Juan Pablo Aravena
In one of the meetings that could be the perfect appetizer to start the NCAA Tournament, Bryant and Wright State share similarities, especially the inexperience in this type of scenario, so an argument could be made to say neither team has a clear advantage heading into this First Four meeting. Thus, a game full of emotions, and one that should be quite tight, is waiting for us. The winner of this game will face the top seed in the South region, Arizona.
Picks and Predictions for the Bryant Bulldogs vs Wright State Raiders NCAA Basketball Championship First Four Game on March 16 2022
Where: University of Dayton Arena – Dayton, Ohio
When: Wednesday, March 16th, 6:40 PM ET
Betting Line: Bryant University Bulldogs (+1.5) vs Wright State Raiders (-1.5)
Bryant Bulldogs Betting Preview
- Overall record: 22-9
- Conference record: 16-2
- Spread: +1.5
- Over/Under: Under 152.5
- Moneyline: +105
For the first time in their history participating on the eve of March Madness, Bryant have not lost a single game since January 06, and a large part of it has been thanks to Peter Kiss, who leads the entire country in scoring (25.1 points , 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals) along with Charles Pride (18 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals).
The Bulldogs rely on an explosive offense, focusing most of their points on quick transitions and drives to the rim. They also use (albeit not very effectively) the 3-point shot, so Bryant will try to hurt the Raiders as fast as the ball comes into his hands and then defend against Wright State’s change of pace on offense.
Wright State Raiders Betting Preview
- Overall record: 21-13
- Conference record: 15-7
- Spread: -1.5
- Over/Under: Over 152.5
- Moneyline: -125
Tanner Holden (19.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals), Grant Basile (18.5 points, 8.6 rebounds) and Trey Calvin (14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals) are the wonder trio of the team led by Scott Nagy, and he will use them in as many minutes as their physicality allows, because he has no more depth to bet on. In fact, the Raiders are one of the teams with the fewest accumulated minutes among their bench players.
Wright State’s defense isn’t good enough to completely shut down Bryant’s offense, however, if these three aforementioned players perform as they usually do, then it will be the Bulldogs who are in trouble. Otherwise, Wright State emerges here as the underdog because it doesn’t have enough strengths to outperform its opponent.
JefeBet Prediction
It is a very close game, so to bet we would advise you to stay away from trying to predict the result and more for the objectives that are achieved in the match. For us, Bryant has everything to gain by having a deeper, more versatile team and one of the best players of the moment in Peter Kiss. The Bulldogs win 77-74.
