The Maryland-Baltimore Retrievers and the Kansas State Wildcats will square off in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The contest puts the first-ever number sixteen seed against a number nine seed. The two teams have never met as of recent. The fixture will take place on Sunday, March 18th, 2018 with a scheduled tip-off time of 7:45 PM ET. The Retrievers enter in particular on a historical note. UMBC earned the distinction of being the first ever sixteen seed to make it out of the first round when they took down the tournament favorite Virginia in the first round. The Hoos were a number one seed and had lost just two games this season. UMBC dominated the Cavs and beat them by twenty. Kansas State defeated Creighton in the first round by a score of 69-59.
Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records
Maryland-Baltimore Retrievers, 25-10 SU, 4-1 ATS
Kansas State Wildcats, 23-11 SU, 15-16 ATS
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UMBC at Kansas State Key Betting Trends
- Over is 3-1 ATS in Maryland-Baltimore’s last four matches.
- Kansas State is 3-1 ATS in their last four fixtures overall.
- Maryland-Baltimore is 9-1 SU in their previous ten contests overall.
- Maryland-Baltimore has covered in their last four consecutive markets.
Public Money
Out of the gate, we have seen a lean by the consensus on the Retrievers. As a result, the market has fallen by 1.5 points to indicate this initial lean. On the contrary, 62% of the cash action is on Kansas State along with 51% of the ticket action. 64% of the consensus also like the Cats in public forum capacities. In Over/Under markets, the figure has dropped by two points to indicate action on the Under. The Over presently bodes a price tag of +108. On the Money Line, UMBC enters as a +468 underdog while the Wildcats are priced at -550.
