OVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 8

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2024

OVC teams will hit the court across two games on Friday’s college basketball schedule, and we have your best bets information below. That includes the Morehead State Eagles playing the UT Martin Skyhawks at Ford Center.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the OVC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: UT Martin (+7.5) vs Morehead St

The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (5.2 points) is less than the 7.5-point edge DraftKings gives to Morehead State, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UT Martin 17-10-0 10-5-0 7-5-0 6-4-0 11-5-0 13-5-0
Morehead State 18-10-0 14-7-0 4-3-0 8-3-0 9-7-0 12-7-0

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Total Pick: Western Illinois vs Little Rock Over (137.5)

In this game, the model projects a total (141.9 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (137.5 points).

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Little Rock 14-16-1 6-10-1 7-6-0 6-11-1
Western Illinois 8-19-1 5-6-0 3-12-1 7-12-0

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Moneyline Pick: Little Rock (-230) vs WIU (+190)

Score Prediction: Little Rock 73, Western Illinois 69

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Little Rock 15-3 5-8 10-2 3-2 5-1 2-5 12-1 2-3
Western Illinois 12-3 5-5 6-3 0-1 5-0 5-4 11-3 3-2

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Today’s OVC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Western Illinois (21-11) vs Little Rock (20-11) 8:00 PM ET ESPNU Little Rock (-5.5) 137.5
Morehead State (24-8) vs UT Martin (21-10) 10:30 PM ET ESPNU Morehead State (-7.5) 147

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