CBB Wednesday trend plays: Fade Providence against top-10 teams
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Throughout the college basketball season, we'll highlight some of the top betting trends for the biggest games on the schedule. Here are the best trends and angles for tonight's slate.
Georgia Tech at No. 6 Louisville
Even with last week's impressive win over Duke, Louisville has still dropped four of its last six games against the spread. The Cardinals are in a strong spot to bounce back against Georgia Tech, though. They're 5-1 ATS in their last six home games and have won five straight ATS as double-digit favorites.
Trend play: Louisville -13.5
St. Bonaventure at No. 7 Dayton
Dayton's rise from unranked to top 10 has been impressive, but don't sleep on St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies are 11-2 straight up since Nov. 26 with an 8-3 ATS run in their last 11 games, and head coach Mark Schmidt is 4-2 ATS with two outright wins in his career against top-10 teams.
Trend play: St. Bonaventure +16.5
Providence at No. 10 Seton Hall
Providence has weathered a rocky start and found recent ATS success, but Wednesday's test may prove too tough for head coach Ed Cooley. Cooley is winless in his last seven outings against top-10 teams with a 1-6 ATS record in that span, while Seton Hall has covered its last six games as a top-10 squad.
Trend play: Seton Hall -8.5
South Carolina at No. 16 Auburn
After starting the year with 15 straight wins, Auburn has tumbled down the polls following two blowout road losses. Bruce Pearl's squad is 3-6 ATS in its last nine tries after consecutive double-digit losses, while South Carolina rides a three-game ATS win streak into this tilt.
Trend play: South Carolina +11
No. 24 Rutgers at No. 19 Iowa
Rutgers is ranked in the top 25 for the first time in 41 years, but its time in the polls may be short-lived thanks to a tough road spot against conference foe Iowa. When two ranked Big Ten teams meet, the home team is 22-10 ATS (68.8%) since Jan. 27, 2019, and home teams are 31-19 ATS (62%) in Big Ten play this year.
Trend play: Iowa -5.5
C Jackson Cowart is a betting writer for theScore. He's an award-winning journalist with stops at The Charlotte Observer, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Times Herald-Record, and BetChicago. He's also a proud graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and his love of sweet tea is rivaled only by that of a juicy prop bet. Find him on Twitter @CJacksonCowart.