Louisiana vs. Marshall Public Betting: 63% of Public Money on Underdog Louisiana to Cover the Spread
Louisiana vs. Marshall Public Betting: 63% of Public Money on Underdog Louisiana to Cover the Spread
If you're looking to find what the public is betting on for tonight's Louisiana vs. Marshall game, you've come to the exact place that you need to be.
Fading the public is often something that bettors love to do. Here, we will go over the public betting numbers and show you what the public is betting on tonight. In terms of the public betting in tonight's Louisiana vs. Marshall game, the public money is backing Louisiana to cover the spread.
Perhaps some college football bettors are forgetting that the Marshall Thundering Herd beat Notre Dame at the beginning of the season. Is the public money right on this one or are the Thundering Herd going to play at the same level they did when they beat Notre Dame?
That was in Week 2 of the CFB season, so it's tough to determine if we will see the same team tonight. Outside of that game, they sit at 3-2 on the season following a 28-7 win against Garder Webb in Week 5.
Let's take a look at the public betting for tonight's game to try and find a sharp bet to kick off this week's college football picks.
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Louisiana vs. Marshall Public Betting
| Team | Point Spread | Public Money | Public Betting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | -10.5 | 37% | 48% |
| Louisiana | +10.5 | 63% | 52% |
As you can see from the numbers above, provided by our good friends over at DraftKings, the public betting numbers are favoring Louisana to cover the spread, which sits at Louisiana +10.5.
The money is coming in heavily on Louisiana to cover, but the percentage of public betting isn't too much of a difference in this contest.
From what we've seen in the past, fading the public is typically going to lead to some profits. It's an even stronger bet when it appears that sharp money is backing the team with fewer bets on it. Louisiana has 52% of the bets to cover and 63% of the public money on them, which indicates that sharps and big bettors are on them tonight.
It might be time to fade the public betting pick and take Marshall with the -10.5 tonight.