Tulane Green Wave vs Wichita State Shockers Prediction, 1/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulane Green Wave vs Wichita State Shockers

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, KS

TV: fuboTV

The Wichita State Shockers (10-9) will go up against the Tulane Green Wave (12-7) at Charles Koch Arena on Wednesday.

The Tulane Green Wave played Tulsa and took a loss by a score of 81-79 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Green Wave finished with 21 while Tulsa accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 33 attempts from distance. Tulsa went 45.0% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Tulsa pulled down 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tulsa doled out 16 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Tulane let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 30 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Green Wave knocked down 18 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. Tulane wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 65) and made 7 of their 25 three-point attempts.

Jalen Cook is a guy who played a role for this game. He ended up shooting 35.3% from the floor and also earned 6 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He finished with 23 points on 6 of 17 shooting.

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Tulane heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-7 this season. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tulane is pulling in 32.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 295 assists for the season, which ranks 92nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Green Wave are hitting 33.0% on shots from downtown (144 of 436) and 81.5% from the free throw line. They average 80.6 pts per contest (24th in D-1) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Green Wave are forcing 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are 348th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 319 relinquished this season. The Green Wave defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (508 of 1,173) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 311th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.5).

For their last game, the Wichita State Shockers got the victory with a final of 71-69 against SMU. In the matter of rebounding, Wichita State allowed SMU to collect 31 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 29.2% from distance by shooting 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Shockers allowed SMU to knock down 23 out of 60 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.3% for this contest. Overall, the Shockers finished shooting 22 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Wichita State made 3 of 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. SMU was called for 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Shockers to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They also coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Shockers collected 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the matchup.

Jaykwon Walton was important for the Shockers for the game. He racked up 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game. He buried 5 out of 9 in the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Wichita State has a win-loss record of 10-9 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Shockers are connecting on 42.0% from the field, which has them ranked 310th in D-1. Wichita State has accumulated 1,260 pts for the year (66.3 per contest) and they snag 35.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.8 times per game (340th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Shockers are committing 14.7 fouls per game and they go 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Shockers on defense are ranked 48th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.1. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.5% from the floor (11th in college basketball). The Wichita State defense surrenders 30.9% on 3-point attempts (138 of 446) and their opposition knocks down 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.9 assists and 36.2 boards every game, which ranks them 201st and 290th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wichita State

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