Unusual sports betting activity related to a Temple and University of Alabama-Birmingham men's basketball game “might be looked into deeper” by industry watchdog U.S. Integrity, the company's CEO, Matt Holt, confirmed with .
The two college teams are AAC members, and the AAC is a client of U.S. Integrity. The conference confirmed with that the game was flagged for unusual wagering activity by U.S. Integrity.
UAB opened as a 2.5-point favorite for the Thursday night game, but the line closed at -7.5 across several betting apps. Temple appeared to play the game without any meaningful player absences.
“That doesn’t happen in March without injury or suspension,” Rex Beyers, the former US Head of Wagering at PlayUp, told of the drastic line movement.