NCAA Betting Odds Jan. 17-20
NCAA Betting Odds Jan. 17-20
NCAA wrestling betting odds for January.
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The dual slate this isn't the most scintillating, but there are plenty of juicy individual matchups.
Missouri vs. Northern Iowa, Nebraska at Penn State and Rutgers at Iowa, in particular are must-watch.
Here we'll focus on this week's wrestling betting odds offered by BetDSI, and review the winning picks for what they posted last week.
This Week's Lines
Thursday
Josh Alber (N. Iowa) +4.5 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri)
Midlands champ Alber has been wrestling really well, winning his last eight matches. But these two have met twice with Eierman winning by six last year to go with a fall way back in December of 2015.
Taylor Lujan (N. Iowa) +4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri)
Like Alber, Lujan has been wrestling great. He's coming off an impressive 10-5 win over Labriola. But Lewis has owned this series, pinning Labriola this year and beating him 13-10 a year ago.
Friday
Northwestern +8 Wisconsin | LIVE ON FLO
Whether or not Ryan Christensen wrestles has a big swing in this one.
125: Connor Brown (Wisconsin) vs. Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)
133: Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) vs. Colin Valdivez (Northwestern)
141: Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) vs. Yahya Thomas/Alexander McKenna (Northwestern)
149: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) vs. Shayne Oster (Northwestern)
157: Zander Wick/Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) vs. Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)
165: Evan Wick (Wisconsin) vs. Tyler Morland (Northwestern)
174: Ryan Christensen/Patrick Spray (Wisconsin) vs. Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
184: Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) vs. Brendan Devine (Northwestern)
197: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) vs. Zachary Chakonis (Northwestern
285: Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) vs. Conan Jennings (Northwestern)
Nick Suriano -5.5 Austin DeSanto
DeSanto has been rolling, but Suriano presents the toughest opponent DeSanto has yet to face this season. Last week he beat Lizak 6-1. Offense (DeSanto) meets defense (Suriano) in this one. The key for DeSanto will be to limit Suriano's counters.
Anthony Ashnault -4.5 Patrick Lugo
Lugo hasn't lost by five points in two years. But Ashnault has been a scoring machine, putting 10 or more on the board in all but one bout this season.
Sunday
Sean Russell (Minnesota) 4 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) | LIVE ON FLO
Rivera has had two bouts that weren't bonus: one to Spencer (7-3) and an OT win over Ronnie Bresser. Russell is stingy; his three losses this season are by a combined eight points. And he just kept it close (4-0) with Spencer.
Chad Red (Nebraska) 4.5 Nick Lee (Penn St.) LIVE ON FLO
Interesting line here as Lee just lost to Tristan Moran. Red started off the season shaky, but looked good in a major over Yahya Thomas before losing to Alber last week. These two have never met in college, but Red beat Lee in one of the most memorable bouts in Indiana history a few years ago. Tough to not take the points here.
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) 9.5 Jason Nolf (Penn St.) LIVE ON FLO
Two trains of thought here. Berger has been wrestling great, beating Hayden Hidlay and Ryan Deakin in the last month. This could be the best version of Berger we've ever seen. But Nolf just obliterated Deakin. And the question remains, how is Berger going to finish on Nolf?
The last two times these two met, the result was an eight-point major both times.
Last Week vs. The Spread
Line: Illinois -8.5 Michigan St.
Result: Illinois 18, Michigan State 15
Correct Pick: Michigan St.
Line: North Carolina +2.5 Princeton
Result: Princeton 23, North Carolina 16
Correct Pick: Princeton
Line: Austin O'Connor + 3 Matt Kolodzik
Result: Kolodzik dec. O'Connor, 3-2
Correct Pick: O'Connor
Line: Wisconsin -7.5 Rutgers
Result: Rutgers 17, Wisconsin 16
Correct Pick: Rutgers
Line: Ryan Deakin +8 Jason Nolf
Result: Nolf md. Deakin, 19-7
Correct Pick: Jason Nolf
Line: Pat Glory Pick Em Nick Piccininni
Result: Piccininni dec. Glory, 9-4
Correct Pick: Nick Piccininni
Line: Matt Kolodzik -3.5 Kaden Gfeller
Result: Kolodzik dec. Gfeller, 8-3
Correct Pick: Matt Kolodzik
Line: Northern Iowa 5.5 Nebraska
Result: Nebraska 22, Northern Iowa 12
Correct Pick: Nebraska
Line: Daton Fix (OKST) +1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers)
Result: Fix dec. Suriano, 3-2
Correct Pick: Daton Fix
Line: Kaden Gfeller +4.5 Anthony Ashnault
Result: Ashnault dec. Gfeller, 10-7
Correct Pick: Kaden Gfeller