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Wichita State vs Cincinnati College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/13/21

Wichita State vs Cincinnati College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/13/21
2021-03-13 15:00:00 EDT

The Wichita State Shockers and the Cincinnati Bearcats meet in an AAC conference tournament semi-final matchup in college basketball action from the Dickies Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Cincinnati Bearcats booked their spot in the semis with a 74-71 win over SMU in the quarter-finals. Jeremiah Davenport led Cincinnati in scoring with 19 points on 6 of 10 shooting with 5 threes along with team-highs of 7 rebounds and 4 steals while Keith Williams had 14 points with a team-high 6 assists and a pair of steals as well. Mike Saunders added 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting with 6 rebounds and a pair of steals and Mike Adams-Woods also had 10 points with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, a pair of steals and a pair of blocks to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cincinnati in the winning effort. Tari Eason also added 9 points with 7 rebounds of his own as well in the victory.

The Wichita State Shockers booked their spot in the semis with a narrow 68-67 win over USF last time out. Tyson Etienne led the Shockers with 20 points on 6 of 17 shooting with 4 threes and 3 assists while Alterique Gilbert had 12 points on 5 of 12 shooting with a pair of threes and a pair of steals as the only other double-digit scorer for Wichita State in the winning effort. Morris Udeze also had 9 points with 11 rebounds and a pair of steals while Craig Porter Jr. dished out a team-high 4 assists in the victory.

Cincinnati is 20-43 ATS in their last 63 games overall and 17-37 ATS in their last 54 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 6-2-1 in their last 9 neutral site games. Wichita State is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss while the under is 12-5 in their last 17 games following a win. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.

The points with Cincinnati are tempting considering how much success they underdog has had in this matchup in the past. However, I think Cincinnati’s win was more about SMU losing that game, as Kendric Davis of SMU had half of the Mustangs points and there was no secondary scoring and SMU had disappointed everyone multiple times over the course of the season. Wichita State snuck by USF, but the Shockers found a way to grind out a win there and I think we see the Shockers grind out another win here, but this time, they cover the number in the process.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Wichita State -3.5

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