Morehead State vs Marshall Free Spread Betting Pick

Morehead State is set to take on Marshall in Huntington, West Virginia tonight.

Morehead State goes into the game at 4-2, with their only losses coming to the 8th ranked Kentucky team and a Maryland squad that is 5-1 hailing from the formidable ACC.  The wins haven’t been over anyone too impressive, but the tight game with Kentucky goes to show that Morehead State has the ability to keep up with the big boys.

Marshall on the other hand is 3-3 to this point in the season, but there losses have also come to some decent schools (Villanova and San Diego State being two of them).  There wins have come against lesser known teams, but Marshall is supposed to be the better team and they are the favorites in this one.

Morehead State vs Marshall Odds

Online sportsbook 5Dimes.eu has the following odds for the game at this time:

Morehead State +12 (-108)
Marshall -12 (-102)

Prediction

The odds may come as a surprise seeing as Morehead State has had more success to this point in the season, but the sample size is very small and Marshall is overall a better team.

There is even smart money on Marshall this evening as only 20% of the public bets have been on Marshall covering the spread, but yet the point spread has increased from -11.5 to -12 since the line has been open.  This shows that the big bets (generally professional bettors) are backing Marshall in this one.

The areas where Marshall should be able to dominate their opponents are on the glass and from the 3-point line.  Marshall has bigger men down low who are just more athletic around the glass and can pull down these rebounds to allow for second or third chances on offense and diminish their opponents second efforts on D.

The home court advantage is also huge in this one as Marshall has done very well scoring at home, while Morehead State has struggled with their road defense.  The smart bettors think this one could become a blowout due to this fact.

Another thing to consider is that Marshall is 0-3-1 against the spread this year, which will generally translate into the team being spotted a few points in their next few games.  These points could come into play tonight with Marshall pulling off a double digit victory.

I have to go with the smart money on this one and take Marshall minus the points.

Play: Marshall -12 (-102) (5Dimes.eu)

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