Wichita State Shockers vs East Carolina Pirates Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs East Carolina Pirates

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The East Carolina Pirates (9-3) welcome the Wichita State Shockers (9-3) at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced off with Prairie View A&M and earned the victory with a final of 102-66 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Shockers walked away with 17 and Prairie View A&M racked up 23 personal fouls. They also made 5 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. Prairie View A&M finished 72.2% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Prairie View A&M had 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Prairie View A&M dished out 10 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Wichita State allowed 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Shockers buried 28 of 37 tries for a rate of 75.7%. Wichita State ended the contest having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (31 out of 65) and converted 12 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Tyson Etienne is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played for 25 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 20 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Wichita State will play this game with a mark of 9-3 for the campaign. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Wichita State is snagging 37.2 boards per game and has accumulated 156 dimes this year, which is 188th in the nation in terms of passing. The Shockers are shooting 31.8% on 3-point shots (93 of 292) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 69.0 points per outing (254th in the nation) while going 41.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Shockers are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.8% on 3-pointers while they are 54th in college basketball in PPG allowed (61.8). The Shockers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 39.4% (261 of 662) and they surrender 33.9 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 121st in the nation in allowing assists with 133 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the East Carolina Pirates got the victory with a final of 68-67 against Southern Miss. The Pirates earned 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Southern Miss committed 19 fouls in the game which took the Pirates to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, East Carolina made 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pirates finished 23 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Pirates permitted Southern Miss to knock down 28 out of their 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in the game. They shot 34.8% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 3 out of 3 at the free throw line (100.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, East Carolina allowed Southern Miss to get 28 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Tristen Newton was important for the Pirates in the matchup. He scored 22 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 6 assists in the game. He converted 6 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

East Carolina has a mark of 9-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Pirates are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks 228th in the nation. East Carolina has accounted for 871 points for the season (72.6 per contest) and they snag 36.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.4 times per game (71st in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Pirates are committing 14.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the free throw line.

The East Carolina defense gives up 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 299) and their opponents are making 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.1 assists and 35.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 324th and 211th in those categories. The Pirates defensively are ranked 190th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.4. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (135th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wichita State

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