Wichita State vs. Notre Dame Betting Line

The Wichita State vs. Notre Dame betting line had the Shockers as a -2 favorite despite being a number 7 seed to the number 3-seeded Irish.

Both teams have lost only one game apiece in their last 10 overall. 

Wichita State faced another Kansas school, the mighty Jayhawks.  This was a revenge game on two different fronts.  First, they had to avenge a 75-56 loss to Kansas the last time they faced one another 23 years ago.  More importantly, these Shockers sought state dominance against a school that has refused to play them since. Kansas U has argued it would have nothing to gain from such a meeting.

"We don't have McDonald's All-Americans, we don't have guys that have been in the spotlight, and been given that pedestal," Shockers junior Fred VanVleet said. "We work for everything we've got, from managers to coaches to our preacher to, you know, whoever. We've scrapped and fought our whole lives."

Wichita State is just the fifth team to beat an in-state rival seeded at least 5 spots higher in NCAA Tournament history.  Kansas is now 12-1 all time against Wichita State following Sunday’s loss.

This will be Wichita State’s second appearance in the Sweet 16 in three years.

Notre Dame, meanwhile, took care of Butler but that was no easy task as the Fighting Irish had to get the job done in overtime.

The Irish move on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2003.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com