Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Wichita St Shockers from the Missouri Valley Conference will face the Alabama Crimson Tide from the SEC conference in the NIT championship as they play a college basketball game on Thursday night.
Tip off time from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread opened up in this NCAA college basketball game with the Alabama Crimson Tide favored by -1 point with an over under of 130 points.
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Early money from the college basketball bettors has shown on the side of the Shockers as Wichita St is now favored by -1 ½ points.
The over under has moved down to 129 points.
Those betting the favored Wichita St Shockers on the money line will lay -120 odds with the underdog Alabama Crimson Tide bringing back +105 odds to win straight up without the aid of getting the points.
These two NCAA college basketball programs last met way back on November 29th of 1997 where the Alabama Crimson Tide earned a 60-58 home win against the Wichita St Shockers.
Wichita St will play in the NIT final with a record of 28-8. The team is 4-2 on a neutral court.
The club averages 72.7 points a game and hits on 46.6% from the field. The club sinks 35% from three and converts on 74.6% from the free throw line.
On defense the Shockers allow 61.9 points a game and only 40.9% from the floor. Their opponents hit on 33.8% from beyond the arc.
The club began play in the NIT Tournament with a 76-49 pounding of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big 12 conference as a -6 point favorite. The game went over 123 ½ points.
In an NIT second round game the Shockers pulled the 79-76 overtime road win at Virginia Tech as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game went over 131 points.
They then hosted the College of Charleston Cougars from the Southern conference and earned an 82-75 victory as a -8 point favorite. The game went over 143 points.
Wichita St faced the Washington St Cougars from the PAC 10 conference in the NIT semifinal and earned a 75-44 blowout win on a neutral court at MSG as a -3 point favorite. The game went under 146 points.
The Shockers went up 36-19 and coasted home. The team hit on 47.7% from the floor and converted on only 3 of 16 from the three point line. They simply embarrassed the Cougars on the glass by a 46-21 margin.
Washington St was held to just 29.4% shooting and a pitiful 0 of 10 from the three point line.
Garrett Stutz led the team with 24 points and 11 rebounds on 10 of 13 from the floor. Toure’ Murry chipped in with 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting.
The Alabama Crimson Tide enters play with a record of 25-11. The club is 2-5 playing on a neutral court.
The team puts up 67.1 points a game and hits on 45.2% from the floor. The Crimson Tide hits on 30.2% from three and 70.3% from the free throw line.
Defensively the club surrenders just 59.2 points a game and 38.3% from the field. Opponents hit on 31.4% from three against Alabama.
The Crimson Tide opened play in the NIT Tournament with the 68-44 victory against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from the Big South conference as a -12 point favorite. The game played under 127 points.
They then hosted the New Mexico Lobos from the Mountain West conference and earned a 74-67 home victory as a -7 point favorite. The game went over 128 points.
In the NIT third round the Crimson Tide earned a 79-64 home win against the Miami Florida Hurricanes from the ACC conference as a -5 ½ point favorite. The total came over 130 points.
In the NIT tournament semifinal on Tuesday night from MSG the club defeated the Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 conference 62-61 as a -2 ½ point favorite. The game went under 143 ½ points.
Alabama hit on 50% of their shots and converted on 2 of 8 from three. The team survived missing 4 of 11 free throws. The Crimson Tide pulled down 1 less rebound.
They allowed the Buffaloes just 40% shooting with 8 of 25 from beyond the arc and forced 16 turnovers.
JaMychal Green led the team with 22 points on 11 of 16 shooting and five rebounds. Trevor Releford contributed with 13 points and six assists on 5 of 11 from the floor.
Trend: Wichita St Shockers are 3-1 ATS in the NIT Tournament.
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