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-- Tennessee scored 36-38 points in losing its last two games; they're a shaky 4-3, 0-3 vs top 100 teams, scoring 39.9 ppg in those games, but those three games were away from home. 9-0 Wichita State won its two road games, by 2 at VCU, 3 at Air Force. Shockers are 2-0 vs top 100 teams, beating Iowa by 12 on a neutral court.
-- 4-4 Washington already has three home losses; technically, this game is on road, but its crosstown rivalry, so crowd will be mixed. Huskies are 4-0 vs Seattle as Redhawks step back into D-I, winning by 8-21-47-27 points. Seattle is 2-3 vs D-I teams, losing its three top 100 games, by 40-11-23 points. WAC single digit underdogs are 14-16.
-- 7-2 Middle Tennessee is 3-2 on road, losing in OT at Akron, by 21 at Florida; home team won seven of last eight MT-Belmont games- Middle lost last four visits here, last two both in double OT. Belmont split pair of top 100 games, winning at Stanford, losing by 10 at VCU. OVC home favorites are 2-6. Sun Belt simgle digit road underdogs are 6-8.
-- Fullerton is 2-5 vs D-I teams despite making 41.7% of 3's; they've lost two games to teams not in top 200, losing last three games overall under an interim coach. Titans lost 84-79 at Idaho State in Bracket Buster game two years ago; Bengals are 0-6 vs D-I teams, scoring more than 48 once in six games- they lost last game 87-35 at Oregon.
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Games to Watch
By David Schwab
VegasInsider.com
No. 24 Wichita State Shockers vs. Tennessee Volunteers
The Shockers have shocked their way into the top 25 with a perfect 9-0 SU start that includes a 53-51 road win over VCU on Nov.13 as nine-point underdogs. Wichita State is 5-2 ATS and the total has stayed UNDER in two of three games with a posted line. Cleanthony Early and Carl Hall have combined for an average of 27 points and 12.8 rebounds in the first nine games.
Tennessee comes into this game at 4-3 SU and 3-3 ATS after losing to Virginia 46-38 as a 4½-point road underdog last Wednesday. It was its third SU loss in the last five games. The Volunteers are averaging 61.4 points a game while shooting 42.2 percent from the floor. Their top two scorers are Jarnell Stokes and Trae Golden, who are each averaging just over 11 points a game.
Wichita State vs. Tennessee Point Spread, Las Vegas Betting Line and Pick
By: The Linemakers
Sportingnews.com
The Tennessee Volunteers play host to the 23rd ranked Wichita State Shockers on Thursday night (7:00 p.m. ET) at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here is point spread information and analysis from The Linemakers on Sporting News. For updated college basketball lines, visit our live odds page.
Line: pick 'em
Total: N/A
Trends:
Shockers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
Shockers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Shockers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU win.
Shockers are 4-1 ATS in their last five non-conference games.
Over is 8-2 in Shockers' last 10 road games.
Volunteers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games following a SU loss.
The Linemakers' take: The Shockers have started 9-0 three times in school history -- all within the last eight seasons -- and will attempt to go 10-0 for the first time. They’re on a roll right now, hitting better than 50 percent from 3-point range in their last three games. The problem they may have tonight is the pace Tennessee demonstrated in its last two games. For the first time since the 1930s, Tennessee has scored in the 30s in consecutive games, losses to Georgetown and Virginia, but they covered the spread in three of their past four games. We like the Shockers to win tonight at their pace, a high-scoring game the Vols will gladly get involved in.