Wichita State used their defensive formula in their play-in game to book their matchup with the Arizona Wildcats in the Round of 64. The Shockers ultimately won their play-in game with Vanderbilt by 20 points, which brings them to a stellar 17-5-1 ATS record in their past 23 games.
- Arizona has scored over half the posted total in 20 of their past 25 games.
- Arizona is 1-5 ATS in their past six games against teams with winning records.
- Wichita State is 10-3 SU in their past 13 games against winning records.
The Shockers stifling defense has confounded teams all season long as they allow the fewest points per game than any team in the nation. Only once in Wichita State’s past 10 games has their opponent scored more than 68 points. Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker, who have seemingly been apart of Wichita State since the dawn of time, pace the team with the senior duo combining for more than a third of the team’s offense.
Arizona’s offense will not be easy to stop as they average over 80 points per game this season. Three players on the Wildcats have averaged more than 15 points per game this season, led by Ryan Anderson’s 15.5 ppg and 10.1 rebounds per game.
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Wichita State Shockers vs Arizona Wildcats Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Arizona Wildcats currently sport a 25-8 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 16-17 ATS. The Wichita State Shockers are 25-8 and 19-11-1 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Arizona Wildcats produce a 22-11 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Wichita State Shockers have gone 14-17 against the totals betting line.
According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 55-ranked Arizona Wildcats and the No. 2-rated Wichita State Shockers in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Arizona's No. 17 nationally ranked offense (81.21 points per game) against a Wichita State Shockers defense that sits as the No. 1 at 59.03 PPG. The Arizona Wildcats have been averaging 48.18% from the field, more than the Shockers have managed so far this season (43.2% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Wichita State cruised to victory on Tuesday, running Vanderbilt out of the gym and running up a 70-50 score at Dayton Arena.
Arizona suffered a 95-89 loss against Oregon on Friday, getting 21 points from Gabe York in a losing effort at MGM Grand.
- Arizona has scored over half the posted total in 20 of their past 25 games.
- Arizona is 1-5 ATS in their past six games against teams with winning records.
- Wichita State is 10-3 SU in their past 13 games against winning records.
- Arizona has scored over half the posted total in 20 of their past 25 games.
- Arizona is 1-5 ATS in their past six games against teams with winning records.
- Wichita State is 10-3 SU in their past 13 games against winning records.
