Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021, and welcome to a fresh start. We can finally kick the bad of 2020 to the curb and move on. The first day of January is always a good one when it comes to a great sports lineup. We have a lot going on today and what gamblers must do if they are unsure of where the value lies, (because winning is the bottom line here), look to college basketball.
Best College Basketball Sites
College basketball is a great sport to bet on, and it’s always an entertaining sport to watch. We love the NBA, and we love to bet on the NBA however, the NBA is tricky, and it takes some serious handicapping to pinpoint the value in any given matchup. We prefer betting on college basketball for one reason, the players care! Seriously, the players want to play. They are not playing for millions of dollars or fame. They are playing for the right to be in the NCAA March Madness Tournament, and they are playing to impress the NBA scouts.
Today’s games bring an eclectic mix of unranked teams from across the country and this is the way we like it. Betting on top tier teams (especially when they are playing each other) can be challenging, however, betting on the lesser-known teams can be valuable. The most notable recommendation that we can give you is this – find a great online sportsbook that offers you plenty of wagering options. Find a bookie that offers a great platform for betting, one that has a reputation for fast and honest payouts, and one that gives you the goods when it comes to a host of options.
Betting teasers is a great way to gain an advantage either on an underdog or on the favorite. There is not a specific formula that explains a path for taking the underdog vs. the favorite. What we look at is the strength of schedule – and the stat lines. How do they match up? Here is what we have today.
College Basketball Betting Odds
Liberty vs. Lipscomb Prediction
Tipoff: 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+
Pick: Liberty -7
UT San Antonio Vs. Rice Prediction
Tipoff: 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+
Pick: UTSA -1.5
Western Kentucky Vs. Charlotte Prediction
Tipoff: 4:00 PM ET TV: Local
Pick: WKU -6.0
College Basketball Predictions
We love the value of these three games, and we love the favorites and that’s who we are going with today. Liberty is good enough to beat Lipscomb by 7 points and we are willing to say play that as a standalone at -7, throw it in a teaser and it brings that number down, depending on the teaser you play. Check your online bookmaker for the teaser rules.
Rice is terrible and although we understand UT San Antonio is not all that great we love them in this one and especially as an underdog in a teaser.
Charlotte has struggled with their program over the last few years and they have also been downright awful. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will win this game easily and just like Liberty, they could cover the original spread.
We love this teaser today because it makes our favorites the underdogs and give us a huge advantage over the bookie. Happy New Year and good luck!
