This defensive affair got us thinking… What is the lowest scoring NFL game of all time? It took some research, but the answer to our question just might shock you!
Green Bay was able to escape Soldier Field with a big 10-3 win over their bitter divisional rivals, but the post-game conversation seemed to gravitate towards the low score In fact, the 13 total points scored is the lowest total of a season opening game in 20+ years. Unlike the NBA where the total line edge has been sliced razor thin on a handful of games, on any given night in college basketball, there are a number of matchups that can offer a world of opportunities to cash-in on a few of the games.Thursday night’s season opener between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers was far from a classic barn-burner. There could be a fairly wide variance from one book to another given the amount of action they are taking in on a particular matchup. This also leads into the importance of shopping around for the best total line that supports your play. The betting public can have an impact on games of this nature, but when you see some significant movement in a non-marquee matchup it is probably the result of a few sharps placing wagers on that game. This is especially true with games that are not in the national spotlight or in a major conference. One thing that you should always be aware of when it comes to wagering on college basketball total lines is line movement from when the betting odds were first set. The books may simply be trying to drive money the opposite way. Sometimes there can be some tremendous value in total lines that fall way out of this range one way or the other. This does not mean you should avoid playing the UNDER against lower totals or take the OVER on some of the higher lines as long as your handicapping efforts and confidence level support the play. The average total line for a college game will fall into the 130 to 150-point range. This can work the opposite way as well to hold the final score down if a poor shooting team from three-point range is forced to try and erase a large deficit by hitting threes down the stretch. If it is just one dominant shooter, than this high percentage becomes much less reliable as opposed to a team that has a few players consistently hitting shots from beyond the arc. You need to further break this number down in terms of which players are scoring all the threes. This is especially true when you start breaking down a team's nonconference schedule, which may include quite a few games against teams that are not defensive-minded in their style of play.Īnother factor that has an impact on the final score is a team's ability to hit a high percentage of its shots from three-point range. It is all about tendencies, which are hard to pick-up from only reading a game's final box score.Ī team's overall shooting percentage and average points scored can be two misleading statistics if you do not have a solid handle on the opponents it has faced. Certain high-scoring teams may fail to hold up against consistent defensive pressure in general, while others may flourish against man-to-man coverage but come apart at the seams against a zone defense.
One of the best ways to get a solid handle on betting college basketball totals is by simply watching as many games as possible. Many of the top handicappers will actually gravitate towards wagering on total lines in smaller conference matchups since this is where most of the value lies in the betting odds. If an effort to increase the action on the sport, total lines have become widely available for the majority of the games at the Division I level even with many of the contests played in mid-major conferences. Some sportsbooks used to shy away from releasing total lines for college basketball mainly because it is hard to gain a sharp edge on betting lines of this nature. The popularity of wagering on college basketball has grown dramatically over the years and one of the biggest reasons why is the tremendous opportunity to build a bankroll wagering on total lines as long as you know how and where to look.
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