Bryant vs Wright State NCAA Tournament First Four odds, tips and betting trends

The Wright State Raiders (21-13) and the Bryant Bulldogs (23-9) will square off on Wednesday with a spot in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. Wright State has been named a 2-point favorite for this First Four matchup, …

The Wright State Raiders (21-13) and the Bryant Bulldogs (23-9) will square off on Wednesday with a spot in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. Wright State has been named a 2-point favorite for this First Four matchup, which begins at 6:40 PM.

Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Wright State is 15-18-0 against the spread this season compared to Bryant’s 17-12-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Raiders are 18-15-0 and the Bulldogs are 15-14-0. The two teams put up 151 points per game combined, 3.5 fewer than this matchup’s over/under. Wright State is 6-4-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 games, while Bryant has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is what you need to know about Wednesday’s college basketball action.

Bryant at Wright State odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Wright State -2
  • Total: 154.5
  • Moneyline: Wright State -152, Bryant +129

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Bryant at Wright State odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Wright State 74, Bryant 73

Moneyline

  • The Raiders have won 17 of the 25 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (68%).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter, Wright State has a record of 14-5 (73.7%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Raiders’ implied win probability is 60.3%.
  • This season, the Bulldogs have won two out of the eight games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Bryant has a record of 1-6 when set as an underdog of +129 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Bulldogs.

Against the spread

  • The Raiders score 75.5 points per game, five more points than the 70.5 the Bulldogs give up.
  • Wright State has a 12-12 record against the spread and an 18-7 record overall when putting up more than 70.5 points.
  • Bryant is 11-2 against the spread and 14-2 overall when allowing fewer than 75.5 points.
  • The Bulldogs put up only 4.4 more points per game (75.5) than the Raiders give up (71.1).
  • When it scores more than 71.1 points, Bryant is 12-6 against the spread and 17-4 overall.
  • Wright State has an ATS record of 11-11 and a 17-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 75.5 points.
  • The Raiders have totaled 150 more points than their opponents this season (4.4 per game on average), and the Bulldogs have scored 162 more points than their opponents (five per game).

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Over/Under

  • The average implied total for the Raiders this season is 76.4 points, the same as their implied total for Wednesday’s game.
  • So far this season, Wright State has scored more than 78 points in 12 games.
  • The average implied point total on the season for the Bulldogs (77.6) is 1.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (76).
  • This year, Bryant has scored more than 76 points 16 times.

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How to bet on the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament First Four games

Which of these eight teams will move on in the tournament?

The NCAA men’s tournament bracket has been revealed and the Big Ten landed a tourney-best nine teams in the field of 68, including two in the first four games.

Rutgers and Indiana were among the last four in and will be among the first eight to tip things off for a chance to advance out of Dayton, Ohio and into their respective regions.

Fighting for the 11th seed in the West region, Rutgers will take on Notre Dame. Indiana faces Wyoming for the 12th seed in the East. And for the 16 seeds in the Midwest and South regions, Texas Southern will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Wright State will play Bryant.

Here’s how to bet these all too important matchups.

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Wild fan brawl disrupts NEC Championship between Wagner and Bryant for over 25 minutes

This was unreal.

Tuesday’s NEC Championship between the Bryant Bulldogs and Wagner Seahawks was delayed by nearly 30 minutes after a brawl sparked between fans of both teams in the stands.

With over four minutes left in the second half — and with Bryant leading Wagner big time 68-32 — the game suddenly stopped as the small section of visiting Seahawks fans got into an altercation with the larger Bulldogs section. The cause of the brawl was unknown, as no cameras were able to catch the start of it all, but bottles were also reportedly being thrown around during the commotion as well, with both teams leaving to go to their respective locker rooms.

During the nearly-30 minute delay, the small contingent of Wagner fans were escorted out of the area and play eventually resumed once the Seahawks returned to the court.

Only one player was ejected, Will Martinez from Wagner for “leaving the bench area” during the incident.

Thankfully, once the game resumed, there were no further altercations. Bryant fans were held off from storming their home court until the Wagner players left the court to prevent further disputes. Hopefully no one was seriously injured in the brawls that took place.

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