The Wichita State Shockers (10-4) are 8.5-point favorites as they look to extend a six-game home win streak when they take on the Temple Owls (4-6) on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Charles Koch Arena. The matchup airs at 3:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 7, 2021, 2:18 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Wichita State Betting Information
- Wichita State has a 6-5-1 record ATS this year.
- When favored by at least 8.5 points, the Shockers are 0-2 against the spread in 2020-21.
- Wichita State and its opponents have hit the over in 7 of 12 games this season (58.3%).
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 | 14 | 17.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Alterique Gilbert | 14 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Morris Udeze | 14 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Ricky Council IV | 13 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Dexter Dennis | 14 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Temple Betting Information
- Over the course of this season, Temple has come up with an even record of 4-4-1 ATS.
- The Owls and their opponents have often not covered the total points bet this season, only claiming the over in 44.4% (4) of their nine games played.
- In their last game, the Owls got a team-high 16 points from Damian Dunn in a 63-60 loss to Cincinnati on Thursday. They were favored by 2.5 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 123 points to go under the 139.5 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Temple Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Dunn | 10 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Khalif Battle | 5 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Jake Forrester | 10 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| De’Vondre Perry | 10 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Jeremiah Williams | 10 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Total Facts
- In Wichita State’s matchups this season, the Shockers and their opponents have exceeded Sunday’s point total of 140.5 points six times (42.9% of opportunities).
- In 40% of Temple’s games this season (4 of 10), the total points scored was greater than Sunday’s 140.5-point over/under.
- The Shockers average 74 points per game against the Owls’ 63.9, totaling 2.6 points under the matchup’s point total of 140.5.
- The 137.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 3.0 fewer than the 140.5 total in this contest.
- The Shockers have seen a 143 average over/under in their games this season, 2.5 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of 8.1 points separates this game’s over/under (140.5 points) and the average total points bet in Owls games (132.4 points) this season.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2020 | Wichita State | Wichita State | -10.5 | 138 | -610 | +432 | Regular Season | 72-69 WICHST |
| 1/15/2020 | Wichita State | Temple | -4.5 | 137.5 | -204 | +165 | Regular Season | 65-53 TEMPLE |
| 1/6/2019 | N/A | Wichita State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 85-81 TEMPLE |
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