Wichita State Shockers vs UCF Knights Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wichita State Shockers vs UCF Knights

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPNU

Addition Financial Arena is where the UCF Knights (13-8) will take on the Wichita State Shockers (12-8) on Tuesday.

The Wichita State Shockers played SMU and notched a win by a score of 72-57 in their last game. Wichita State ended the contest having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 56) and buried 8 out of their 21 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Shockers knocked down 18 of 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to defense, Wichita State let their opponent shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. SMU recorded 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, SMU totaled 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SMU finished 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 21 tries. They buried 5 out of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Shockers ended up finishing with 16 and SMU recorded 20 fouls.

Ricky Council IV is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He played 27 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Wichita State heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-8 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls every game. As a team, Wichita State is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and has 243 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 303rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Shockers are shooting 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 492) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.1 pts per contest (265th in the country) while shooting 39.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Shockers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.4 fouls. They currently rank 52nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 233 relinquished on the campaign. The Shockers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.4% (455 of 1,127) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 29.9% on shots from downtown while they are 45th in the country in PPG allowed (64.0).

When they last played, the UCF Knights took a defeat with a final score of 88-60 against Memphis. The Knights earned 17 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Memphis had 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 52.0%. Concerning shots from distance, UCF converted 7 of 33 tries (21.2%). When the game finished, the Knights finished shooting 20 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.3%. The Knights allowed Memphis to bury 35 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 56.5% in this matchup. They went 35.7% from downtown by connecting on 5 of 14 and finished the game at 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). With respect to rebounds, UCF permitted Memphis to collect 37 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Cheikh Mbacke Diong ended up being a major contributor for the Knights for this game. He accumulated 11 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He made 4 out of 7 in this matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

UCF has a win-loss mark of 13-8 on the year. The Knights have committed 16.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (121st in the nation) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. UCF has scored 1,484 points so far this year (70.7 per contest) and they pull in 35.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Knights are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 244th in the country.

The Knights are ranked 143rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.6. They have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (145th in D-1). The UCF defense gives up 30.0% from downtown (149 of 497) and opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.3 dimes and 34.5 rebounds every game, which ranks 234th and 166th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCF

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