NIT Quarterfinals: Oklahoma State Hosts Western Kentucky

Hilltoppers Look to Take Down Another High Seed in NIT Quarterfinals

The NIT Quarterfinals are under way. The 4th-seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the 2nd-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys meet on Wednesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tip-off is set for 9 pm EST. ESPN2 will have the coverage.

Oddsmakers opened the Cowboys as -5.5-point favorites versus the Hilltoppers, while the game's total opened at 147.5. The line now is Oklahoma State -6.5 and the total has risen to 149.5.

The Cowboys dropped 14 games this season. That number is misleading as 12 were against NCAA Tournament qualifiers. They come into Wednesday night having won five of six and playing well.

Jeffrey Carroll scored 26 points against Stanford to advance. He had a career-high five threes as well. The score was 71-65 on Monday. Just two players average in double-figures for the Cowboys. They make up for it in depth. The team has six average at least 8.2 points. Five players are 6-foot-6 or taller.

The Cowboys have exceeded oddsmakers' expectations; they're on a 6-2 ATS run.

NIT Quarterfinals Have a Underrated WKU Team

WKU was even more impressive in its quarterfinals win.  Justin Johnson scored 23 points in the Hilltoppers' 79-75 win at USC. The Hilltoppers went 4-2 against NCAA Tournament teams this season. Those wins include a four-point win over 2-seed Purdue.

Their RPI of 39 was the fifth-best among teams that didn't get invited to the Big Dance.

Western Kentucky has been one of the nation's most reliable teams against the spread. They have done 22-12 this season. It's been an underdog just seven times all season. They are 6-1 ATS in those games.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Western Kentucky	26-10	22-12	78.42	69.97	8.45	9-6	8-5	16-16-2	5-8-2	9-4
Oklahoma State	21-14	17-16	76.37	72.71	3.66	9-9	6-4	11-21-1	5-13	6-4

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
W.KEN	13.56	11.81	1.15
OKST	14.11	13.14	1.07

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
W.KEN	9.58	26.00	35.58
OKST	12.71	24.74	37.45

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
W.KEN	49.61	42.92	6.69
OKST	43.26	43.48	-0.22

Team Records

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	26-10	16-4	10-6	22-12	11-7	11-5	78.42	69.97	8.45
Last 10	7-3	4-1	3-2	7-3	4-1	3-2	78.20	69.30	8.90
vs Conf	16-5	9-2	7-3	12-9	6-5	6-4	78.76	70.67	8.09

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	21-14	16-6	5-8	16-16	9-10	7-6	76.37	72.71	3.66
Last 10	6-4	5-1	1-3	6-4	4-2	2-2	73.70	71.80	1.90
vs Conf	9-11	6-4	3-7	10-10	5-5	5-5	75.20	77.90	-2.70

NIT Quarterfinals Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	78.42	52	72.71	144
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	75.75	50	69.27	128
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	34.31	127	36.86	225
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	76.37	74	69.97	87
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	77.68	117	73.06	86
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	37.77	77	33.25	48

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Western Kentucky	--	--	--
Oklahoma State	--	--	--

Head To Head Detail

Date

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals

NIT Quarterfinals Betting  Trends

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Western Kentucky is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Western Kentucky's last 12 games
Western Kentucky is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Kentucky's last 6 games on the road

Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Oklahoma State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma State's last 7 games
Oklahoma State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma State's last 5 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 19, 2018	USC	79-75	W	4.5	150	W/O	53.57	94.12	3	A
Mar 13, 2018	BC	79-62	W	-4	159.5	W/U	55.36	68.75	6	H
Mar 10, 2018	MARSH	66-67	L	-5.5	159.5	L/U	35.48	80.95	5	H
Mar 9, 2018	OLDDO	57-49	W	-1.5	136.5	W/U	36.73	69.23	3	A
Mar 8, 2018	UAB	98-70	W	-5.5	148	W/O	59.68	86.36	5	H

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 19, 2018	STANF	71-65	W	-8	154.5	L/U	35.71	52.17	9	H
Mar 13, 2018	FLAGC	80-68	W	-11	160	W/U	35.59	78.05	6	H
Mar 8, 2018	KANSA	68-82	L	6	150	L/P	40.91	69.23	5	A
Mar 7, 2018	OKLA	71-60	W	1.5	159.5	W/U	39.06	90.91	11	H
Mar 3, 2018	KANSA	82-64	W	3	152.5	W/U	50.00	78.26	10	H

 

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