South Florida Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 3/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USF Bulls vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: ESPN+

The USF Bulls (14-16) are en route to Charles Koch Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Wichita State Shockers (15-14).

The USF Bulls faced off with Tulsa and earned the victory with a final of 72-56 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 18 and Tulsa accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 25 shots from long range. Tulsa finished the game at 61.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 21 tries. On top of that, Tulsa totaled 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulsa totaled 11 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, South Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the field on 17 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 9 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. South Florida finished the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and knocked down 7 of their 30 shots from distance.

Keyshawn Bryant is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up going 73.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played 23 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He recorded 30 points on 11 out of 15 shooting.

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South Florida comes into this game with a mark of 14-16 this year. They are averaging 73.2 pts per game (144th in college hoops) while going 45.3% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 33.9% on 3-pointers (222 of 655) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Florida is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 410 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 149th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are 216th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 399 surrendered on the season. The Bulls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.8% (729 of 1,704) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.7% on three-point shots and they are 243rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (72.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wichita State Shockers took a defeat with a final score of 83-66 when they played Houston. In reference to team rebounding, Wichita State permitted Houston to grab 26 in all (11 offensive). They shot 36.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 20 of 22 at the free throw line (90.9%). The Shockers permitted Houston to knock down 27 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4% for the matchup. In all, the Shockers went 24 for 37 from the field which had them shooting 64.9%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Wichita State converted 6 of 12 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. Houston had 20 fouls in this game which got the Shockers to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Shockers were able to snag 20 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this game.

Craig Porter was important for the Shockers for the game. He earned 17 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this game. He buried 7 of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Wichita State has a win-loss record of 15-14 for the campaign. The Shockers are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per contest (219th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. Wichita State has scored 2,046 points this year (70.6 per game) and they average 36.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Shockers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks them 184th in college basketball.

The Wichita State defense allows 33.6% on 3-point shots (238 of 709) and opponents are making 72.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 34.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 272nd and 203rd in those categories. The Shockers on defense are ranked 140th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 68.9. They are able to force 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (33rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wichita State

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