Wichita State led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring (81.5 points), and they can play great defense as we saw the last game. The Shockers extended their winning streak to 16 games with Friday's 64-58 first-round win over Dayton, holding the Flyers to season lows in points and field-goal percentage (31 percent). Wichita State is on a 7-3 spread run, plus 8-3 ATS against a team with a winning straight up record. They've covered six of their last seven as an underdog and face a young Kentucky squad that has been overvalued by oddsmakers for a while, on a 6-14 spread run. These teams met in the tourney three years ago in a 78-76 Kentucky win, and this will be another close one. Play Wichita State.
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March 19, 2017 2:50pm ET
vs.
Wichita State Shockers
#723
Kentucky Wildcats
#724
Lines & Odds
+4 (-105)
ATS
+237
Moneyline
-160
OVER 149 (-110)
Total
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Kentucky Wildcats on the -4 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Kentucky would win by a score of 77.3 to 76.3 with Kentucky winning on the moneyline, Wichita State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Wichita State vs. Kentucky
March 19, 2017
2:50 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Wichita State Shockers
24
38
62
Kentucky Wildcats 
26
39
65
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March 23, 2014 2:45pm ET
vs.
Kentucky Wildcats
#721
Wichita State Shockers
#722
Lines & Odds
+4.5 (-110)
ATS
-4.5 (-110)
+180
Moneyline
-213
OVER 132.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 132.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Wichita State Shockers on the -4.5 ATS. 53% of the public money was on Wichita State Shockers to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Wichita State would win by a score of 70.8 to 67.8 with Wichita State winning on the moneyline, Kentucky winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Kentucky Wildcats
31
47
78
Wichita State Shockers
37
39
76
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