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Wichita State Shockers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
The Wichita State Shockers and the Cincinnati Bearcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Fifth Third Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bearcats as -2.5-point favorites versus the Shockers, while the game's total opened at 129.5.
Cincinnati lost its last outing, a 81-74 result against Tigers on February 15. They failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Wichita State was a 73-69 winner in their most recent outing at home against Bulls. They failed to cover the -13-point spread as favorites.
Wichita State:
Team record: 13-9 SU,9-13 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Wichita State's last 21 games on the road
Wichita State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati:
Team record: 16-9 SU,9-14-1 ATS
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Wichita State home to Houston Sunday, February 20
Cincinnati home to Temple Sunday, February 20