Wichita State Shockers vs Cincinnati Bearcats: Don Best AAC Tournament Odds & Insights for 3/13/2021

The No. 1 seed Wichita State Shockers (16-4) are favored by 3.5 points when they play the No. 5 seed Cincinnati Bearcats (11-10) in the AAC Tournament semifinals Saturday at Dickies Arena, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN2. A guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket is on the line as these teams look to claim the AAC championship.

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Wichita State Leaders

• Tyson Etienne leads the Shockers in scoring, putting up 17.3 points per game.
• Trey Wade paces Wichita State with 5.6 rebounds a game and Alterique Gilbert leads the squad with 4.1 assists per matchup.
• Etienne leads the Shockers with a team-high 3.1 three-pointers per game.
• Gilbert leads the team with 1.6 steals per game. Morris Udeze collects 0.9 blocks a contest to pace the Shockers.

Cincinnati Leaders

• The Bearcats leader in scoring is Keith Williams with 14.9 points per game. He also adds 4.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.
• The Cincinnati leaders in rebounds and assists are Tari Eason (5.7 rebounds per game) and David Dejulius (4.4 assists per game).
• The Bearcats are paced by Jeremiah Davenport from long distance -- he hits 2.1 shots from downtown per game.
• Williams leads the Shockers with 1.6 steals per game and Eason is their top shot blocker with 1.1 blocks per game.

Wichita State vs Cincinnati: Last 5 Meetings

The Bearcats have a 4-1 record in the last five games against the Shockers. The Shockers have covered the spread more often than not against the Bearcats, holding a 2-1 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 73 points per game the Shockers record are only 1.1 more points than the Bearcats allow (71.9).
• When Wichita State puts up more than 71.9 points, it is 11-0 overall and 6-0 against the spread.
• Cincinnati is 1-8 overall and 1-7 against the spread in games when it gives up more than 73 points.
• The Bearcats put up an average of 70 points per game, only 2.2 more points than the 67.8 the Shockers give up.
• Cincinnati has put together a 4-0-1 ATS record and an 8-6 overall record in games it scores more than 67.8 points.
• Wichita State has a 6-3 record overall and an ATS record of 3-5 in games when its opponents put up more than 70 points.
• The Shockers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 105 points this season (5.2 points per game on average), and opponents of the Bearcats have out-scored them by 38 more points on the year (1.9 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Shockers and the Bearcats are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (36.4 and 34.7 boards per game, respectively).
• When Wichita State earns the rebounding advantage they are 6-0 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Cincinnati is 1-6-1.
• The Shockers average 11.2 offensive boards per game, more than the Bearcats by 1.6 rebounds per contest.
• The Shockers are 3-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Bearcats are 2-5-1 when they trail in offensive rebounding.
• Wichita State records an average rebounding margin of -1 rebounds per game, and Cincinnati averages a margin of +0.5 rebounds.