With a win in a First Four play-in game Tuesday night, Wichita State is now 8-3 both straight up and against the spread over its last 11 NCAA tournament games. Arizona, meanwhile, is 6-2 SU in the Big Dance over the last two seasons, but just 2-6 ATS, playing against some stiff spreads.
The mid-major Shockers meet the Pac-12's Wildcats in an NCAA tournament No. 6 vs. 11 seed bash Thursday night in Providence.
Point spread: The Shockers opened as one-point favorites; the total was 136.5, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.