Longwood Lancers vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Longwood Lancers vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Wichita State Shockers (4-4) will try to beat the Longwood Lancers (5-4) at Charles Koch Arena on Saturday.

The Longwood Lancers stepped onto the hardwood against Delaware State and walked away with a win by a score of 75-49 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lancers finished with 16 and Delaware State recorded 19 fouls. They made 7 out of their 20 shots from downtown. Delaware State shot 42.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Delaware State pulled down 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Delaware State distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Longwood let their opponent shoot 34.0% from the field on 18 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Lancers buried 16 of their 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. Longwood ended the game with a 54.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 46) and converted 9 of 20 shots from 3-point land.

Deshaun Wade is one player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up going 58.3% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 32 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He notched 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Longwood heads into this matchup with a record of 5-4 for the campaign. They have an average of 80.3 pts per contest (47th in the nation) while shooting 49.9% from the field. The Lancers are connecting on 38.9% on 3-pointers (74 of 190) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Longwood is pulling down 34.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 135 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 122nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Lancers are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are ranked 195th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 114 relinquished this season. The Lancers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.4% (212 of 512) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 155th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.6).

In their last game, the Wichita State Shockers took a loss by a final score of 55-50 when they faced Kansas State. The Shockers collected 29 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Kansas State was called for 14 fouls for the contest which got the Shockers to the free throw line for 13 shots. They were able to make 8 of those for a clip of 61.5%. In regard to shooting from distance, Wichita State knocked down 4 out of their 20 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Shockers walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8%. The Shockers permitted Kansas State to knock down 19 out of 53 tries from the floor which had them at 35.8% in this game. They shot 20.0% from distance by going 4 out of 20 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Wichita State allowed Kansas State to snag 30 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Jaykwon Walton was important for the Shockers in the matchup. He earned 9 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game. He converted 4 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Wichita State has a mark of 4-4 for the year. The Shockers are responsible for committing 14.6 fouls every game and they connect on 67.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 9.4 times per game (354th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Wichita State has scored 527 pts for the season (65.9 per game) and they average 39.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Shockers are shooting 43.2% from the field, which ranks 248th in the nation.

The Shockers on the defensive end are ranked 50th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 62.3. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.8% from the floor (14th in Division 1). The Wichita State defense surrenders 25.2% on shots from beyond the arc (52 of 206) and opponents are making 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.5 dimes and 35.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 192nd and 239th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State

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