Houston Cougars vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 2/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN

The Houston Cougars (21-4) are en route to Charles Koch Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Wichita State Shockers (13-10).

The Houston Cougars faced off with UCF and notched a win by a score of 70-52 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Cougars walked away with 20 and UCF accounted for 17 fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. UCF finished the contest at 52.6% from the free throw line by making 10 of 19 attempts. Moreover, UCF pulled down 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UCF dished out 10 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 28.3% from the floor on 17 of 60 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned a total of 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Cougars made 11 of 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Houston finished having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 of 59) and buried 7 of 23 3-point attempts.

Taze Moore is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Houston will play this game with a mark of 21-4 for the year. They have an average of 76.2 points per game (62nd in Division 1) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Cougars are shooting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (207 of 594) and 66.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 39.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 401 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 51st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 268 relinquished so far this season. The Cougars are allowing a shooting percentage of 36.5% (482 of 1,322) and they relinquish 32.2 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.4% on three-point shots and they are 5th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (58.0).

For their last game, the Wichita State Shockers took a loss by a final score of 85-76 against Cincinnati. The Shockers were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Cincinnati committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Shockers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 65.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Wichita State made 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Shockers shot 29 out of 65 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. The Shockers allowed Cincinnati to knock down 32 of their 58 tries from the field which had them sitting at 55.2% in this game. They finished 57.9% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 19 and finished the contest at 10 of 15 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Wichita State permitted Cincinnati to grab 27 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Ricky Council IV was important for the Shockers in this matchup. He made 7 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest.

Wichita State has a win-loss mark of 13-10 so far this season. The Shockers are committing 15.7 fouls per contest and they hit 74.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per contest (236th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. Wichita State has accumulated 1,577 pts for the campaign (68.6 per game) and they grab 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Shockers are shooting 40.2% from the field, which is 333rd in the country.

The Wichita State defense concedes 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 478) and opponents are making 70.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 126th and 198th in the nation. The Shockers on the defensive side of the court are 73rd in the country in points allowed per game with 65.4. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (71st in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wichita State

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