The Wichita State Shockers (16-5) and the Drake Bulldogs (25-4) meet in the First Four with a place in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 bracket at stake on Thursday at Mackey Arena, tipping off at 6:27 PM ET on TBS. Drake is a 1-point favorite in the game.
The Shockers were led by 14 points from Alterique Gilbert in their 60-59 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. They failed to cover the spread in the contest and the teams combined to fall short of the 142.5-point over/under.
Tremell Murphy led the way for the Bulldogs with a team-high 20 points last time out as they lost to Loyola Chicago 75-65 and failed to cover the 8.5-point spread. The teams combined to hit the over on the 125 point total set for the matchup.
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Wichita State at Drake: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 1:40 PM ET on March 17, 2021.
- Money line: Wichita State -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Drake -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wichita State +1 (-110) | Drake -1 (-110)
- Over/Under: 141 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wichita State: Three things to know
- The Shockers scoring leader is Tyson Etienne, who puts up 17.0 points per game. Etienne is the top three-point shooter for the team, hitting 3.1 per game.
- The Shockers record 72.4 points per game, 7.7 more points than the 64.7 the Bulldogs give up.
- Wichita State is 15-0 overall and 8-0 against the spread when scoring more than 64.7 points.
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Drake: Three things to know
- The Bulldogs scoring leader is Shanquan Hemphill, who contributes 14.1 points per game. D.J. Wilkins is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.3 per game.
- The Bulldogs score 10 more points per game (77.4) than the Shockers allow (67.4).
- Drake has put together an 18-0-1 ATS record and a 24-0 overall record in games where it scores more than 67.4 points.
Wichita State at Drake: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Wichita State 71, Drake 70
Money line
The model has the Wichita State Shockers as the favorite in this game.
Against the spread (ATS)
The line for this game set by MGM and the model’s prediction are essentially the same (within 0.0 points of each other).
Over/Under (O/U)
The MGM total for this game, 141 points, and the model’s projected total, 141.2 points, are only 0.2 points apart.
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