Strong NCAAB Teams Slumping ATS
By Covers.com
If only college basketball betting were as simple as backing the best team on the floor.
Of course, that's rarely the case. Here's a quick snapshot of three teams that should be doing better against the number so far this season, led by the bankroll-busting Kentucky Wildcats.
Kentucky Wildcats (17-1 straight up, 3-13-1 against the spread)
Does anybody even remember the last time the Wildcats covered a pointspread? Try Nov. 11 when they beat up on Penn State. With that win, they moved to 3-0 against the spread on the year and it’s all been downhill since. Kentucky has been favored by at least 17 points 11 different times this season and opened as a 17.5-point favorite at home to Arkansas on Tuesday.
Texas Longhorns (12-5 straight up, 3-9 against the spread)
Texas has had its problems this season and is currently tied for fourth place in the Big 12 with Iowa State. But with 12 wins, you’d like to see a few more wins against the number. Right now they’re tied with Texas Tech for the worst ATS record in the conference. The Longhorns allow 64.1 points per game and opponents are hitting 34.4 percent of their trey attempts, so it’s pretty clear where the problem lies. Texas has dropped each of its last four games against the spread heading into Wednesday’s road game at Kansas State.
Wichita State Shockers (14-3 straight up, 5-9 against the spread)
The Shockers, who are hot on Creighton’s heels for top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference, have struggled against fat pointspreads this season. They are just 3-6 against the spread when they were favored by at least 10 points. The good news is that there are some signs they may be turning it around. Wichita State has won five in a row straight up and has covered in consecutive games ahead of Wednesday’s road date with Northern Iowa.