Wichita State Shockers vs Temple Owls Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs Temple Owls

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Liacouras Center is the site where the Temple Owls (10-6) will go up against the Wichita State Shockers (9-7) on Wednesday.

The Wichita State Shockers faced Cincinnati and took a loss by a score of 61-57 in their last contest. Wichita State ended the game having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 of 59) and converted 3 of their 10 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Shockers knocked down 10 of 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding defending, Wichita State allowed their opponent to shoot 38.6% from the field on 22 out of 57 shooting. Cincinnati recorded 12 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, Cincinnati grabbed 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cincinnati finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 shots. They knocked down 10 of 26 tries from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Shockers ended up walking away with 10 and Cincinnati racked up 13 personal fouls.

Tyson Etienne is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game shooting 37.5% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He played 36 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He walked away with 14 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Wichita State enters this one with a record of 9-7 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Wichita State is grabbing 37.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 194 assists for the campaign, which is 261st in the country in terms of passing. The Shockers are hitting 30.7% from downtown (119 of 388) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 67.6 points per contest (279th in the nation) while hitting 39.9% from the field.

On defense, the Shockers have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are 160th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 195 relinquished so far this year. The Shockers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (370 of 900) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They concede 29.5% on shots from downtown while they are 69th in the country in PPG allowed (64.3).

The last time they took the court, the Temple Owls went home victorious with a score of 69-64 when they played Tulsa. With respect to rebounding, Temple permitted Tulsa to grab 30 in total (13 offensive). They shot 26.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Owls permitted Tulsa to convert 21 out of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Owls went 22 out of 48 from the field which had them shooting 45.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Temple converted 6 out of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. Tulsa was called for 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Owls earned 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Nick Jourdain ended up having an impact for the Owls for the game. He scored 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't record an assist. He converted 9 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Temple has a record of 10-6 so far this year. The Owls are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.3 times per contest (252nd in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Temple has accounted for 1,085 pts for the year (67.8 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Owls are hitting on 41.4% from the floor, which ranks 304th in D-1.

The Temple defense allows 31.8% from downtown (114 of 358) and opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.7 assists and 35.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 264th and 245th in those defensive categories. The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 110th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.2. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (56th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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