March Madness is finally upon us and the festivities commence with the First Four. One of the two match-ups feature a meeting of two bubble teams that managed to sneak in to the tournament as #11 seeds. The winner advances to the main bracket and will face off with #6 Cincinnati in the South Region. This contest will feature a battle of the ACC vs the Big 12 as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons square off with the Kansas State Wildcats. The showdown will take place in Denver, Colorado with a scheduled tip-off time of 9:15 PM ET. The game will be aired on TruTV for national audiences. The two teams have not met recently.
Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records
Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 19-13 SU, 16-14 ATS
Kansas State Wildcats, 20-13 SU, 15-12-2 ATS
Wake Forest at Kansas State Key Betting Trends
- Kansas State is 4-2 at neutral sites this season.
- Kansas State is 4-0 ATS in their previous four outings.
- Over is 21-8-1 in Wake Forest’s last thirty contests overall.
Public Money Consensus
Presently, 52% of the public like the Cats against the spread. Initially this contest opened with KSU as a one-point favorite but as a result of initial action on the Deacs, the market has now moved into a Pick-Em situation. As a result, no Money Line option is currently available. In Over/Under markets, the market has remained idle at 151.5 after descending by half of a point at the open. 94% of the betting public like the Under.