Wichita State Shockers (15-18) vs. UAB Blazers (20-11)
March 15, 2024 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: UAB Blazers -4.5; Over/Under: -
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The Wichita State Shockers and UAB Blazers meet Friday in the college basketball AAC Quarterfinal at the Dickies Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wichita State Shockers vs UAB Blazers prediction.
Wichita State Shockers Betting Preview
The Wichita State Shockers recently beat Memphis and Rice while losing to Tulane. The Wichita State Shockers are averaging 72.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 42 percent shooting. Colby Rogers is averaging 16.7 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Xavier Bell is averaging 11.5 points and 3.2 rebounds. Harlond Beverly is the third double-digit scorer and Kenny Pohto is dishing 1.3 assists. The Wichita State Shockers are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 69.7 percent from the free throw line. The Wichita State Shockers are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.
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UAB Blazers Betting Preview
The UAB Blazers recently lost to Memphis while beating Temple and SMU. The UAB Blazers are averaging 77.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 75.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Yaxel Lendeborg is averaging 13.7 points and 10.4 rebounds, while Eric Gaines is averaging 12 points and 3.8 rebounds. Alejandro Vasquez is the third double-digit scorer and Efrem Johnson is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The UAB Blazers are shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The UAB Blazers are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.
Wichita State Shockers vs UAB Blazers prediction
The Wichita State Shockers haven’t been good this season and are dreadful offensively, so excuse me if I’m not excited to back them when playing their third game in as many days. The UAB Blazers have a clear rest advantage, and they should be eager to get revenge over Wichita State after recently losing to the Shockers as 8 point favorites. Also, UAB has covered 7 of its last 10 games. Wichita State still has some showing and proving to do, as the large sample size hasn’t been kind. Give me UAB and the reasonable chalk.
