Wichita State Shockers vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 2/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN

The Wichita State Shockers (13-11) are headed to FedExForum on Sunday where they will try to beat the Memphis Tigers (16-9).

The Wichita State Shockers played Houston and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-74 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Shockers finished with 16 and Houston recorded 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. Houston walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 12 attempts. Additionally, Houston snagged 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Houston recorded 17 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Wichita State allowed their opponent to shoot 39.2% from the field on 29 of 74 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Shockers knocked down 23 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 88.5%. Wichita State walked away from the contest having earned a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and made 7 of 25 three-point attempts.

Craig Porter is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He played for 43 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Wichita State comes into this matchup with a record of 13-11 for the year. They average 68.8 points per contest (243rd in the country) while shooting 40.2% from the floor. The Shockers are connecting on 32.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (190 of 589) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wichita State is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 293 dimes on the campaign, which is 314th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Shockers have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 55th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 293 relinquished so far this year. The Shockers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (566 of 1,381) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 31.6% on 3-pointers and they are 78th in college basketball in opponents PPG (65.8).

In their last game, the Memphis Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 78-64 when they faced Temple. With respect to rebounding, Memphis permitted Temple to get 25 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 26.9% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Tigers permitted Temple to make 21 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.6% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers went 24 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Memphis buried 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 89.3%. Temple earned 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. The Tigers collected 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest.

Jalen Duren was important for the Tigers in this game. He racked up 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this contest. He made 7 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 16-9 for the year. The Tigers are committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per contest (27th in the nation) and they cough up possession 16.6 times per contest. Memphis has accumulated 1,901 points for the season (76.0 per contest) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 40th in college hoops.

The Memphis defense concedes 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 638) and opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 33.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 220th and 111th in college basketball. The Tigers are ranked 194th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (21st in the nation).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Memphis and under the total points

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