{"id":61451,"date":"2013-04-05T13:55:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T20:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=61451"},"modified":"2013-04-05T13:55:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T20:55:48","slug":"final-four-wichita-state-shockers-vs-louisville-cardinals-preview-free-pick-handicapping-5413","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/final-four-wichita-state-shockers-vs-louisville-cardinals-preview-free-pick-handicapping-5413\/","title":{"rendered":"Wichita State Shockers vs. Louisville Cardinals Odds &#038; Free Final Four Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wichita State vs Louisville March Madness Betting!<\/h2>\n<p>Louisville is coming off a huge win over Duke in the Elite 8 and they have a huge lift for this game after one of their key bench players Kevin Ware was lost for the season with a terrible injury.  <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue\/ Stadium: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time\/Date: 6:09 PM EST Saturday, April 6, 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAAB Odds From: BetOnline<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Moneyline: WSU +475 \/ Louisville +650 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/bovada\">Bovada<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Spread: Louisville -10.5 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under:\u00a0 132<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_summary_3.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_preview_3.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\" target=\"_parent\">Buy Razor Ray\u2019s CBB Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wichita State Shockers vs. Louisville Cardinals Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Shockers are a shock to make the Final 4 and in their region they took out the top 2 seeds of Gonzaga and Ohio State. NCAAB lines have Louisville as big 10.5-point favorites with a total of 132.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"CBB Picks\" href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK GRAB OUR BEST Expert CBB Hoops Picks for 2013 GAMBLING season!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In their Elite 8 games Louisville beat Duke 85-63 and Wichita State beat Ohio State 70-66.<\/p>\n<p>On the season Wichita State is 19-14-2 ATS and they have an Over\/Under record of 14-15 and Louisville is 23-15 ATS and they have an Over\/Under record of 18-14.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals have play a great pressure defense and a well-balanced offense and they have yet to be tested in the Big Dance winning all 4 of their games by at least 12 points.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville leading scorer Russ Smith averaged 18.9 ppg this season and in the 3 tourney games he has scored 27 points, 31 points, and 23 points. He and fellow G Peyton Siva (9.9 ppg), who scored 16 points in the win over Duke, are lightning quick and they gave the Duke backcourt major problems.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville 6&#8217;11&#8221; C Gorgui Dieng (10.2 ppg 9.5 rpg) scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the win over Duke and he and FW Chane Behanan give the Cardinals a solid frontcourt, so the Shockers need to play good all around defense to win this game. [ad-6571516]<\/p>\n<p>For Wichita State they are led by the frontcourt duo of Cleanthony Early (13.7 ppg 5.3 rpg) and Carl Hall (12.5 ppg 6.9 rpg) and they also have a solid backcourt. Their G play will be key not only in the scoring department, but holding onto the rock facing a great Louisville press defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Shcokers only shot 37.3% from the field on the win over Ohio State, but they won with their D that held the Buckeyes to only 31.1% from the floor. Their D will be key and they need to repeat their performance they did against Ohio State shooting the 3-pointer well and attacking the rim and getting easy points from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n<p>In some betting trends for this Final 4 match up Wichita State is -0 ATS in their last 4 games overall, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 non-conference games.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record and they have an Over record of 8-0 in their last 8 games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason&#8217;s Pick:<\/strong> Wichita State has had an impressive run to the Final 4, but Louisville is on fire and they will not only win this game they will also cover the double-digit spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wichita State vs Louisville March Madness Betting! 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