💰Pro Money on KU? McCullar Status, McNeeley Update

• 💰 Did Pro Money Just Swing KU’s Way?

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Did Pro Money Just Swing Toward Kansas? 💰

The following is just my interpretation of the betting market. It is in no way betting advice or suggestions.

• Opening Line: Kansas favored by 8.5 points

• Current Line: Kansas favored by 8.5 points (as of 10:32am CT)

• Betting Splits: 58% of bets on Kansas, 38% of money on Kansas (via VSiN).

The second the Kansas betting line opened on Sunday night, money started coming in on Samford to cover 8.5 points. It wasn’t the best sign for KU. The line quickly dropped to Kansas. The Jayhawks moved to 7.5-point favorites. Not bad, not great.

But at 8:40 am CT on Tuesday, there was a spike in money coming in on the Jayhawks (the middle column in the image below from VSiN).

As far as I can tell, it looks like “pro money” moved the line back in KU’s favor. The movement is a fairly good sign for the Jayhawks. It could be related to health. It could be analytics. Or it could even be a pump fake by a pro bettor who will bet on Samford at the last minute (this does happen sometimes).

I’ll be watching closely to see if this holds. For now, it’s a promising indication for KU. I’ll take it.

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TWO Big VIP Updates

I shared two VIP updates yesterday via Scoops Texts. I’m not near 100% on either situation, so they will remain VIP only for now. The topics are:

1. A Kevin McCullar update for Thursday’s game

2. Surprising chatter on 2024 5-star Liam McNeeley

The Scoops Texts allow for real-time updates as news breaks or changes. I’ll have a link for VIP subscribers below. The feature is included with the upgrade!

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