The 11th seed Kansas State Wildcats face the 6th seed Cincinnati Bearcats in a South Region first round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California Friday March 17th at 7:27 PM ET. The Bearcats hit the board in the favorite role with Cincinnati -3.5 on the point spread line. The total for this game is listed at 130.5 points.
Kansas State is coming off a 95-88 win over Wake Forest in a NCAA Tournament First Four game where they covered the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 182, which was well over the closing line of 147. The Wildcats have covered the spread in their last five games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Kansas State has won four of their last five games.
Cincinnati is coming off a 71-56 to a ranked SMU team in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 127, so the game was a PICK with the closing line at 127. Previous to the SMU game the Bearcats had covered the spread in four in a row and the total had gone over in two in a row. Cincinnati had won four straight games before the loss to SMU.
Offensively, Kansas State is putting up 72.4 points per game on a 46.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Wildcats are allowing 67.6 points per game on a 42.6% FG average.
Cincinnati is putting up 75 points per game on a 45.5% FG average, which ranks 17th in the nation. On defense the Bearcats are allowing 60.5 points per game, which ranks 4th in the nation, on a 38.5% FG average, which ranks 7th in the nation.
This is the first ever match up between these teams.
Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats Betting Trends
- The game total has gone under in 10-4 of Kansas State’s last 14 non conference games.
- Cincinnati is 6-2 against the spread in their last 8 games vs. Big 12.
- The game total has gone under in 7 of Cincinnati’s last 10 games vs. Big 12.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Kansas State and Cincinnati have the public leaning to the home Bearcats minus the 3.5 points with 52%. The over/under bettors are banking on this game going over the posted total line of 130.5 with 61% on board with this thinking.
