Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Kansas State Wildcats Free Pick - Betting Odds

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Kansas State Wildcats Free Pick - Betting Odds

Keith F
Date: March 14, 9:10 pm
Location: Denver
TV: Tru TV

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Pickem
Total: 151.5

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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.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 19-13 SU, 16-14 ATS<br />
Kansas State Wildcats, 20-13 SU, 15-12-2 ATS
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Wake Forest at Kansas State Key Betting Trends<br />
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Kansas State is 4-2 at neutral sites this season.
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Kansas State is 4-0 ATS in their previous four outings.
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Over is 21-8-1 in Wake Forest’s last thirty contests overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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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.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Kansas State Wildcats Prediction

These two teams contrast greatly in their approach toward the game. For instance, Wake Forest is an offense-first team as they own the 16th ranked offensive in America in terms of scoring (82.7 points per game). The Deacons are also excellent three-point shooters as they hit 38.7% of their attempts. Nevertheless, Wake Forest owns the 301st ranked scoring defense in the land and likely this is what has made them a bubble team as opposed to an ACC contender, as they have given up 95 points or more in their previous three losses. Kansas State employs a defense-first approach as they feature the 56th ranked scoring defense in the offensive-oriented Big 12. K-State’s methodologies landed them in the Big 12 Championship where they narrowly fell to a #4 seed in March Madness, West Virginia. Kansas State has some signature wins to bolster their resume this season, including Baylor, West Virginia (regular season), Texas and Green Bay. This club lost to Kansas in both encounters by a combined margin of five points. Kansas State is a very talented basketball team and is extremely dangerous off the radar. This is a team that can make a deep run in to the tournament, let alone win in this play-in scenario.

Free Pick: Take Kansas State – Pick EM
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