Wichita State Shockers vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Houston Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Fertitta Center in Houston, TX

TV: CBS

Fertitta Center is where the Houston Cougars (13-2) will attempt to defeat the Wichita State Shockers (9-4) on Saturday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced off with Memphis and took a loss by a final of 82-64 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Shockers ended up finishing with 18 while Memphis accumulated 21 fouls. They buried 5 of 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Memphis shot 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Memphis snagged 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Memphis recorded 19 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Wichita State let their opponent shoot 52.4% from the field on 33 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Shockers converted 21 of 27 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Wichita State ended the contest with a 29.5% field goal percentage (18 out of 61) and made 7 out of their 33 3-pointers.

Dexter Dennis is one player who was a major factor in this game. He racked up 16 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He shot 44.4% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Wichita State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-4 for the season. They currently have an average of 68.6 points per game (268th in the country) while shooting 40.2% from the field. The Shockers are shooting 30.8% on shots from distance (100 of 325) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wichita State is snagging 36.9 rebounds per contest and has 163 dimes this season, which is 233rd in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Shockers have forced 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 69th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.3). The Shockers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (294 of 725) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 125th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 152 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Houston Cougars got the win with a final of 83-66 against South Florida. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Houston allowed South Florida to snag 24 in total (10 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 20 and finished the game at 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Cougars allowed South Florida to knock down 22 out of their 59 attempts from the field which had them at 37.3% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars shot 30 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Houston converted 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.6%. South Florida earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Cougars recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game.

Josh Carlton ended up having an impact for the Cougars in this contest. He earned 30 points in his 26 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 68.8%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 13-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cougars are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 44th in the country. Houston has accounted for 1,181 points this year (78.7 per game) and they pull down 39.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (65th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Cougars are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 65.9% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense allows 29.6% on 3-point attempts (105 of 355) and opponents are converting on 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.6 assists and 31.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 61st and 51st in D-1. The Cougars are ranked 8th in college hoops in points given up per game with 57.0. They are forcing 16.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.2% from the floor (10th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wichita State

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