The No. 1 seed Wichita State Shockers (15-4) take on the No. 8 seed South Florida Bulls (9-12) as favorites in the AAC Tournament quarterfinals Friday at Dickies Arena, starting at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of March 12, 2021, 2:10 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Wichita State Betting Information
- The Shockers have covered the spread more often than not this season, compiling a record ATS of 9-7-1.
- When favored by at least 9 points, the Shockers are 1-3 against the spread in 2020-21.
- Wichita State and its opponents have hit the over in 9 of 17 games this season (52.9%).
- The Bulls lost to the Shockers 73-71 on Thursday in each team’s last contest. David Collins led the Bulls with 23 points, and Tyson Etienne scored 21 points to lead the Shockers. The Shockers covered the 2.5-point spread in the matchup, and the game hit the over on the 132.5-point over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Wichita State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Etienne | 19 | 17.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Alterique Gilbert | 19 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Morris Udeze | 19 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Dexter Dennis | 19 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Ricky Council IV | 18 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
South Florida Betting Information
- South Florida holds a losing record ATS this season, covering six times and failing to cover 13 times.
- When they play as at least a 9-point underdog, the Bulls tend to come up short with only a 0-1 record against the spread.
- 12 of the Bulls 19 games (63.2%) this season have covered the over/under.
- The Shockers defeated the Bulls 73-71 when these teams played on Thursday. Etienne led the Shockers with 21 points, while Collins scored 23 points to lead the Bulls. The Shockers covered the 2.5-point spread in the matchup, and the game’s 144 total points went over the 132.5 set for the over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
South Florida Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Collins | 21 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Alexis Yetna | 16 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Michael Durr | 18 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Caleb Murphy | 20 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Xavier Castaneda | 19 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Total Facts
- Wichita State and its opponents have gone over Friday’s 138 total in eight out of 19 games (42.1%) this year.
- In South Florida’s games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Friday’s matchup over/under in 10 out of 21 matchups (47.6%).
- The Shockers average 73.3 points per game against the Bulls’ 65.8, amounting to 1.1 points over the matchup’s total of 138.
- These two teams surrender a combined 139.4 points per game, 1.4 more than this contest’s over/under.
- On average, the Shockers have seen a 141.2 over/under in their games this season, 3.2 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 0.6 points separates this game’s over/under (138 points) and the average total points bet in Bulls games (137.4 points) this season.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6/2021 | Wichita State | Wichita State | -12 | 137.5 | -846 | +558 | Regular Season | 80-63 WICHST |
| 12/22/2020 | South Florida | South Florida | -1 | 131.5 | -115 | -106 | Regular Season | 82-77 WICHST |
| 2/20/2020 | Wichita State | Wichita State | -10 | 124.5 | -628 | +437 | Regular Season | 65-55 WICHST |
| 1/21/2020 | Wichita State | South Florida | -5 | 126.5 | -220 | +173 | Regular Season | 56-43 WICHST |
| 1/22/2019 | N/A | South Florida | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 54-41 USF |
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