St. Louis vs. Michigan State Line at Spartans -6.5

Written by:
Tyrone Black
Published on:
Mar/17/2012
St. Louis vs. Michigan State Line at Spartans -6.5

The St. Louis vs. Michigan State line had the Spartans as a -6.5 favorite getting just shy of 85 percent of the betting action on the spread.  A Michigan State cover here will provide instant heartburn for bookmakers serving the US on Sunday afternoon.  Despite the heavy lopsided action on Michigan State, it should be noted that the oddsmakers appear to have a solid opinion on this game, moving it a mere half point over the past 24 hours.  All NCAA Basketball Tournament odds were available at Bookmaker.eu here.  Be sure to claim up to $500 in FREE CASH when you open an online betting account here today.   MOBILE WAGERING AVAILABLE!!!

Yes, the bookies seem to believe St. Louis can cover within 6 points here or win outright. 

The number 9 seed St. Louis beat number 8 seed Memphis easily by a final score of 61-54.  They are 9-2 Against The Spread this season in non-conference games.

Michigan State is 12-4 ATS versus good defensive teams - allowing <=64 points/game.  St. Louis is considered one of the best defensive teams in the nation and it is for this reason that the oddsmakers seem to believe the Billikens can keep this game within 6 points. 

The Spartans are 22-10 ATS in all games this season while going 28-7 Straight Up.  They have the same number of losses on the season as St. Louis, which was 17-10-2 Against The Spread. 

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUNDAY, MARCH 18TH NCAA TOURNAMENT - THIRD ROUND GREENSBORO COLISEUM - GREENSBORO, NC

NCAA TOURNAMENT - THIRD ROUND GREENSBORO COLISEUM - GREENSBORO, NC

 

CREIGHTON

+8-110

o159-110

+355

NORTH CAROLINA

-8-110

u159-110

-425

 

 

LEHIGH

+3½-110

o139½-110

+150

XAVIER

-3½-110

u139½-110

-170

NCAA TOURNAMENT - THIRD ROUND NATIONWIDE ARENA - COLUMBUS, OH

 

NC STATE

+4½-110

o132-110

+170

GEORGETOWN

-4½-110

u132-110

-200

 

 

SAINT LOUIS

+6½-110

o123-110

+250

MICHIGAN ST

-6½-110

u123-110

-300

NCAA TOURNAMENT - THIRD ROUND BRIDGESTONE ARENA - NASHVILLE, TN

 

CINCINNATI

+2-110

o127-110

+115

FLORIDA ST

-2-110

u127-110

-135

 

 

OHIO

+2½-110

o114-110

+125

SOUTH FLORIDA

-2½-110

u114-110

-145

NCAA TOURNAMENT - THIRD ROUND CENTURYLINK CENTER - OMAHA, NE

 

NORFOLK ST

+14-110

o143-110

+900

FLORIDA

-14-110

u143-110

-1400

 

 

PURDUE

+8-110

o141-110

+325

KANSAS

-8-110

u141-110

-385

 

- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com

 

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