NCAAB Betting Trends: Five Teams Cashing Under Bets
By Covers.com
Any college coach worth his salt will tell you that a pile high-fliers and long-range snipers won’t get you very far unless you can play some defense.
With a quiet NCAAB schedule set for Friday, we thought we would take a look at some of the better defensive teams in the nation - or at least those that are cashing a ton of under bets.
All stats current prior to Thursday’s action.
UAB Blazers (over/under record: 1-16-1)
UAB ranks 33rd in the nation allowing 60.2 points per game while forcing opponents to shoot just 40.2 percent from the floor (58th). The Blazers have checked in under the total in six straight contests and should continue to be a strong under bet with their rotten offense.
UAB averages only 58.2 points per game and needed overtime to crack the 60-point plateau just once over its last six games. The Blazers host East Carolina Saturday evening.
Virginia Cavaliers (over/under record: 1-12)
If you haven’t heard about Virginia’s defense yet, you’re obviously still stuck in all-out football mode. The Cavs allow just 50.2 points per game (No. 2 nationally) and also sit among the top five in defensive 3-point percentage and defensive rebounds.
They held Duke to 61 points and Michigan to 58 – which was also the only game they played over the total by putting up 70 points at the offensive end against the Wolverines.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (over/under record: 3-12-2)
The Irish have played over just once since Dec. 10 and are coming off a win over Seton Hall that saw them hold the Pirates to 42 points, their lowest output since 2005.
With Tim Abromaitis out for the year, Notre Dame doesn’t have many offensive weapons. Jack Cooley is a force inside, but the Irish aren’t doing themselves any favors in shooting only 32.6 percent from beyond the arc. The Irish visit UConn Sunday afternoon.
Harvard Crimson (over/under: 3-10)
No. 23 Harvard is going to pressure you on defense and make you earn absolutely every point you get every time Tommy Amaker’s squad takes the floor. The Crimson give up only 54.1 points per game and rank third in the country in averaging 25.1 defensive rebounds per contest.
They are leading the Ivy League and coming off an ugly win over Dartmouth – unless you had the under. Harvard held Dartmouth to 38 total points on 31.7 percent shooting, cashing under bets for the sixth time in its last seven games.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (over/under: 4-12-1)
The Demon Deacons are struggling at both ends on the floor, putting up 67.2 points per game while allowing 70 points a game. Wake routinely sees totals in the mid-130s or 140s and has played over the total just once over the last seven games and was hammered 75-52 by Florida State in its last game.
The Demon Deacons visit Clemson Saturday afternoon.