 77-47.

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Johnny’s February record: 3-1. Since Dec. 1: 40-26-2.

February strongest plays: 1-1. Since Dec. 1: 22-10.

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Iowa State at Kansas college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Monday’s Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The Iowa State Cyclones (11-14) head to Allen Fieldhouse to play the Kansas Jayhawks (22-3) at 9 p.m. ET. We analyze the Iowa State-Kansas odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Iowa State at Kansas: Three things you need to know

  1. Iowa State has beaten Kansas only once at Allen Fieldhouse since 2011. The Cyclones beat the Jayhawks 92-89 in overtime in 2017 but that Iowa State team won 24 games and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. This year’s team will need a miracle run in this year’s Big XII tournament to play in the tourney.
  2. Kansas won its 10th straight game by beating the Oklahoma Sooners 87-70 Saturday.
  3. The Cyclones are looking for back-to-back victories, after beating the Texas Longhorns 81-52 Saturday, for the first time since defeating Missouri-Kansas City and Seton Hall in consecutive games back in early December.

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Iowa State at Kansas: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Jayhawks 80, Iowa State 69

Moneyline (ML)

FORGET ABOUT A MONEYLINE WAGER in Iowa State-Kansas. Since 2015, Kansas (-2500) has the best home record (71-5) and the best record against Big XII conference opponent (75-19). The Jayhawks are also 66-5 as home favorites with a 14.5-point average margin of victory.

Iowa State (+1100) already took a 26-point whooping at home to Kansas Jan. 8, and the Jayhawks’ only home loss this season came to the No. 1 Baylor Bears by a 67-55 count Jan. 11.

Against the Spread (ATS)

TAKE IOWA STATE +16.5 (-115) at Kansas. Kansas hasn’t consistently met bookmakers’ expectations at home against bad teams this season. The Jayhawks are 3-7 against the spread against teams below .500.

Iowa State is a bad team, who has to be flying high off the beating it put on Texas Saturday. The Cyclones are 8-2 ATS over the last 10 meetings and the road team is 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings. There’s a good chance Kansas is looking ahead to its Saturday game against Baylor and could sleep on a Cyclones team it crushed in the season’s first meeting.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER 143.5 (+125) is the only play here for the total. The vig on the Under (-154) is too high and there are too many arguments for taking a plus-money Over. The Cyclones have a 13-11-1 Over/Under record thus far on the season and they have the highest percentage of Overs (53-37-2) in conference games since 2015. Furthermore, Iowa State ranks 239th in opponent field goal percentage, 311th in opponent 3-point % and 255th in opponent points per game, so the Jayhawks should have offensive success.

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North Carolina at Notre Dame college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball picks.

The North Carolina Tar Heels (10-15, 3-11 ACC) travel north to meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-10, 6-8 ACC) in a Monday night ACC clash at Purcell Pavillion at the Joyce Center for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the North Carolina-Notre Dame odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

North Carolina at Notre Dame: Three things you need to know

1. The Fighting Irish are coming off back to back losses to Duke (94-60) and Virginia (50-49 in overtime) and look to right the ship on their home hardwood where they average 79.9 points per game. The Tar Heels head into this game on a five-game losing skid. UNC has trailed throughout four of those five losses.

2. Seniors G Brandon Robinson being out with an ankle injury hurts North Carolina. Robinson has been UNC’s primary threat from 3-point range where he’s a 35% shooter. The fourth-year letterman has averaged a career-high 13.1 PPG in 16 starts this season. The Tar Heels have shot just 26.2% from 3-point-land over their last 11 games.

3. UND is coming off its worst two back-to-back shooting games this season. The Irish shot a combined 34.7% from the field over losses to Duke and Virginia. Over three home games from Jan. 29-Feb. 5, Notre Dame shot 45.6% from the floor and a robust 37.7% from distance.

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North Carolina at Notre Dame: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Notre Dame 76, North Carolina 71

Moneyline (ML)

Notre Dame (-175) is expected to win this Monday home game over North Carolina (+145). We’ll PASS on the moneyline with better value available on the spread.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The Fighting Irish are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall, and they are 6-2-1 ATS in their last nine home games. The home teams is 7-2 ATS over the last nine games of the UNC-UND series.

Look for the Fighting Irish to take good care of the basketball. A low-turnover game will mitigate a UNC edge on the boards, making UND a solid play to win by a couple scores. BACK NOTRE DAME (-2.5, -129) to win by at least 3 points.

Over/Under (O/U)

The Over is 7-2-1 across Notre Dame’s last 10 games. The Under is 3-13 over North Carolina’s last 16 road tilts.

The number here is a respectable one, and we’ll PASS on the projected total of 147.5 (Over: -110, Under: -110).

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Notre Dame/North Carolina: Irish a Home Favorite

For what it’s worth (probably very little), Notre Dame has covered just once in their last eight games played on a Monday.

I know North Carolina is struggling this season and that Roy Williams pretty much told his team earlier this year that they were painful to watch, awful and every other negative adjective you could think.

I also know that that Tar Heels are just 9-15 since their opening night win over the Fighting Irish in November and have struggled mightily even with Cole Anthony (19.3 ppg) returning to the lineup.

But it’s still a rare day, or at least feels like one when Notre Dame is favored over North Carolina in basketball and that’s exactly what we have in the case of Monday night’s game.

Notre Dame is listed as a 2.5 point favorite over the Tar Heels tonight with the total set at 147.5.  A successful North Carolina money-line bet would pay +105.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USATODAY Sports Betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated February 17 at 11:15 a.m. ET

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame 76-65 to open the season on November 6 but has since struggled to a 10-15 overall record and a 3-11 ACC record, good for last place in the conference.

Notre Dame meanwhile enters 15-10 overall, 6-8 in conference and 12-3 on their home court this season.

Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN tonight.

For what it’s worth (probably very little), Notre Dame has covered just once in their last eight games played on a Monday.

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Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The Indiana Hoosiers (16-8) visit the Crisler Center for a 1:00 p.m. ET tip-off against the Michigan Wolverines (15-9). We analyze the Indiana-Michigan odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Indiana at Michigan: Three things you need to know

  1. Indiana upset the No. 17-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, 89-77, in their last game to snap a four-game losing streak. Michigan won back-to-back games against the Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans heading into this contest.
  2. Michigan has beaten Indiana in six straight meetings with a 15.5-point average margin of victory.
  3. The matchup to watch is Indiana diaper dandy freshman, F Trayce Jackson-Davis, going head-to-head with Michigan junior, F Isaiah Livers, who both lead their respective teams in points per game.

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Indiana at Michigan: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Michigan 74, Indiana 69

Moneyline (ML)

The last time Indiana (+280) got a win against the Wolverines in Michigan (-358) was in 2016, and they have lost three straight in the Crisler Center. Since 2017 (Archie Miller’s first season as Indiana’s head coach), the Hoosiers are just 23-30 outright against Big Ten opponents, whereas Michigan has the third-best conference record at 40-18 over that timespan. There are not obvious matchup edges for the Hoosiers to exploit so I cannot talk myself into a moneyline bet on their side, and Michigan -358 is too chalky. PASS ON A MONEYLINE WAGER.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The Crisler Center will be rocking on Sunday afternoon when Michigan hosts Indiana for their only meeting this season. The Hoosiers struggle on the road going 1-5 against the spread away from Indiana. Also, Indiana has a 1-8 ATS record in day games and Michigan has a 7-4 ATS record in the day. Indiana is 10-19 ATS in away games since 2017, which is the second-worst record for Big Ten over that period. Michigan is 24-20-2 ATS at home and a Big Ten’s best 35-21-2 ATS against conference foes since 2017.

BET MICHIGAN -7.5 (-110). 

Over/Under (O/U)

The 137.5 is a toss-up total. Michigan and Indiana’s combined Over/Under record is 24-24 in all games and 14-14 in Big Ten games. But, the Under has cashed in three out of the last four Michigan-Indiana meetings so I LEAN UNDER 137.5 (-110).

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West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (18-6, 6-5 Big 12) visit the rival Baylor Bears (22-1, 11-0) Saturday in the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, for a 4 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the West Virginia-Baylor odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

West Virginia at Baylor: Three things you need to know

  1. Baylor is on pace for its best season and its first 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament in the Scott Drew era. In 17 seasons under Drew, Baylor’s highest seed for the tournament was No. 3 in 2010, ’12 & ’15, but the Bears have never won the Big 12 title.
  2. Bob Huggins is looking to get West Virginia back into the NCAA Tournament after missing out last season. 2018-19 snapped a four-year streak of the Mountaineers playing in March Madness.  
  3. Baylor has beaten West Virginia in their last two meetings but the Mountaineers have covered three out of the last four games. 

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West Virginia at Baylor: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Baylor 65, West Virginia 62

Moneyline (ML)

This game will be close because of both team’s defenses (more on that in a second) but what causes me to lean toward West Virginia is its frontcourt mismatch. The two RSCI top-100 ranked recruits in West Virginia’s starting lineup—Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver—lead the Mountaineers in points and rebounds per game. Tshiebwe stands at 6-foot-9 and Culver 6-10; and no one in Baylor’s starting lineup is listed taller than 6-8. West Virginia can use its size to dominate the glass and Baylor out of the paint.

But, I will PASS ON THE MONEYLINE (West Virginia +195/Baylor -239) here because of West Virginia’s 3-5 road record playing a Baylor team that is undefeated (11-0) at home.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The Bears are favored at -5.5 (-110) in what will likely be a defensive match. Per updated stats on NCAA.com, West Virginia is 14th in the nation in opponents scoring, fifth in opponent’s field-goal percentage and third in opponent’s 3-point FG%. But don’t sleep on a Bears defense that ranks fifth in opponent’s PPG, 16th in opponents’ FG% and 61st in opponent’s 3-point FG%. They are going against a West Virginia offense ranked 159th in PPG, 239th in FG% and 319th in 3-point shooting. Plus neither team will be able to ice the game away with their poor free-throw shooting. The Mountaineers are 328th in the nation from the charity stripe, while the Bears are ranked 205th.

BET WEST VIRGINIA +5.5 (-110).

Over/Under (O/U)

If the handicap for the line is a defensive battle keeping the game close, then UNDER 130.5 (-121) is the only thing that makes sense here. The extra vig on the Under makes me a feel a little better because it means the market is seeing a similar game as I am. Furthermore, West Virginia’s Over/Under record is 2-6 on the road and Baylor has a 4-7 O/U record at home.

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Colorado at Oregon college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks, tips and bets

The Oregon Ducks (18-6, 7-4 Pac-12) host the first-place Colorado Buffaloes (19-5, 9-3 Pac-12) at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene at 9 p.m. ET Thursday. We analyze the Colorado-Oregon odds and betting lines, while providing college basketball betting tips and advice on this matchup.

The Buffaloes are ranked 15th in the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. The Ducks are ranked 18th.

Colorado at Oregon: Three things you need to know

1. Colorado heads into this one with a 1.5-game lead for first place in the Pac-12 conference standings ahead of Oregon, and two games ahead of Arizona. A win by the Buffaloes won’t clinch anything but will put them in commanding position for the regular-season conference title.

2. The Buffaloes are an impressive 19-5 straight up this season, but they’re just 5-3 SU in their eight true road contests, including losses in two of the past three away from home. They thumped USC 78-57 in their most recent road outing, Feb. 1.

3. Oregon will be looking to return the favor after losing 74-65 in Boulder back on Jan. 2, as the Buffs covered a two-point number with the Over (137) hitting.

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Colorado at Oregon: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Oregon 75, Colorado 71

Moneyline (ML)

Colorado (+165) is a tempting play at this price level, especially given the fact they won the previous matchup outright. Oregon (-200) should be able to scratch out a win on their home court and keep the Buffs from running away with the Pac-12. AVOID, due to the chalky odds returning a profit of just $5 on a $10 bet.

Against the Spread (ATS)

COLORADO (+5.5, -128) is worth a small-unit play, although the Buffaloes’ Jekyll and Hyde performances at home, as opposed to the road, should give bettors some pause. Still, Oregon (-5.5, +105) has covered just one of the past five games overall, and the Ducks are 1-4 ATS in their past five games against teams with a winning percentage over .600.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER 136.5 (+100) might be a nice little parlay with the Buffs against the spread. The Over is 4-1 in Colorado’s past five games while hitting in each of their past four following a straight-up win. The Over has connected in six in a row at home for Oregon, and the Over is 13-6-1 in the past 20 overall for the Ducks.

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Iowa at Indiana college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks, tips and bets.

The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-7) visit Assembly Hall to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (15-8) Thursday for an 8 p.m. ET tip-off of a Big Ten contest in Bloomington, Ind. We analyze the Iowa-Indiana odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Iowa at Indiana: Three things you need to know

1. Indiana has dropped four straight games, and over that stretch the Hoosiers have coughed up 70.8 points per game. Over their previous five games, IU had given up just 62.4 PPG. For the season, Indiana has yielded 66.9 PPG (10th Big Ten). Over the team’s four-game slide, opponents have connected on 38.9% of their 3-point attempts. The timing isn’t great, as Iowa leads the Big Ten in scoring offense with 79.1 PPG.

2. Iowa is just 1-4 over its last five games away from home. The Hawkeyes are 3-4 on the road overall. IU has a substantial home-court advantage in peripheral numbers and a 12-3 record over 15 games on its home hardwood. Those wins include games against Michigan State and Ohio State.

3. Iowa has trouble with up-tempo teams capable of creating turnovers and turning them into transition buckets. The Hoosiers rank outside the top-200 in pace and in scores off of turnovers.

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Iowa at Indiana: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Iowa 79, Indiana 74

Moneyline (ML)

Some of the Hawkeyes’ road woes are opponent-related, and one or two missteps have come with opponent shooting percentages enough out of whack as to perhaps hold Iowa a bit less responsible.

IOWA (+110) is a solid play moneyline play for the outright win.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The road team is 4-1 ATS over the last five games in this series. The Hoosiers are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games following an ATS loss. They are 2-6 ATS when facing teams averaging more than 70 PPG. With full-rest (more than two days), Iowa is 7-1-3 ATS; Indiana is 5-9. Both teams are coming off four days of rest.

There’s a lot of variety in the ways Iowa can beat a team and the Hawkeyes are still vying for a regular-season conference title. IOWA (+1.5, -106) is a play worth backing. Take this as a stand-alone play or play it alongside the moneyline as insurance.

Over/Under (O/U)

The Over is 6-0 in Iowa’s last six games vs. teams with a winning record. Figure on both sides getting to the free-throw line plenty often Thursday. It’s not a slam dunk because both teams are more erratic than most, but Iowa could get to 85 on its own. A total in the 150s figures as likely enough to warrant a play on the OVER 149 (-110).

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Kansas at West Virginia college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Kansas at West Virginia sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks and tips.

The Kansas Jayhawks (20-3) travel to Morgantown, W. Va., to battle the West Virginia Mountaineers (18-5) in a Wednesday-night (7 p.m.) Big 12 game. We analyze the Kansas-West Virginia odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Kansas at West Virginia: Three things you need to know

1. The Mountaineers are 12-0 at home. WVU’s defense — a top-10 unit overall — becomes even more elite, perhaps top-two or three on the team’s home hardwood in Morgantown. It doesn’t hurt that home conference games draw foes who’ve traveled a thousand miles, but West Virginia defends the bucket from all angles and all zones of the floor. WVU ranks in the top-30 in four shot-defense categories: at the rim, in the lane, mid-range and 3-point range.

2. Kansas also has an elite defense. When the Jayhawks and Mountaineers met in Lawrence on Jan. 4, Kansas won, 60-53. Each side has played in just one lower-total game since. WVU led the Jan. 4 game for 25 minutes and twice led by as many as 10 points.

3. West Virginia is coming off one of its worst shooting nights of the season in a 69-59 loss at Oklahoma on Saturday. (And WVU is not a good shooting team to begin with.) The Mountaineers went 24-of-76 (31.6%) from the floor. … West Virginia may be without G Sean McNeil (illness) whose status for the game is questionable. McNeil missed Saturday’s game at OU; his absence further expose WVU’s shooting issues, especially at the free-throw line and on 3-pointers.

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Kansas at West Virginia: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

West Virginia 66, Kansas 65

Moneyline (ML)

No lean here — respecting the public on the WEST VIRGINIA -134/KANSAS +110 line.

Against the Spread (ATS)

Kansas is 6-1 against the spread on the road; WVU is 8-4 ATS at home. The Mountaineers are 8-1 ATS over their last nine games following a straight-up loss. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings in this series.

Again, no lean — will LAY OFF THE WEST VIRGINIA -1 (-129) proposition. A team that could shoot free throws would be worthy of a three-point cushion here. WVU has shot 61% from the line since Dec. 21.

Over/Under (O/U)

The under is: 8-2 in the Jayhawks’ last 10 games versus a team playing .600-or-better basketball … 5-1 in WVU’s last six games following a straight-up loss … a combined 20-8 when Kansas or West Virginia plays on three days’ rest.

THERE IS SOME DECENT VALUE IN BACKING THE UNDER 134 (-139).

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Notre Dame/Virginia: Betting Information

Notre Dame has won four straight games and has covered in their last five contests

As of mid Tuesday afternoon, Notre Dame is an understandable underdog tonight at Virginia.  The Cavaliers will enter the matchup as a 4.5 point favorite as the total is set at just 117.5.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USATODAY Sports Betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated February 9 at 12:10 p.m. ET.

Notre Dame enters plays 15-8 overall, 6-6 in the ACC and 3-4 on the road. Virginia starts the evening 15-7 with a 7-5 ACC clip and 10-3 home mark.

For what it’s worth, Notre Dame has won four straight games and has covered in their last five contests.  The underdog has also 4-1 against the spread over the last five meetings between Notre Dame and Virginia.

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